* Chronicles of the Riders of the Mithril Star *
~ By GnomishKrunchies ~
Chapter the Eighth: the Search for Celestio
(A/N: when i started writing this chapter, my dad was sitting next to me, and he said, "Holy Shit.. have you really written 8 chapters to that story of yours? How can you do that, and do horribly in English?" I laughed and replied. "I can write whatever i want, but if i am told what to do, i cant write very well." wanted to share this wonderful Father-Daughter moment with my fans.)
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The group left Sanenah and Bebase at the edge of Freeport. Sanenah had to work, and Bebase had duties at the Bard Guild, both had promised to ask every adventurer if they had seen Celestio. As soon as they had entered the Commonlands Leibelec took charge of the situation. "Llandra, do you have any potions?" She turned to Llandra, who opened one of her satchels, and started pulling potions out, and handing them to Wolfton. "Ok.. i have Barbarian, Guktan, Iskar, VahShir, Human, Erudite, Gnome, and dwarf..." Llandra looked to Leibelec, "What do you need?" Leibelec frowned as she thought. "no ogre... damn.." Llandra looked at Ishtrak. "If Ishtrak, wouldnt mind donating a piece of skin i could make an ogre potion." Ishtrak smiled, and said "Ishtrak give skin." She took Jraxel's dagger, and cut a piece of skin off her forearm. Llandra put it in her medicine bag, and mixed it with the correct plant that was needed to make the potion. She pulled the completed potion out of the bag, and handed it to Leibelec. "Ok.. Ishtrak, Masta, I need you two to go to Nek Forest search the entire forest, and even ask the Druids if they have seen her. Then go to Neriak and do whatever you have to, go to bars, ask guards, get into the dungeon... look everywhere please!" Leibelec started crying. Jraxel held Leibelec, and said "Bugems, Celebiel and I will go to check around Grand-Nana's house. LeiLei, Porin, Cairenna, Polandra, and Wolfton will stay here, go to the Cave and talk to Shady & the Wayfarers, and search all around. Darkpo, Drizts and Llandra, go to the Plain of Knowledge, and ask around if anyone has seen her."
Darkpo smiled, "Allright. Let's go." The girls gated away, and Drizts ran back to Freeport.
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Bugems, Celebiel and Jraxel ported to West Commonlands and ran to the home of Leibelec's Grandmother. The old woman was sitting outside the little building, in a rocking chair looking about anxiously, with a spectres floating behind her. "oh.. Ellasandra!" the old woman hugged Celebiel. "Jraxel.. i havent seen Celestio..." She turned to her granddaughter's fiançe. "Who is this?" She looked at Bugems. "I'm Bugems Lorewind, Celebiel's Friend." The old woman smiled. "This is the druid you told me about... He is good looking, dear." She winked at Celebiel who blushed furiously. "um.. uh.. Nana.." The old woman's smile widened. "Aaahh.. Ella, i was kidding.. but you are a good lookin lil drood.." she winked at Bugems. Bugems laughed, and said "i'm going to try to track the child. What was the last direction you saw her go, before you were attacked, Ma'am." Bugems closed his eyes in concentration. "Oh.. dear me... she headed to the East Commonlands, about the direction to Neriak." The elderly woman sighed when she mentioned the name of her former home city. "Oh.. Grand-Nana... you're better off without being in Neriak... you are a GRANDMASTER jewler..." Celebiel hugged Grand-Nana, "and most importantly, You have a large extended family who loves you." Grand-Nana smiled. "those horrible men.. they are looking for all my children, and grandchildren... now my only great-grandchild by my son is missing... Celebiel, i pray to your goddess that you never have to f-face the loss of a child.." she started to cry, and Celebiel tried to comfort her. "Jrax, Bugs.. search around.. try tracking her... I'm going to stay around here to keep Grand-Nana company, and to watch for travelers and see if they have seen Celestio."
