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[Z3R0]

Cutting his way through the mass, he heads for the platform with a determined look and a visious snarl.

"You will pay for you treachory!"

Gathering his energy and magic, he sees the sorcoror raising his arms to cast. Bracing himself, he barrels through the last remnant between him and platform. In one fluid move, Zero hops up and stands on his saddle, crouched and sword sheathed. As his horse reaches the podium and starts to go around it, and as the last sylobol of the spell is uttered, Zero leaps and tackles the sorcorer, knocking them both from the platform and sending them rolling down the hillside on the other side.

[Venom]

OC: zero why exactly does every battle end with u you persoanlly dealing with the main villain??, i would think that pam would deal with him since this revolves around her? XP

IC: *as the ideal moment arrives after zero has tackled the sorcerer to the ground and his minions confused as there master has been knocked down*
DIE!!!!
*my spell activates and a heavy rain of blades spears axes .etc are propelled out of the gate impaling a vast amount of his minions and littering the field with copy's of weapons*
pam it all clear zero's on the other side of the hill fighting him, you should hurry up!! we can deal with the rest of them!

[Z3R0]

OOC: Well thank you for making assumptions. Who brought the villian into play in the first place, establishing a grudge between my character and my NPC. I am not interfering with Pam's story, just making it elaborate and interesting. If you would have waited, you would have realized this:

IC:

As the two fall down the hill, the are jolted apart. As they tumble, Zero looks over and sees the mage grasp an amulut hidden under his robe. All of the sudden, the sorcoror starts to slow down in his tumble, until he comes to a comlete halt and regains his footing. Appalled and angered at the same time, Zero pull free his dirk and jams it into the ground, slowing his descent but failing to stop due to his size and momentum.

As Zero continues to slid down the steep hillside, the sorceror laughs.

"How foolish yet utterly ammusing for you to think that would work. Who do you think you are to defy me so. You shall taste of my power, but first, there is the matter of you woman to deal with."

Laughing bitterly, the Sorceror climbs back up the hillside and dissapears. As Zero is left sliding, he sees a small nitch in the side. Flinging himself towards it, he grabs on and stops his desent. Looking down, he realizes his feet are dangleing over the entrance to a cave. Taking and deep breath, he starts to swing his lower body back and for, gathering momentum and flinging himself into the cave entrance. Landing with a heavy *thud* and a "Omph!!" Zero lies there for a second.

Rising with slight soreness, he realizes that he is at the entrance to a series of tunnels, probably old mining shafts. Wanting to get back to the surface quickly, he chooses a tunnel and starts to run down it. Sword drawn, desperation on his face, the Father of Shadows disapears.

[Pamela]

*Pamela strokes her friends face gently,he is in her arms and sobbing*
Neebs cries...I am sowwy Pammy...do not hate me! I was trying to save those I love best!
*Still crying he clutches her and sobbs*
*Laying him on the forest floor,with the wind whispering and dappled sunlight casting erie shadows around them, Pamela speaks*
Neebs..I know why you acted as you did...are you strong enough to help me defeat this evil sorcerer?My friend I need you now more than ever.
Zerokool and Allpone, as well as Venom are fighting as we speak.
I know they can handle the Darklings and the sorcerers army.

I want to not put you in danger,but I need you...can you my friend?

*Pamela hugs Neebs as he has now wrapped himself around her legs*
*Smiling gently Pamela says in a soft lilting voice* Come my powerful mage...lets us see this done.

*Nodding to her Neebs follows her to where he senses the sorcerer to be,muttering vengance under his breath*

[Blue]

OC, im fighting also...
IC *bashes throguh enemy lines and sees zero rolling down the hill
*rushes to zero while killing anyone in his path with fireballs or his newly formed weapon.*
*when lines get too tough i teleport to zero to see if hes ok, but when i get there i realize he's gone.*
"now whered he go?" *curses and runs back up the hill as he cant teleport again for a while*

[Pamela]

*With Neebs following and in a determined manner Pamela strides with confidence to the place he is directing her.*
*Neebs begins casting spells of protection and invisible on them both,then slips his hand into Pamela's and speaks*
Come my friend.I will guide you,we shall see this matter finished.

*With a lilting voice Pamela speaks*

My friend I never doubted you...take me where I need to go and I will destroy this sorcerer,with the help of you and all our friends.

