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Post by Arguleon Veq on Feb 3, 2005 19:22:48 GMT -5
Danzig and Valmont were stood at the top of the stairs, they had ducked into a doorway out of the monsters sight as it passed.
Now there it was just at the bottom of the stairs, before Valmont could do anything Danzig was rushing down on the beast. Foolishley headstrong, as usual.
Danzig pulled out the blade the elf had given him and slashed down at the vampires back but before the blade could hit the vampire had turned and swatted the blade from Danzigs grasp with a blindingly fast and powerful backhand. No doubt breaking Danzigs fingers.
Although shocked at the beasts speed and power, Danzig faught on regardless. Danzig probably didnt even realise it was a vampire thought Valmont. Curse him.
Danzig snapped his head into the vampires face and braught his undamaged right hand around in a powerful punch. The vampire caught Danzigs hand in his own. It held Danzigs hand, the kislevites massive body was shaking with the strain of trying to push down the beasts arm. The vampire showed no signs of strain and just smiled at Danzig, baring his gleaming fangs.
With that the Vampire threw Danzig over his head and the huge man come down crashing through a table.
Now it was open for a shot, Valmont hurled 2 throwing knives at it, the first was knocked from the air by the vampire but the second found its mark, straight in the vampires chest.
To Valmonts horror it just pulled the knife out with no sign of pain and hurled it back at him with lightning speed.
He darted to his left behind the wall at the top of the stairs but the blade still grazed his shoulder.
He sat panting with his back to the wall.
'Sh*t'
'What have you gotten me into now Danzig' Valmont cursed under his breath.....
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Post by Wargamer on Feb 3, 2005 19:37:34 GMT -5
A Crossbow bolt slammed into the Vampire's shoulder. The creature turned, snarling, and began to move towards Fletcher.
Another figure entered the fray. It leapt forward, unleashing a flurry of knife-attacks. The Vampire's blade moved with equal speed, parrying attack after attack. The figure rolled, revealing a long, naked tail that wrapped around the Vampire's arm. In a sudden leap, the creature body-slammed the Vampire.
It's victory was short-lived. The assassin was lifted up, and hurled backwards through a window. Fletcher fired again, and another bolt pierced the creature's heart. A Second later, Bigtoof struck with bone-cracking force, and the Vampire flew over the bar like a rag doll, smashing the mirror on the far wall and dropping from view. The bar fell silent, wondering if it was truly over, or the Vampire would rise again like a dark phoenix...
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Post by elflord9d on Feb 4, 2005 12:01:16 GMT -5
The vampire leaped up onto the air like a rocket and pounced on top of thw orc slashing at him untill his huge lumbering body fell to the floor with a crash.
Then the undead creature looked up at Fletcher with a glint in it's blood red eyes. he moved like a shadow torwards him as he shot another bolt and missed. Then vampire came up behind him and *THUD*
Fletcher turned around and looked back and the vampire was there but had an arrow tip sticking out of his neck. Fletcher stumbled away from it in fear and looked to the other side and saw an elf aiming his bow at the creature.Ludwig turned to face the elf and as he did the elf fired another arrow straight into his ear and out the other. The vampire looked at him in a rage that mad his red eyes look like they were on fire.
"ELF." He said before taking the arrows out. "I'm surprised to see and elf here of all places. Those arrows must have been magic because they burned terribly."
"Leave now abomination."said Elathain. "We will continue this fight another day at another place. You wrecked this poor man's inn enough." he said pointing at the cowering inn keeper.
The vampire looked at him and smiled revealing his bone white pointy teeth. "I think I will stay and finish this fight." The elf smirked and said "Fine. Stay, but it will be me who will finish this fight"
With that he shot as many arrows as he could as fast as he could. The vampire rushed towards him. Elathain dropped his bow and took out his sword. The vampire and elf fought agility with agility. It was like watching a dance.The two's arms looked like blurs with the occantional sparks from the blades hitting each other. Elathain broke away from the vampire and shouted to the inn keeper "Garlic, now!" the inn kepper ran back into the kitchen and came out with a clove of garlic.
