The abomination that was once (1) Clyde clawed its way through a horde of serpents, not showing even a sliver of mercy. His powerful talons cleaved through the rough skin of the snakes as though it was only cloth. Just minutes after the chaos had begun it was over. Over three dozen serpent corpses lay mutilated in the dust. Now covered in blood, of which not one drop was his own, Clyde stretched out his arms to his sides and roared up at the night sky in triumph. The creature suddenly went still, then let out a shriek and fell to the ground clutching its head in agony. Clyde fought from the small corner of the beast's brain that he owned, but could not seem to regain control of his own body. Whatever magic had done this to him was far to powerful for him to deal with. He could only hope that he would stumble across the others and receive their aid.
The thoughts of the body's former owner seemed to vanish and the beast stood and began to feed on the remains of the serpents. After he had devoured all that was to be devoured it began to smell around itself. It caught a strange odor that made him rather curious. It hissed in the direction it was coming from, a path that it did not remember taking yet. Perhaps it was more challenging 'game'? With another hiss it began bounding down the path, it could almost taste the new flesh that awaited him.
Zel walked ahead of Deis, he didn't feel like talking. He still hadn't accomplished what he had come to do. He was beginning to wonder if he ever would. Now he had two things to worry about, first he needed to get Amelia back to normal, then he needed to get back to normal. "Normal . . ." he muttered aloud absentmindedly. He didn't know what normal was anymore. But if he didn't know what it was then why did he want to be cured so badly. Was it for himself? It had been for himself, but a lot had changed since those days. Was it for Amelia?
His thoughts were interrupted by Deis tapping him on the head with her scepter. "Slow down Zelgadis, you've seemed to forget that we don't want to alert Diont of our presence." she said. Zel slowed down a little until Deis was right beside him. She glanced at him from under her hood,"Where did you get that ring that you gave your girl friend?" she enquired.
He peered at her through the corner of his eyes then looked ahead again. If he didn't answer her she would just ask again. If there was one thing he had learned about women, it was that they wouldn't take silence for an answer. "I found it." he said. They had been walking now for what seemed like hours and Zel was getting tired. He really hoped that this would all be over soon so he could get away from this place.
"Hmmm . . . so she is your girl friend." Deis declared thoughtfully. Zel's eyes widened at this statement."I've seen it somewhere before." she said focusing more on the ring than on the girl. She recalled seeing it as Zel had slipped it on the girls finger.
Zel gulped and looked at her, "You're not getting any weird ideas about us, I hope?" he half asked half demanded. He really hoped not because this woman frightened the HELL out of him.
Deis stopped slithering along side him and began to laugh hysterically. When she had caught her breath, she looked up to see Zelgadis who was staring at her in horror. " No no no! I fear you misunderstand me my boy. I may not look it but I'm a thousand times your age! Besides, I'm not interested in mortals at all, they're far too weird for my taste." she said simply. Zel saw that she was about to continue but began to look behind him. (2)" Clyde?"
(1) The whelp that was inside of the Obelisk that Clyde recognized as a dragon, was actually very different aside from looks. They are called Gorun Obelisks. These beasts constantly feed on living things and never get full, their digestive system works at an alarming rate yet at the same time they do not require food but once a month. The more that one eats the more powerful it becomes, this species is unable to leave the Ravine of Time, but is forced to stay within the rock walls on its endless search for food. Their name comes from the fact that when they take on a foe that is too powerful for them to control, they have the ability to turn their enemy into an Obelisk.
One thing you maybe asking is why did the Gorun freeze one of their whelps? This is a method of preserving the species(or mutating another in the case of Clyde) the obelisk is used as a type of cocoon that waits for a host to come along. If the host resists, the Gorun only mutates the body and has a basic control over it. However, if the host does not have a strong enough will, its body will become that of a Gorun Obelisk and the host will have no control.
(2) In a case of a mutated Gorun, the host mind will occasionally awaken and cause trouble for the Gorun that has control of its body. But when the host is sleeping, it does not dream its own dreams but enters those of someone else that is sleeping.
The thoughts of the body's former owner seemed to vanish and the beast stood and began to feed on the remains of the serpents. After he had devoured all that was to be devoured it began to smell around itself. It caught a strange odor that made him rather curious. It hissed in the direction it was coming from, a path that it did not remember taking yet. Perhaps it was more challenging 'game'? With another hiss it began bounding down the path, it could almost taste the new flesh that awaited him.
Zel walked ahead of Deis, he didn't feel like talking. He still hadn't accomplished what he had come to do. He was beginning to wonder if he ever would. Now he had two things to worry about, first he needed to get Amelia back to normal, then he needed to get back to normal. "Normal . . ." he muttered aloud absentmindedly. He didn't know what normal was anymore. But if he didn't know what it was then why did he want to be cured so badly. Was it for himself? It had been for himself, but a lot had changed since those days. Was it for Amelia?
His thoughts were interrupted by Deis tapping him on the head with her scepter. "Slow down Zelgadis, you've seemed to forget that we don't want to alert Diont of our presence." she said. Zel slowed down a little until Deis was right beside him. She glanced at him from under her hood,"Where did you get that ring that you gave your girl friend?" she enquired.
He peered at her through the corner of his eyes then looked ahead again. If he didn't answer her she would just ask again. If there was one thing he had learned about women, it was that they wouldn't take silence for an answer. "I found it." he said. They had been walking now for what seemed like hours and Zel was getting tired. He really hoped that this would all be over soon so he could get away from this place.
"Hmmm . . . so she is your girl friend." Deis declared thoughtfully. Zel's eyes widened at this statement."I've seen it somewhere before." she said focusing more on the ring than on the girl. She recalled seeing it as Zel had slipped it on the girls finger.
Zel gulped and looked at her, "You're not getting any weird ideas about us, I hope?" he half asked half demanded. He really hoped not because this woman frightened the HELL out of him.
Deis stopped slithering along side him and began to laugh hysterically. When she had caught her breath, she looked up to see Zelgadis who was staring at her in horror. " No no no! I fear you misunderstand me my boy. I may not look it but I'm a thousand times your age! Besides, I'm not interested in mortals at all, they're far too weird for my taste." she said simply. Zel saw that she was about to continue but began to look behind him. (2)" Clyde?"
(1) The whelp that was inside of the Obelisk that Clyde recognized as a dragon, was actually very different aside from looks. They are called Gorun Obelisks. These beasts constantly feed on living things and never get full, their digestive system works at an alarming rate yet at the same time they do not require food but once a month. The more that one eats the more powerful it becomes, this species is unable to leave the Ravine of Time, but is forced to stay within the rock walls on its endless search for food. Their name comes from the fact that when they take on a foe that is too powerful for them to control, they have the ability to turn their enemy into an Obelisk.
One thing you maybe asking is why did the Gorun freeze one of their whelps? This is a method of preserving the species(or mutating another in the case of Clyde) the obelisk is used as a type of cocoon that waits for a host to come along. If the host resists, the Gorun only mutates the body and has a basic control over it. However, if the host does not have a strong enough will, its body will become that of a Gorun Obelisk and the host will have no control.
(2) In a case of a mutated Gorun, the host mind will occasionally awaken and cause trouble for the Gorun that has control of its body. But when the host is sleeping, it does not dream its own dreams but enters those of someone else that is sleeping.