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Leibelec, Porin, Wolfton, Polandra, and Cairenna walked down the tunnel to where the wayfarers set up their camp. Leibelec was crying so hard she could hardly walk, so Wolfton was carrying her. When the group arrived at the large cavern, Wolfton carried Leibelec to one of the chairs that were in the cavern, and she sat in it, weeping. Cairenna started asking wayfarers, Porin asked the adventurers, and Polandra asked Shady. "Hi there, Shady.. have you seen Celestio around here?"
Shady frowned, "Last time i saw Celestio. She was looking for her mother and father. She said something about 'nasty bad men hurting Grand-Nana and auntie Popo.' I took her to Freeport, and havent seen her since then." Shady frowned, and turned to talk to a Dwarf who wanted to buy a axe. Polandra waited patinently until the Dwarf had his axe, and she grabbed Shady by the front of his shirt and dragged him to the wall near where Wolfton was comforting Leibelec.
"WHERE DID YOU LEAVE CELESTIO AT IN FREEPORT!" Polandra nearly yelled at the merchant. It echoed through the cave, and everyone in the cave's attention was drawn to the shaggy-haired woman. A man in a dark cloak a walked to where Leibelec was sitting in the chair with Cairenna patting her hand, Wolfton had turned away, and was trying to get Polandra to let go of Shady. The man grabbed Leibelec by her neck, and she let out a Muffeled scream, that summoned her pet Skeleton. As soon as Cairenna had Jumped up he cast a spell that knocked her through the crowd of adventurers. Chaos erupted as Pookie started beating on the man, and he lost his grip on Leibelec, who let out a loud yell. Polandra dropped Shady, and Doggy attacked the man, biting him in the leg. Wolfton took out his Sword, and warhammer, but the man regained his composure, cast a strange spell, and Wolfton and the two pets went flying away from the man. He grabbed Leibelec by the neck again, she grabbed him by the neck, red energy amerging from her hand, and the man fell over, dead. Leibelec regained her composure, and was knocked over by another man in a cloak. "You little Bitch. You must pay for your family's treasonous acts." He picked her up by her neck and pulled off her helm, and threw it over his shoulder. Her hair-ribbon fell out of her hair to the ground. "Hey asshole." The man turned around, Polandra threw a punch at him, missed, and the man cast some spell that knocked Polandra into the wall near where Wolfton had fallen.
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"Ishtrak doesnt know what to do.. The guards no like me anymore..." Ishtrak walked back to where she had left Masta. "we not gettin in da city." Masta walked around deep in thought. "I dont think the child was brought here anyways. Let's go back to EC." Masta and Ishtrak started running back to the east commonlands. When they reached the end of the valley they heard Leibelec's yell.
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Bugems and Jraxel had finished killing a group of orcs that had attacked them near the valley to Nektulous Forest. Bugems kept his eyes open for signs of the child, but none could be found. A loud Yell came from the direction of the wayfarers camp, and the Rogue and Druid started running to the path that led from Nektulos. Ishtrak and Masta ran up beside Jraxel and Bugems. "You hear that, guys. Something is wrong." They ran to the tunnel to the wayfarers' camp.
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"Heh, bitch.." The man tightened his grip on Leibelec's neck, as she struggled to free herself. "You are going to face the same fate as you sister." He pulled Leibelec close to his face, and kissed her roughly on the mouth. When he ended the kiss, Leibelec looked like the life had been drained out of her.
"Hey you asshole!" Something hit the man in the back of his head. "LET GO OF LEIBELEC RIGHT NOW!!!!" Porin charged at the man, swinging her axe wildly at him. The axe connected with the man's arm, and got stuck. The man laughed, and pulled the axe out of his arm. "Silly Dwarf... so stupid.. now.." He pulled the axe out of his arm, and slashed it at Porin, taking her left arm off. Porin fell to the ground, bleeding badly. The man laughed again, and still clutching Leibelec by the hair he pulled her Breastplate off and Ripped her cloth shirt. "You must be punished for your family's foul deeds." Shady Swashbuckeler started to attack the man, but he was thrown back to the other side of the cavern. The man heard a loud war-cry come from the tunnel enterance, he picked up Leibelec, threw her over his shoulder, and gated away. Polandra saw him gate away and crawled across the cave to where Porin lay. 'that mother effer... must've broken a rib..' Polandra touched Porin on the shoulder. "Po.. you.. ughh... ok..?" Polandra groaned, Porin wasnt moving. "Help.. please.." She passed out as Bugems and Jraxel tunred the corner to the cave.