Ludwig saw this and said "Ah. You know my weakness. You are lucky elf. I will come for you and the rest of this cattle later. and with that he ran torwards an open window and jumped out. Elathain ran to it, but all that could be seen was a wave of bats flying towrads the moon.
Then Elathan felt a sharp pain in his right thigh. He looked down to see a dagger embedded into his flesh. He suddenly felt a burning spreading through his body. "Poison." he said. Then he tryed as fast as he could to get his pouch of herbs but lost consiousness and collapsed then all was dark.
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Post by skogul on Feb 5, 2005 10:20:16 GMT -5
Danzig slowly pulled himself to his feet, looked around the room and similed at the broken bodies littering the floor, his right arm hung limply at his side, dislocated, he walked over to a support beam and braceing himself he slammed into the beam fixing his shoulder, he turned noticed valmont at the top of the stairs and laughed
'well that bloodly hurt' he watched the sun rise outside and looked at the elf 'right lets see what i can do here' he muttered reaching for the herbs
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Post by elflord9d on Feb 5, 2005 14:54:26 GMT -5
Elathain slowly opened his eyes. He could feel the sun’s warmth on them. Then he suddenly remembered the fight and the poison dagger. He sat up out of the bed with a jolt and looked around for his herbs. Danzig put his hand on the elf’s chest preventing him from getting up. “I have given you the herbs elf. Rest now your wound was deep. I’m surprised you lived.”
Elathain looked at him. Then he spied that human he ran into in the inn’s bar. Elathian looked at Danzig and said “Thank you human friend. Looks like we’re even now I guess. So you two know each other?”<br> “I was just about to ask the same question.” said Valmont. Danzig looked at the elf and said “Yes I know him.” Then he turned to Valmont and said “This elf helped me when I was in a tight spot, and gave me this blade. He said pointing to the short sword.”<br> Elathain put out his hand towards Valmont and said “I am Elathain. From Athel Loren.”<br> Valmont looked at him with a grudgingly look. Elathain looked as though he had messed something up and said “This is how humans greet each other, am I right?”
Valmont said “I could have taken the creature, if you haven’t stepped in the way.”<br>Elathain looked at him with a strange look and said “Are still mad about me bumping into you yesterday?” Before Valmont could respond Elathain asked Danzig “What of the others, and the inn keeper?”<br> Danzig looked at him and said “The others up and left before we could finish tending to you so we didn’t get a word. The inn keeper is fine but a little dazed and mad about the bar. He’s also not going anywhere without a garlic necklace on…..”<br> “Danzig may I speak with you. Alone.” Said Valmont opening the door into the hallway.
Danzig nodded to Valmont and on his way out turned to Elathain and said “All of your things are in the closet. Get some rest and let your wound heal.”<br>Then they stepped out.
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Post by Arguleon Veq on Feb 5, 2005 19:22:31 GMT -5
'Ive got enough on my hands baby sitting you'
Snarled Valmont, still angry at havingto fall back from the Vampire.
'Without looking after a fu*king Elf as well'
'BABY SIT' roared Danzig
'BABY SIT'
'Don't get annoyed with me Danzig, you know what i mean, your always rushing in and i have to bail you out'
Danzig stayed silent, with an expresion like thunder on his face.
'This elf with complicate things, plus we would have to split the cut again if he gets in on the action'
'We can deal with this ourselves......probably.......and even if we can't i don't need any help from some arrogant pointy ear. We'll call in some old freinds from back in the day'
Danzig just grunted in agreement
Valmont turns to walk away ' I'll meet up with you later, ive no doubt you'll still be in here'
'Elves arrogant, you can talk' Mutters Danzig under his breath, which for Danzig is pretty loud.
Valmont continues on out the Inn and pretends he didnt hear that.
Maybe i am arrogant but i have every reason to be, its got me through life so far and it's not going to stop anytime soon. Valmont thinks to himself.
With that Valmont Scales a nearby wall and climbs up onto the rooftops. The rooftops were his element. A place where he could think clearly. Home.
