Shadow of Fate
Chapter: 1
*Ismoz the Machine*
The agony is horrible, every day I wake up in agonizing pain as if it's my first day in this new machine life, some nights I never sleep so I think of life before master this fort before the fight that changed me forever and made me this machine. Now I sit here on my throne hearing the clanging of metal outside in the forges of my fort darkening the sky more than ever before here on the edge of Mordor that I rule. The city of the dead and wraiths has fallen to the manfilth and men of silver have returned and raid my camps on the edge, I dare not counter attack out of fear of master's ghost returning and cleaving me in two
I hear my doors open as Kruk comes through once the twisted he became the unashamed and soon served the bright lord, after he managed to kill the bright lord. Now he serves as my second in command "What is it Kruk? What is so important that you interrupt my rest?" I should be resting but can't so I think and remind myself of the blood I spilt for master.
"It's Dush he's here as peer the request you sent out." he stated trying to stand out of my throwing range. Dush the Deranged rules gorgoroth from the refortified and rebuilt fort of Ghasgar after it was flooded with lava. He's known as the deranged because master broke his mind and later he was forced to bow. He headed the siege of the fort there and when he saved master's life in that throne room he was put in charge of that forsaken fire pit. Prak Jaws is an old enemy of the bright lord from Udun near the black gate who understands the laughing babbling of Dush so acts as translator. It's where there tribe of Warmongers rule mastering there new weapons and tactics.
While I supply new weapons with the machine tribe in my fortress of Darz-ghurum here in Cirith Ungol, with Kruk as my second in-command. We both faced master in the past, he tried to kill me and break Kruk but we retuned and killed him and soon he forced us to bow to him which I would soon become the ruler of this fortress we have longed to step foot in. Kruk the Unashamed runs the fight pits and finds the best and most loyal to fight and serve me and the Warchiefs so no one stabs or shoots me in the front.
Golm the Thief and his Marauder tribe with the fortress of Sharkhburz in Nurn supplies us with gold, steel and iron for my foundries. He was a minor captain for the tyrant but soon fell to the master killed the tyrant and seized his camp as his own, soon he led the main assault on Sharkhburz and became the overlord of the fort, He soon began raids into other regions to collect loot for his tribe. His second command is an olog named Az-lar the Bore, an old and wise olog who seems to want to take the title of overlord from Golm he manages his search parties for nice loot from old tombs.
Tumog the Sorcerer with the fort of Khargukor in Seregost and his mystic tribe use undead slaves as labor for my factories and animal bait for Mogg. While his past is unknown to us he did use to serve the necromancer Zog and like Zog can raise the dead to do his bidding and some of my spy's reports say he is trying to raise the Balrog in the frozen lake put there by master many years ago. His second is a olog named Al-Zag the Dead who he rose from the dead to serve him and 'specks' rarely and when he does it's pure gibberish but he seems to understand him. He's in charge of the undead workers and warriors of Tumog's little army there in Seregost.
Mogg Beastmaster with the ruins of the fortress of Shindram in lithland and his Feral tribe tame the wild monsters of Mordor and use them to protect the search parties belonging to Golm scouring the old ruins for valuables and to wage war against the remnants of the dark lords forces in the forsaken desert. His Second in command is Badush the Literate One who comes up with new trapping and taming techniques for the wild animals of lithland and all of Mordor.
Then a grunt ran in to the throne room shouting "Boss the banners of Golm Tumog and Mogg are near there coming out of the cav-"before he can finish my axe strikes his head causing a loud crack as he begins to fall to the floor with a loud thump.
"How many times must I tell you fools that I require peace and quiet so no yelling in the throne room?" I shout and grab my head in pain. "Kruk go greet our friends and bring them to the throne room quickly" as I finish Kruk nods and runs out closing the door as I stand up to get my axe still in the head of that idiot as I pull it out his black blood pours out and covers my boots along with my whole floor "Stupid maggot." I say before walking back to my throne.