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"Polandra.. wake up..." Bugems was kneeling over the beastlord, when she woke up. "Oh.. Bugems.. we all tried our hardest..." Polandra started crying. "Porin! her arm.." Polandra looked into Bugems' eyes. "Is she.. dead.." Bugems nodded. Polandra stood up, walked over to Leibelec's fallen helm, and picked up the skull hair-bow that had been in her hair. "Jraxel... the guy took her.. we were nearly helpless against him..." she handed him the bow. Jraxel attached the bow to his tunic. "Who took her?" He looked into her eyes, as she replied. "I never saw his face, but i am led to believe he was an Erudite, despite his in-human strength."
Shady waked over to Jraxel. "Your daughter went to the Plain of Knowledge." The man gave a sorrowful smile to Jraxel, "sorry 'bout LeiLei, mate. I tried to save her, but that guy.. crazy stong.. Used wizard nukes like you wouldnt believe..." Shady tunred around and went back to light the fire that was in the middle of the cavern.
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Darkpo, Drizts and Llandra were running around the Plain of Knowledge asking everyone if they had seen Celestio. Darkpo decided that they should go and ask her mother, so they walked to the complex with the fishing pond, and came to the apartment that Poliana lived in. Darkpo hugged her mother, and told her everything that had happened in the last few days. "Oh, dear... I'm so sorry, it is my fault.. i had heard rumors about an evil group of Mercenaries that do whatever the highest bidder will pay. I guess that that damn Queen of the DarkElves has decided to get revenge on the families of those that she knows have wronged her, and her race.. and then Celestio..." Darkpo looked at her mother in total seriousness. "Momma.. Celestio is missing..." Poliana laughed, "No she isnt. she showed up here yesterday.. she told me about the attack on Nana, and that she saw you being dragged into Neriak... Do you want to see her..." Poliana showed Llandra and Darkpo to a bedroom, where in the tiny bed lay a very little dark elf girl, with close cropped white hair. "When she showed up, she was half starved.. i couldnt let her leave to find Leibelec and Jraxel.. they know she is allways wellcome here, and i was going to be taking her back to Nana today, but i am re-considering moving out to WC.. maybe Nana, and Celestio should move here, there is higher demand for jewlery here, you know Darkpo." Poliana looked at Llandra, and smiled. "Sorry to be rude, I'm Poliana Mezmerizzer, Darkpo's mother. Happy to meet you, Miss Llandra." Llandra smiled. "i'm so happy that the child is allright, Darkpo and Leibelec were so very worried, and so was I." Poliana looked at Llandra "You know what was very odd about Celestio coming here, was a Barbarian Man who escorted her here.. Barmane i think his name was..." Llandra giggled. "that's what Barmane was up to.. AAKKK!!!" Llandra fell over, and doubled-up in pain, grasping her head. "POLA!!!" she started convulsing, and stopped as suddenly as she had started. "OH MY GODS!" Darkpo dropped to Llandra's side, and checked her pulse. "She's alive, but in shock." She opened Llandra's eyes, and the pupils were dialated. Darkpo casted a strenght buff on herself, and picked Llandra up, and proceeded to carry Llandra to an empty bedroom. "Mom. I'm going to go back, and tell Leibelec that Celestio is safe here, and then go get Grand-Nana, so that she will come here for the time being." Darkpo smiled at her mother, "If Llandra starts convulsing again, mezz her."