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Post by elflord9d on Feb 5, 2005 21:19:56 GMT -5
Elathain sat up in his bed and got ready to go. "That human is almost as arrogant as a dwarf" he said. Knowing the human didn't know that elves could hear and see ten times (at least) better than humans.
Elathain put on his gromril chainmail shirt and then put his green shirt on top of it. Then he put on his sword and utility belt and made sure nothing was stolen. You never know with humans. Then he strapped on his quiver and cloak and grabbed his bow. Then made for the window. He looked out into the afternoon streets.
'This Valmont is a strange human.' he thought. 'I wonder what made him so cold and bitter, and to think he thought that I would stoop so low as to partner with him' Any normal human would say at this point that his elven pride was kicking in.
'I wonder what those two's job is. I should look into this.' he thought as he leaped up on top of the roof. Following
Valmont would be easy listening to Valmont's heart beats and breathing was simple because it sounded different from most humans. With that he picked up Valmont’s trail and followed his ear to him.
Danzig entered the room, but only to see the bed made expertly and the elf gone with everything. But there was a note on the pillow. Danzig opened the note. It wasn’t spelt very well but the handwriting was beautiful to look at. It said “Human Frend Danzig. I wil meet with yu agan. Tonite. Elathain.”<br>
(i'm righting a back story for Elathain and will post it as soon as im done. but if you guys want to know anything about him[e.i. smithing his own sword even though a wood elf, the gromril armor, and why he is in the border princes.] but if youre not going to ask because you want to read the story [which you probably dont but ayways] then dont worry i wont give away anytthing big.)
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Post by skogul on Feb 6, 2005 6:36:56 GMT -5
Danzig shrugged tossed the note back onto the bed and went to the bar, but he couldn't find the barkeep, Danzig shrugged it was the barkeeps loss and he checked the spirts behind the bar, he roared with joy when he found a bottle of vodka 'at last a proper drink' and with that he went out to see if he could fing a new weapon the short sword was pretty but when fighting something as big as a vampire you need something big to hit it with
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Post by Wargamer on Feb 6, 2005 9:40:55 GMT -5
Slitta blinked, and replayed the last few minutes in his head...
"...ouch."
He staggered to his feet, and looked around, blinking through a concussion-induced migrane... and saw the local Watch.
"...Ah nuts."
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Post by elflord9d on Feb 6, 2005 13:09:37 GMT -5
The local watch stared at him in disbelif. Then he opened his mouth to shout the alarm but then out of nowhere he felt a tremendous pain in his through and he couldn't speak.
Then felt a warm liquid pour onto his chest he felt his neck and there was a dagger protruding from it. at that moment he saw the rat-man make a huge grin that showed his rotting teeth. then the rat-man jumped onto the roof and bounded away.
All the watchman could do is try to find help. put as he started runing torward the barracks he felt two more knives enter his back. Then he lost consiousness.
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It was getting dark and Elathain told the human that he would me with him tonight. So he started on his way to the Pigmy Hippo inn.
'Strange.' he thought. ‘This inn seems to be the circle of activity in the past few days.' He leaped down from the rooftops and started on the road back to the inn. ‘Valmont wasn't much of a help. All he did was walk around town and asking people questions. But he asked a lot of questions about someone called Ludwig.'
He walked in and saw that the bar was just about to get packed with people. He could tell. Something about human males is they like to go and drink alcohol during the night. He went in and sat down at the table in the furthest table in the corner. The barkeep came up to him still wearing his garlic necklace. "Thank you for saving the bar last night." he said. Elathain looked up at him and said "I didn't safe the bar. Everyone who fought him is just as equal as I am if not more for your thanks." The barkeep looked at him like he told a joke and said. "But you knew its weakness, and you’re the only one that stood fought without getting hurt." Elathain looked at him as serious as the barkeep had seen him. "Yes I fought the beast. I may have stood up to it longer, I'm not sure I didn't see the others fight. But I can guarantee that I was harmed the most. I almost died."