*With sounds of fierce battle and the stench of ashes and blood shed,the two begin to advance*
*With her free hand Pamela begins to chant as she strokes her amulet.*
*Sensing the magic flowing thru her Neebs sqeezes her hand tightly,and seems to be renewed with his own sense of determination*

*The duo continue to the battle that can not be avoided*

[Neebs]

As they approach the area the sorcerer is waiting in, Neebs stops.
He turns to Pamela and takes both her hands in his,

"I am sowwy, but this is as far as I can go, if I get too close the sorcerer will sense me, and destroy your soul. Only you and the sorcerer can touch the orb which contains it. If someone else touches it, the orb will shatter and your soul will be scattered accross the land. Once you have the orb back, you can use the spell and rubies I slipped to Allpone to return your soul, and then anyone can destroy the sorcerer, though I hope you get too, for all the harm he done."

As Neebs was explaining, Pamela feels a growing of magical energy in her hands which flows into her amulet and around her body.
"Neebs what are you doing?" she exclaims.
"I am giving you all the help I can" he replies.
Neebs, his magical energy drained, and transfered to Pamela, colapses onto the ground.
Smiling weakly Neebs manages a few last words before slipping into unconsiousness.
"Good Luck my lady, May you be as victorious as you are beautiful"

Pamela gently picks up the sleeping Neebs, and hides him behind a bush, incase any enemy soldiers pass by.
"Thank you my friend, rest well, I will finish this once and for all."
With a grim and determind smile on her face, Pamela strides forward to meet the sorcerer, and free her soul.

[Z3R0]

Slipping in and out of the shadows in a telport like manner, Zero sees a flicker of light and halts. Emerging from the shadows, he follows the the light to the source. As he walks around a bend in the tunnel, he is taken aback to find a large temple made of what appears to be a deep saphire. Walking cautiously to the steps leading up to the entrance, Zero gathers his defensive spell and climbs the steps. When he reaches the entrance, he is aghast to find there is no entrance!

With a heavy sigh of dissapointment and frustraition, he turns to head back down. As he does, he notices a shifting in the corner of his eye. Getting curious, he turns back around to see an open space shaped like a door frame where there was once solid wall. Growing even more suspectable, he draws his sword silently and enters.

Inside, it is vass and bright with high, flat ceilings. There is a throne on an elevated dias. On the throne rests the bones of an apparent king, for he still wears his crown and decor, and his sword rests on his lap. The first thing Zero notices is that the crown and sword are as withered as the bones they rest on. Immediatly, the next thing he notices, is that the ring one one of the fingers looks emaculate in condition, and pulses slightly.

Walking forward carefully, to get a better look, Zero leans down. The ring grows brighter the closer he gets and is practicly flashing vividly now. All of the sudden, as Zero reaches for the ring, hoping to remove it, the skeleton grasps his hand firmly and displays a wicked grin.

"Did you think it would be so easy my boy? To steal from the dead is to become of the dead. Let us see if you are worthy of this ring..."

As the old king rises, Zero tries to release himself but it is no use. The animated skeleton chuckles at his attempt.

"You've to proof your worth to me now. Should you defeat my elite, I will give you this ring.....and your life."

Pulling his hand back, the king suddendly strikes Zero in his chest with an open palm. As Zero is sent sprawling down to the floor below the dias, he notices more doorlike entrances opening and heavily armed skeletons pouring through.

"At your move dragon spawn."

Zero brandishes his sword and gathers his magic, bracing himself for a battle he does not know if he will win, but hopes he does....

[Pamela]

*With a determined stride,Pamela senses the sorcerer close at hand,as daggers glow her amulet hums with magic.*
*Unsheathing her blade she takes an offensive stance as she nears the battle,scoping the fray and carnage,she notes that many of the darklings are destroyed.*
*Hearing a chuckle behind her,Pamela pivots,in time to notice the orb as well as the sorcerer*
*He sneers at her and approaches,holding the orb as if to entice her near*,and speaks*

I see you have found me,and now I will enslave you forever!

*Quick as light she throws her dagger hitting him sqarely causing his to drop the orb*
*Dashing forward she seizes the orb before it hits the forest floor,and it shatters into brilliant sparkling light*
*Renewing her strength and her soul rest,Pamela vents a mighty battle cry in her own tongue,as her eyes flash to a dark crimson*
MY FRIENDS,COME TO ME,looking at the injured sorcerer she has death in her gaze,and braces for attack*

[Venom]

*hearing the battle cry*
well its over >.>
*i quickly kill a darkling from behind*
i wonder how she gonna deal with him
*i head over to where pam is*
oi,pam! you got your soul back?
*i see the intent to kill clearly in her eyes as she looks at me for a quick instant*
... i guess ill check up on zerok where ever the hell he went
*notices bluebleeder*
hey have you seen zerok?