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Darkpo was running down the tunnel to the Wayfarers camp, when she heard someone yell "LEIBELEC! WHERE ARE YOU!" Darkpo started running faster, and when she reached the cavern, she saw Jraxel sitting on the ground staring at something in his hand, Bugems was sitting with Polandra's head on his lap, Ishtrak was trying to revive Wolfton, and Cairenna was crying into her new husbuand's shoulder. "Jraxel... What Happened? Llandra had a seizure when we went to my mother's home, she kinda said something about Polandra. Where's Leibelec?" Darkpo looked around the empty cavern, for some sign of her sister. "A man took her... Polandra and Wolfton are allright, but Porin.." Jraxel looked to Bugems. "She was killed." Darkpo almost started crying, "we found Celestio.. she is at my mother's home.. Momma heard rumors about a evil group of mercenaries that might be working for the Queen of Neriak. She said that we should bring Grand-Nana to stay with her until the threat on our family is over." Darkpo lowered her voice. "Mayhaps we should try to find a cleric... to heal Polandra and Wolfton, and maybe if it is not too late to resurect Porin..." There was a blanket covering Porin's tiny corpse near where Cairenna was crying into Masta's shoulder.
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Hours later, after finding no sign of Little Celestio, and having no news from the others. Celebiel was walking near the Druid ring when she saw Leibelec fall from nowhere, her shirt was ripped, the poor girl was beaten so badly she looked half dead. "Leibelec! What happened!" Celebiel ran to her friend's side. Leibelec rolled over, and the same jagged letter 'J' that was tattooed on Darpo and Grand-Nana was on her chest. "Stupid assholes... tried to... rape.. harm touch came back.. killed 3..." Leibelec passed out. Celebiel picked up Leibelec, and carried her to Grand-Nana's home. Grand-Nana's Spectre carried Leibelec into the house andlaid her on the couch, as Celebiel talked to Grand-Nana about her plan. "I'm going to go to EC, to find Bugems and figure out what happened. Have Deayth watch out, and if anything is amiss, get out of here, as fast as you can." Nana nodded, "Allright dear. You keep safe." Celebiel hugged the elderly woman, and ran east.
When she was in the East Commonlands, she let out a shout that she was looking for Bugems. "M'Lady we have a LARGE PROBLEM." he shouted back. "WHERE ARE YOU BUGEMS!" She kept running on the main path. "WE ARE NEAR THE WAYFARERS CAMP!" When Celebiel got to the Wayfarers camp, Bugems hugged her. "Porin is dead.. Cele.." Wolfton was sitting on the ground, looking dazed. "He's never seen anyone die before." Bugems whispered, "He blames himself, for it and for Leibelec being taken.." Celebiel smiled, "I found Leibelec.. whoever took her, now has 3 less goons.. and translocated her to the druid ring in WC. She's with Nana now." Jraxel jumped up and hugged Celebiel. "HOW IS SHE?" Celebiel frowned, "She looked like she's been thru alot of shit, but fine.. Nana is going to use her Necro-Healing Powers, and fix her up." Jraxel frowned, "Darkpo said that her mum has invited Nana to stay with her in PoK until it is safe for their family..." He proceeded to tell Celebiel what all had happened in the past few hours. Celebiel looked at Porin's Corpse, and smiled. "I can resurect, but only a little bit."
She walked over to the blanket and raised her hands over the small mound, whispered a small prayer, and the mound stirred. Polandra and Cairenna were enraptured as Porin sat up, and the blanket fell off. "Wow.. i had the freakiest dream.." Cairenna, Wolfton, Polandra and Ishtrak group hugged the little warrior. "Uh.. guys.. that.. hurts... OH MY GODS! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HAND!!!!!" She looked at the bandaged stub on her left arm. "It got chopped off, silly." Cairenna hugged Porin again. "Is you ok now, Dorf." Wolfton smiled at Porin. Porin grinned at him and said, "I is ok now, Wolfton."
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Thanks for reading this chapter. Sorry it is soooooo long! ^_^ Couldnt get it to end! hehehe. Thanks to GUest for replying, i didnt understand your comment.. but i think i know who you are. ^_______^ Chapter 9 is going to be coming soon!!