The barkeep knew when it was time to stop talking of on a topic. "Well, your food and drink is free tonight. I don't care what you say you’re not paying for it" he said knowing the elf would decline and try to pay. "Now, you would like a glass of elven wine I take it?" "Yes, thank you" with that the barkeep left. 'Darn it.' thought Elathain. 'I need to learn the human word for please.' The barkeep came and put the glass on the table along with a block of cheese and a loaf of bread. "Are you waiting for someone?" he asked. "A human." Elathain said realizing it's not uncommon to see a human. “His name is Dazing." "That’s the bloke I saw running away with my personal bottle of vodka." said the barkeep. "I'm terribly sorry." said Elathain not really being all to suprised."Here take this" he handed the barkeep a gold dwarf coin. "No, I can't take this. I could repair my inn and have enough money to buy a whole case of vodka with this. You know dwarf coin is extremely rare here?" Elathain looked at him and said "Yes, I know." The barkeep could hardly speak. "T-Thank you." he said. Just as the keep was walking off Danzig came in the door. He walked over to the table that Elathain was sitting at and put the shorts word down on the table. Then he said "I got a smith to make me a weapon. I'll have it within the next day or so." "I see." said Elathain. "Now what did you want to me for?" Danzig said. "Tell me everything." Elathain said. "I know you’re a sell sword I would like to help. I don't need the pay. I have plenty of money. I want to help because if it wasn't for you I wouldn't be here now, and plus I have a score to settle with two creatures now." Danzig looked at him and thought 'I wonder what he means two creatures.' Danzig looked at him and said. "I'll tell you everything about me and what I'm doing if you tell me the same about yourself.......and buy me a bottle of vodka." "Agreed" said Elathain with a nod. "It might take a while though."
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Post by monkeyking on Feb 6, 2005 15:19:40 GMT -5
It had been a hard cold night as he sat watching the abode of the night creature. This was not his first hunt.
He had hired a number of guards to come with him, they hunkered in the frigid cold night air, awaiting for the onset of morning so they could rid the town of the accursed child of the dark.
There was a quick rush of sound as pandemonium broke out. The screams of the guards echoed through the streets as Ludwig tore through them.
Vanos and his trusted sargeant Kaltin watched with impassive eyes from across the street, "He not be as fast as the one in old hollow" Kaltin remarked in a low dry whisper. Vanos didn't reply, watching how the creature moved, they way it worked through the guardsmen. The loss of the guardsmen was a small loss, for Vanos soon would be hunting his prey.
The creature left in a billow of bats and left the carcasses of the guards in the street. Vanos swept away his cloak billowing in the wind, his men following, he had no illusions, the creature knew of him and knew he was there, this was the game played, a show of strength, of power, of fear.
First he would take out the undead abomination of Ludwig, then he would continue his investigation of his previous employee.
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Post by skogul on Feb 7, 2005 6:06:09 GMT -5
Danzig took a drink and leaned back, 'everything about me eh....well that be a long story you got enough time' Elathain nodded 'you got enough vodka' Elathain smiled, he was starting to like the human 'Well me name is Danzig as you know, though back in the day i was know as Radii Danzig or in common speech Red Danzig, i fought as a kossar in the grand boyer Vassili Rasputin's personal guard, i was know as a expert axeman and thats how i got my name because every battle i came out of i was covered in blood, my fighting prowess was reconised by Rasputin and he made he his esual, his personal champion i took to appllying red warpaint into battle and soon my reputation with and axe was known from kislev too praag' Danzig drunk the rest of the vodka and called for a second 'in the recent storm of chaos, a beastman army tried too lead a flanking attack, i lead a force of winged lancers too counter, when we got there we encounted a force of 30 charriots, they started to pick up speed and i signaled too my men we too charged and in the middle we meet, it was carnage most of my men where slaughted instantly and i myself was dehorsed. I stood on my feet and a charriot pulled to a stop in front of me, a mighty beast jumped off and roared his challege so i stood and roared mine back, we clashed and for hours we fought axe to axe too i finaly defeated my foe, tough i collapsed as a result of my wounds, when i came too i was in praag, my faithfull friends in the kossars led out a force and brought me back, after that day i became a beserker felling all in battle i lived to fight, but for now the war has ended, with great sadness i left for i knew i could'nt live a normal life, so i came here to fight and drink' with this he downed his drink and signaled for another.