[Blue]

"nah i lost him at those mines, i didnt want to go in there and get lost more"
*uses "hot hands" spell and burns a creatures face as it jumps on me*

[Pamela]

*Pamela begins softly chanting in a long forgotten language,her amulate radiating power,and anger spurring the thrength*
*Raising one slim arm directly at the sorcerer ,blue light flashes down it and thruogh her outstretched hand,flattens the still weak sorcerer*
*Eyes dark crimson,flashing with pupose and anger,Pamela raises both arms ,as she chants a blast of powerful blue light races from her other arm directly into the evil sorcerer.*
*She watches him writhing in pain and helpless ,and strides forward,determined to end this.*
*Pulling her dagger from his arm,Pamela speaks*
You will die today,your planning and blackmail dd not work to make me yours.It merely brought you death.
*Grasping the dagger in both hands Pamela plunges it directly into his heart.*
*The magic of the blade peirces his evil soul,and he screams one final time,before turning to a pile of ashes.*
*The blood on the weapon turns to dust and a soft breeze blows it clean,scattering also his ashes*

*Sheathing her dagger and all energy spent ,Pamela collapses into unconsciecness*

[Venom]

*sees pam collapse*
of all the damn times... blue take care of her , im gonna look for zerok
*looks to blue*
by the way the mines are below us right?
*blue knods in agreement*
good... offensive art : ground dasher
*a small area of earth around me is split open causing the earth under me to fall into the large empty area and the sapphire temple in clear sight*
i didnt think that one of the old temples still existed
*i start to walk to the temple*

[Blue]

*calls to venom*
"hey wait"
*tells a soldier to look after Pam*
*when i catch up to venom the temple starts to glow*

[Venom]

*the temple begins to glow a deep blue*
that idiot why the hell did it have to be the temple with that damn cursed ring of the Akuma king, but for now we are lucky the test is still continuing
*looks to blue*
if he wins and puts on that ring not even his amulet will protect him from the curse of the akuma king and he will become a slave to that corpse for the rest of his life!

[Blue]

"oh know we have to stop this"
"although, what is the penalty if we interupt"
*looks to venom* "have any ideas?"

[Z3R0]

As he stands there, slightly crouching in the fighting position, his blood pulsating through his body giving him energy, he gathers himself for the viscious fight to come. At a signal from the Corpse King, the warriors form noose around Zero and start to close it.

Looking around for a good vantage point, Zero sees teh King's face twist into a viscious snarl sudennly. As the king raises his hands, the soilders halt and look questioningly about.

"There are intruders that have entered the temple. These defilers would seek to disturb you bones and steal you heirloms. Find them and immediatly bring them to me, quickly!"

As the soilders scatter and mass back through the entrances, the King flicks his left hand, the one with the ring, and the entrances begin to close up.

"It would seem, dragon spawn, that you shall be tested in full today. Let us hope you are not found wanting. You see, this ring can be removed only one way, through a defeat in battle. I have yet to see such an event, for even Death hath failed in such a venture."

As the king reaches behind his throne, he pulls out an elaborate broadsword, untainted by age and glowingly faintly. Without warning, the king leaps off the dias towards Zero, who deflects a blow to his head just in time. As he slids to a halt on his feet, he notices that king has not even shifted into the fighting stance, but stands there calmly, with a coy sort of grim, tapping his blade against his leg.

<An Elf! He has to be, such strength, agility, playfullnes. No doubt he thinks me unworthy to be taken seriously, I shall prove him wrong there!>

[Pamela]

*Swirling visions dance like incandecnt shimmers of light,memories tease at her mind*
*Pamela moans softly,as these visions seem to restore her energy,her eyes flutter open*
*Momentarily confused,she gazes about in order to orient herself*
*Carefully rising,she pivots and sees the dead,and the battle ,being fought and won,suddenly comes rushing back and Pamela catches her breath*
*Then she remembers hiding Neebs,for his own safety,nodding to a nearby soldier,she begins to go for her weakened friend*

[Blue]

*see's skeleto soldiers racing towards me*
*me and venom start killing the skeletons, but they regenerate again*
"why won't they die?!?!?

[Pamela]

*Pamela looks in an out of the way bush,where she had last placed Neebs*
*She finds him laying prone just as Pamela left him.She softly strokes his dear face ,as tears shimmer brightly in her eye,blurring her vision,causing her to choke on a sob.*

My dear ,dear friend,you have given me the greatest of gifts.You have restored my soul,as well as my honor.

*All said in a soft tremulous whisper*
*Pamela wonders where all her friends have gone,casting a glance aboutand seeing no one.*
*Hoping fervently they are safe,she lets out a weary sigh .*
*Bending ,Pamela scoops Neebs into her arms and proceeds with the tiny mage to the infirmery*
*With light graceful steps,Pamela carries Neebs home*