~ By GnomishKrunchies ~
Chapter the Eighth: the Search for Celestio
(A/N: when i started writing this chapter, my dad was sitting next to me, and he said, "Holy Shit.. have you really written 8 chapters to that story of yours? How can you do that, and do horribly in English?" I laughed and replied. "I can write whatever i want, but if i am told what to do, i cant write very well." wanted to share this wonderful Father-Daughter moment with my fans.)
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The group left Sanenah and Bebase at the edge of Freeport. Sanenah had to work, and Bebase had duties at the Bard Guild, both had promised to ask every adventurer if they had seen Celestio. As soon as they had entered the Commonlands Leibelec took charge of the situation. "Llandra, do you have any potions?" She turned to Llandra, who opened one of her satchels, and started pulling potions out, and handing them to Wolfton. "Ok.. i have Barbarian, Guktan, Iskar, VahShir, Human, Erudite, Gnome, and dwarf..." Llandra looked to Leibelec, "What do you need?" Leibelec frowned as she thought. "no ogre... damn.." Llandra looked at Ishtrak. "If Ishtrak, wouldnt mind donating a piece of skin i could make an ogre potion." Ishtrak smiled, and said "Ishtrak give skin." She took Jraxel's dagger, and cut a piece of skin off her forearm. Llandra put it in her medicine bag, and mixed it with the correct plant that was needed to make the potion. She pulled the completed potion out of the bag, and handed it to Leibelec. "Ok.. Ishtrak, Masta, I need you two to go to Nek Forest search the entire forest, and even ask the Druids if they have seen her. Then go to Neriak and do whatever you have to, go to bars, ask guards, get into the dungeon... look everywhere please!" Leibelec started crying. Jraxel held Leibelec, and said "Bugems, Celebiel and I will go to check around Grand-Nana's house. LeiLei, Porin, Cairenna, Polandra, and Wolfton will stay here, go to the Cave and talk to Shady & the Wayfarers, and search all around. Darkpo, Drizts and Llandra, go to the Plain of Knowledge, and ask around if anyone has seen her."
Darkpo smiled, "Allright. Let's go." The girls gated away, and Drizts ran back to Freeport.
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Bugems, Celebiel and Jraxel ported to West Commonlands and ran to the home of Leibelec's Grandmother. The old woman was sitting outside the little building, in a rocking chair looking about anxiously, with a spectres floating behind her. "oh.. Ellasandra!" the old woman hugged Celebiel. "Jraxel.. i havent seen Celestio..." She turned to her granddaughter's fiançe. "Who is this?" She looked at Bugems. "I'm Bugems Lorewind, Celebiel's Friend." The old woman smiled. "This is the druid you told me about... He is good looking, dear." She winked at Celebiel who blushed furiously. "um.. uh.. Nana.." The old woman's smile widened. "Aaahh.. Ella, i was kidding.. but you are a good lookin lil drood.." she winked at Bugems. Bugems laughed, and said "i'm going to try to track the child. What was the last direction you saw her go, before you were attacked, Ma'am." Bugems closed his eyes in concentration. "Oh.. dear me... she headed to the East Commonlands, about the direction to Neriak." The elderly woman sighed when she mentioned the name of her former home city. "Oh.. Grand-Nana... you're better off without being in Neriak... you are a GRANDMASTER jewler..." Celebiel hugged Grand-Nana, "and most importantly, You have a large extended family who loves you." Grand-Nana smiled. "those horrible men.. they are looking for all my children, and grandchildren... now my only great-grandchild by my son is missing... Celebiel, i pray to your goddess that you never have to f-face the loss of a child.." she started to cry, and Celebiel tried to comfort her. "Jrax, Bugs.. search around.. try tracking her... I'm going to stay around here to keep Grand-Nana company, and to watch for travelers and see if they have seen Celestio."