*15 Minutes Later*
Soon I hear the doors open as Kruk leads Glom, Dush, Prak, Mogg and Tumog into my throne room Golm the weasel he is was looking around clearly trying to find something to steal Dush seemed unfocused and tired Prak was silent but focused on me, Mogg looked disgusted at the machines choking on smoke while Tumog was shrouded in shadow and dark stench around him as he walked in with a prosthetic leg he gained due to a run in with a drake and it's fire.
"HMMM, HMMM HAHAHA?" laughed out Dush suddenly which was translated by Prak as. 'Why in the name of the bright lord are we here?'
"Yeah, I can't be gone from nurn for too long before Az-lar gets any ideas about my throne" Stated Glom finally focusing on me and not my belongings. "So why are we here Ismoz?"
"I to would like to know Machine" hissed Mogg with venom towards my title never using my name.
"Silence weasel, you too beast then I'll tell you!" I shout at the idiots and then clutch my head in pain. I begin to speck with a slight pain in my voice. "Listen me and my troops have been having a familiar feeling on the edge of our minds the same feeling we had when master was ruling Mordor and fighting the dark lord." After this all the uruk in the room seemed calm and unsurprised. "By the lack of surprise on your faces you also have the same feeling and we all probably know what this means"
"It means the master is returning to us once more, praise be to the wraith lord, praise be to his shadow" (I like to call Talion the wraith lord during the end game. Don't judge.) Shouted Tumog which founded his own massive cult towards the master in Seregost which has given him much support amongst the orcs in Seregost and across all of Mordor so he never has to worry about treachery and has his own spy ring. So when he and I ever meet he gives such big headaches that I nearly want to crack open his skull.
"Don't start with that shrak again, not while I'm in the same region!" Yelled Mogg loudly trying to plug his ears and ignore Tumog.
"You, you disgrace the master just by bearing his color, and insult him be sacrificing his ascended disciples to those beasts." Shouted Tumog, He believes that the undead are ascended as there mind has joined the master and the body remains to protect him for he believes he is a prophet to carry their mind to ascension.
"Shut it. Both of you! Before I take both of your heads" I shout to shut them up so we can get back to business.
"Yeah we have very important business to get back to. You two can get in an argument when I'm back in nurn." said Mold in annoyance towards Tumog and Mogg shutting them meanwhile Dush sits in the corner and is clearly amused by this confrontation.
"I can't believe I'm saying this but thank you Glom and yes you're correct" I say with disgust in my voice. "Now we need to discuss on what to do. Now any ideas?"
"HAHAHA HAAAA HMMMMM" shouts Dush finally 'specking" since he first asked about why we're here. Which was translated by Prak to 'we must scour all of Mordor for master.'
"Here what we will do, our forces will scour all of Mordor for him and there is one other thing we must deal with before we begin the search" I just want this meeting to end so I can rest. "We need some way to end the manfilth raids into Cirith Ungol before someone gets any ideas and stabs me in the front and someone else gets some idea in your territory." As I say this I look to Glom who is at the greatest threat of treachery.
"I'll go, try to convince them to stop the raids and might even get there help and finding help to well find the master" Glom told everyone which surprised everyone that he wanted to do work for once since he took the fort and sat on his throne.
"Yes send the raider we have no need for you as of now you filthy heretic" Stated Tumog with obvious glee in his voice.
"HMMMM HAAAA!" Shouted by Dush which is quickly by Prak as 'send him out he is disposable'
"Hmmm this will not end well for any of us if they kill him." stated Mogg bluntly "I say we send out a grunt or minor captain someone disposable"
"You're correct Mogg but it seems we are outnumbered 3 to 2 and I doubt we can sway you Golm." I agreed with Mogg's statement but doubted anyone would be swayed.
"Don't worry I'll come back alive and having achieved my mission" Golm proudly stated as if he was invincible and as powerful as the master. Which Tumog didn't like but was silent.
"Fine then Golm 'we' wish you luck on your mission to end these raids into my territory." I say towards him before every one begins to walk out and I began to drift into peaceful sleep. Hopefully Golm succeeds so I can rest some more each day or at least have less of a headache.