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Post by Wargamer on Feb 7, 2005 7:20:31 GMT -5
Fletcher and Bigtoof were long gone by now. However, there was still some arguments to be settled.
"...but he izn't dead..." "Oh he is, Mr Bigtoof... our contract was very clear on this... we would be paid 'At such time as Ludwig ceases to breathe'... Vampires don't breathe, Mr Bigtoof, thus our contract is complete." Bigtoof grinned, "an' if 'e doesn't agree wiv yer logic?" "...then we use yours." Bigtoof grin got bigger. This was why he loved working with Fletcher.
Slitta, meanwhile, remained. He has a nose for money, and knew that sooner or later, someone would pay well for his skills...
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Post by elflord9d on Feb 7, 2005 12:34:32 GMT -5
“So, that’s your story?” asked Elathain.
“Indeed it is.” Replied Danzig. “Now what about yours?”<br> “Well. It all started at my home of Athel Loren. My twin brother and I were raised to become waywatchers. I’m not sure what it would be called in the human tongue. The closest thing I can think of is ranger of scout. Well I was assigned to attack a small regiment of orks lead be the leader ‘Skulkraka’.
At the end of the battle Skulkraka got his sorcerer to somehow teleport him and the remaining orks out of Athel Loren, then I went to find my brother. I found him with a crude ork sword inside his gut. He told me he challenged Skulkraka but the ork got the best of him. I swore an oath to him that I would find and kill the ork scum.
That’s when I found out he was heading toward the Border Princes. But I would have to go through the grey mountains. I was captured there by dwarves. They kept me there for a few month and I be-friended them and was taught to smith by my friend Bombor.
Then a skaven army attacked the underground dwarf stronghold of Kazad-a-Karaz. I made a bet with the king that if I could lead the dwarves with any type of long range weapon that I would win. Before they came I finished the sword that you used, and was given a shirt of gromril mail made by Bombor.
I lead the dwarves with our firepower we whittled them down to almost nothing. But an assassin got the best of Bombor.” Elathain stopped to wipe away a tear. “So I killed the vile rat man. By the end of the day they had wished they hadn’t traveled to the dwarf kingdom. Then I left with a bag full of dwarf gold for wining the fight. I tracked Skulkraka going toward this place but I haven’t seen any sign of him since I arrived here.” Elathain took a sip of his wine.
“Now tell me about this vampire.” Elathain said with an inquisitive look on his face.
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Post by Ogreking on Feb 8, 2005 5:58:26 GMT -5
It was funny that? He had never seen a human move like that before. Far too quick to catch and eat anyway. Probably bad for him anyway.
A bar, he needed a bar. He needed atleast a keg of ale to quench his thirst. He walked thriugh the streets in search of it.
P....I...GM....Y.....HIPP..P...O..INN
Ogres couuldnt spell very well at all. It took Skragg Irontooth 10 minutes to figure out that it was a pub at all. But now he had found his place of rest for the night. He ducked into the bar and survayed its occupants. There was an elf and then there was... 'DANZIG'!! The ogre bellowed. His old friend from the cold place with the funny water that tasted like fire. They had met up in the Kislev winter 2 years ago and had become friends. They had drank together on many occasions and the ogre swore he was a little ogre. He could drink. Boy could he drink. Since he had met the Kislevite he had always carried a small keg of kislev rum on him. Helped lift the spirits and so on.
Fancy seein you here mate. He hugged the Kislev making himloose his breath for a second. It was only then he notiuced his friends wounds.
'Whos been fumpin ya then mate, coz ill give them a headache if you get what I mean!!' He still had his twin boomsticks of course and his nice shiny sword from da Caffy place. But he handed back his frined token of friendship. His lil axe that he had kept as a mark of friendship. The kislev smiled.
'Is it fumpin time now or do I ave to get drunk first?'
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