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Leibelec, Porin, Wolfton, Polandra, and Cairenna walked down the tunnel to where the wayfarers set up their camp. Leibelec was crying so hard she could hardly walk, so Wolfton was carrying her. When the group arrived at the large cavern, Wolfton carried Leibelec to one of the chairs that were in the cavern, and she sat in it, weeping. Cairenna started asking wayfarers, Porin asked the adventurers, and Polandra asked Shady. "Hi there, Shady.. have you seen Celestio around here?"
Shady frowned, "Last time i saw Celestio. She was looking for her mother and father. She said something about 'nasty bad men hurting Grand-Nana and auntie Popo.' I took her to Freeport, and havent seen her since then." Shady frowned, and turned to talk to a Dwarf who wanted to buy a axe. Polandra waited patinently until the Dwarf had his axe, and she grabbed Shady by the front of his shirt and dragged him to the wall near where Wolfton was comforting Leibelec.
"WHERE DID YOU LEAVE CELESTIO AT IN FREEPORT!" Polandra nearly yelled at the merchant. It echoed through the cave, and everyone in the cave's attention was drawn to the shaggy-haired woman. A man in a dark cloak a walked to where Leibelec was sitting in the chair with Cairenna patting her hand, Wolfton had turned away, and was trying to get Polandra to let go of Shady. The man grabbed Leibelec by her neck, and she let out a Muffeled scream, that summoned her pet Skeleton. As soon as Cairenna had Jumped up he cast a spell that knocked her through the crowd of adventurers. Chaos erupted as Pookie started beating on the man, and he lost his grip on Leibelec, who let out a loud yell. Polandra dropped Shady, and Doggy attacked the man, biting him in the leg. Wolfton took out his Sword, and warhammer, but the man regained his composure, cast a strange spell, and Wolfton and the two pets went flying away from the man. He grabbed Leibelec by the neck again, she grabbed him by the neck, red energy amerging from her hand, and the man fell over, dead. Leibelec regained her composure, and was knocked over by another man in a cloak. "You little Bitch. You must pay for your family's treasonous acts." He picked her up by her neck and pulled off her helm, and threw it over his shoulder. Her hair-ribbon fell out of her hair to the ground. "Hey asshole." The man turned around, Polandra threw a punch at him, missed, and the man cast some spell that knocked Polandra into the wall near where Wolfton had fallen.
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"Ishtrak doesnt know what to do.. The guards no like me anymore..." Ishtrak walked back to where she had left Masta. "we not gettin in da city." Masta walked around deep in thought. "I dont think the child was brought here anyways. Let's go back to EC." Masta and Ishtrak started running back to the east commonlands. When they reached the end of the valley they heard Leibelec's yell.
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Bugems and Jraxel had finished killing a group of orcs that had attacked them near the valley to Nektulous Forest. Bugems kept his eyes open for signs of the child, but none could be found. A loud Yell came from the direction of the wayfarers camp, and the Rogue and Druid started running to the path that led from Nektulos. Ishtrak and Masta ran up beside Jraxel and Bugems. "You hear that, guys. Something is wrong." They ran to the tunnel to the wayfarers' camp.
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"Heh, bitch.." The man tightened his grip on Leibelec's neck, as she struggled to free herself. "You are going to face the same fate as you sister." He pulled Leibelec close to his face, and kissed her roughly on the mouth. When he ended the kiss, Leibelec looked like the life had been drained out of her.
"Hey you asshole!" Something hit the man in the back of his head. "LET GO OF LEIBELEC RIGHT NOW!!!!" Porin charged at the man, swinging her axe wildly at him. The axe connected with the man's arm, and got stuck. The man laughed, and pulled the axe out of his arm. "Silly Dwarf... so stupid.. now.." He pulled the axe out of his arm, and slashed it at Porin, taking her left arm off. Porin fell to the ground, bleeding badly. The man laughed again, and still clutching Leibelec by the hair he pulled her Breastplate off and Ripped her cloth shirt. "You must be punished for your family's foul deeds." Shady Swashbuckeler started to attack the man, but he was thrown back to the other side of the cavern. The man heard a loud war-cry come from the tunnel enterance, he picked up Leibelec, threw her over his shoulder, and gated away. Polandra saw him gate away and crawled across the cave to where Porin lay. 'that mother effer... must've broken a rib..' Polandra touched Porin on the shoulder. "Po.. you.. ughh... ok..?" Polandra groaned, Porin wasnt moving. "Help.. please.." She passed out as Bugems and Jraxel tunred the corner to the cave.
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"Polandra.. wake up..." Bugems was kneeling over the beastlord, when she woke up. "Oh.. Bugems.. we all tried our hardest..." Polandra started crying. "Porin! her arm.." Polandra looked into Bugems' eyes. "Is she.. dead.." Bugems nodded. Polandra stood up, walked over to Leibelec's fallen helm, and picked up the skull hair-bow that had been in her hair. "Jraxel... the guy took her.. we were nearly helpless against him..." she handed him the bow. Jraxel attached the bow to his tunic. "Who took her?" He looked into her eyes, as she replied. "I never saw his face, but i am led to believe he was an Erudite, despite his in-human strength."
Shady waked over to Jraxel. "Your daughter went to the Plain of Knowledge." The man gave a sorrowful smile to Jraxel, "sorry 'bout LeiLei, mate. I tried to save her, but that guy.. crazy stong.. Used wizard nukes like you wouldnt believe..." Shady tunred around and went back to light the fire that was in the middle of the cavern.
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Darkpo, Drizts and Llandra were running around the Plain of Knowledge asking everyone if they had seen Celestio. Darkpo decided that they should go and ask her mother, so they walked to the complex with the fishing pond, and came to the apartment that Poliana lived in. Darkpo hugged her mother, and told her everything that had happened in the last few days. "Oh, dear... I'm so sorry, it is my fault.. i had heard rumors about an evil group of Mercenaries that do whatever the highest bidder will pay. I guess that that damn Queen of the DarkElves has decided to get revenge on the families of those that she knows have wronged her, and her race.. and then Celestio..." Darkpo looked at her mother in total seriousness. "Momma.. Celestio is missing..." Poliana laughed, "No she isnt. she showed up here yesterday.. she told me about the attack on Nana, and that she saw you being dragged into Neriak... Do you want to see her..." Poliana showed Llandra and Darkpo to a bedroom, where in the tiny bed lay a very little dark elf girl, with close cropped white hair. "When she showed up, she was half starved.. i couldnt let her leave to find Leibelec and Jraxel.. they know she is allways wellcome here, and i was going to be taking her back to Nana today, but i am re-considering moving out to WC.. maybe Nana, and Celestio should move here, there is higher demand for jewlery here, you know Darkpo." Poliana looked at Llandra, and smiled. "Sorry to be rude, I'm Poliana Mezmerizzer, Darkpo's mother. Happy to meet you, Miss Llandra." Llandra smiled. "i'm so happy that the child is allright, Darkpo and Leibelec were so very worried, and so was I." Poliana looked at Llandra "You know what was very odd about Celestio coming here, was a Barbarian Man who escorted her here.. Barmane i think his name was..." Llandra giggled. "that's what Barmane was up to.. AAKKK!!!" Llandra fell over, and doubled-up in pain, grasping her head. "POLA!!!" she started convulsing, and stopped as suddenly as she had started. "OH MY GODS!" Darkpo dropped to Llandra's side, and checked her pulse. "She's alive, but in shock." She opened Llandra's eyes, and the pupils were dialated. Darkpo casted a strenght buff on herself, and picked Llandra up, and proceeded to carry Llandra to an empty bedroom. "Mom. I'm going to go back, and tell Leibelec that Celestio is safe here, and then go get Grand-Nana, so that she will come here for the time being." Darkpo smiled at her mother, "If Llandra starts convulsing again, mezz her."
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Darkpo was running down the tunnel to the Wayfarers camp, when she heard someone yell "LEIBELEC! WHERE ARE YOU!" Darkpo started running faster, and when she reached the cavern, she saw Jraxel sitting on the ground staring at something in his hand, Bugems was sitting with Polandra's head on his lap, Ishtrak was trying to revive Wolfton, and Cairenna was crying into her new husbuand's shoulder. "Jraxel... What Happened? Llandra had a seizure when we went to my mother's home, she kinda said something about Polandra. Where's Leibelec?" Darkpo looked around the empty cavern, for some sign of her sister. "A man took her... Polandra and Wolfton are allright, but Porin.." Jraxel looked to Bugems. "She was killed." Darkpo almost started crying, "we found Celestio.. she is at my mother's home.. Momma heard rumors about a evil group of mercenaries that might be working for the Queen of Neriak. She said that we should bring Grand-Nana to stay with her until the threat on our family is over." Darkpo lowered her voice. "Mayhaps we should try to find a cleric... to heal Polandra and Wolfton, and maybe if it is not too late to resurect Porin..." There was a blanket covering Porin's tiny corpse near where Cairenna was crying into Masta's shoulder.
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Hours later, after finding no sign of Little Celestio, and having no news from the others. Celebiel was walking near the Druid ring when she saw Leibelec fall from nowhere, her shirt was ripped, the poor girl was beaten so badly she looked half dead. "Leibelec! What happened!" Celebiel ran to her friend's side. Leibelec rolled over, and the same jagged letter 'J' that was tattooed on Darpo and Grand-Nana was on her chest. "Stupid assholes... tried to... rape.. harm touch came back.. killed 3..." Leibelec passed out. Celebiel picked up Leibelec, and carried her to Grand-Nana's home. Grand-Nana's Spectre carried Leibelec into the house andlaid her on the couch, as Celebiel talked to Grand-Nana about her plan. "I'm going to go to EC, to find Bugems and figure out what happened. Have Deayth watch out, and if anything is amiss, get out of here, as fast as you can." Nana nodded, "Allright dear. You keep safe." Celebiel hugged the elderly woman, and ran east.
When she was in the East Commonlands, she let out a shout that she was looking for Bugems. "M'Lady we have a LARGE PROBLEM." he shouted back. "WHERE ARE YOU BUGEMS!" She kept running on the main path. "WE ARE NEAR THE WAYFARERS CAMP!" When Celebiel got to the Wayfarers camp, Bugems hugged her. "Porin is dead.. Cele.." Wolfton was sitting on the ground, looking dazed. "He's never seen anyone die before." Bugems whispered, "He blames himself, for it and for Leibelec being taken.." Celebiel smiled, "I found Leibelec.. whoever took her, now has 3 less goons.. and translocated her to the druid ring in WC. She's with Nana now." Jraxel jumped up and hugged Celebiel. "HOW IS SHE?" Celebiel frowned, "She looked like she's been thru alot of shit, but fine.. Nana is going to use her Necro-Healing Powers, and fix her up." Jraxel frowned, "Darkpo said that her mum has invited Nana to stay with her in PoK until it is safe for their family..." He proceeded to tell Celebiel what all had happened in the past few hours. Celebiel looked at Porin's Corpse, and smiled. "I can resurect, but only a little bit."
She walked over to the blanket and raised her hands over the small mound, whispered a small prayer, and the mound stirred. Polandra and Cairenna were enraptured as Porin sat up, and the blanket fell off. "Wow.. i had the freakiest dream.." Cairenna, Wolfton, Polandra and Ishtrak group hugged the little warrior. "Uh.. guys.. that.. hurts... OH MY GODS! WHAT HAPPENED TO MY HAND!!!!!" She looked at the bandaged stub on her left arm. "It got chopped off, silly." Cairenna hugged Porin again. "Is you ok now, Dorf." Wolfton smiled at Porin. Porin grinned at him and said, "I is ok now, Wolfton."
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Thanks for reading this chapter. Sorry it is soooooo long! ^_^ Couldnt get it to end! hehehe. Thanks to GUest for replying, i didnt understand your comment.. but i think i know who you are. ^_______^ Chapter 9 is going to be coming soon!!
