Chapter 3 - Love is in the Air - In which Kain falls in love and Raziel
seeks answers
Love is everywhere, even in Blood Omen Street. Many great love affairs had swept the street. But love can often fall apart. In BO street, this was of course a regular occurrence. Marriages had been ended by death, infidelity, falling out of love, people discovering their 'true selves', among others. The main reason for marriages ending on BO street though was discovering that your lover was really a demon from another dimension who really really wanted to grab hold of your heart and not let go...
"I am one evil bastard!" yelled Kain one morning. "I am going to take over this street! Isn't that right Mr Ted?" Kain asked his teddy bear. It was a small brown bear, with a small tear in it and one eye about to fall off. "Death to all!" screamed an enraged Kain.
Raziel entered the local shop in search of the latest issue of 'Style and Success'. He was rather surprised to see that Ariel was the shopkeeper.
"What are you doing in this place, spectre?" asked Raziel.
"My soul is trapped in this place for all eternity," moaned the ghost.
"Then how the hell did you get out the other night to talk to me about killing Kain?" quizzed Raziel.
"I uh, don't know what you're talking about."
"Okay then, why do you want me to kill Kain so much?"
"i have absolutely no idea what you are talking about."
"Really? Why are you trapped in this shop then? Shouldn't you be trapped at the Pillars of Nosgoth?"
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about." Raziel sighed now and gave up.
"Fine, just tell me where the new issue of 'Style and Success' is then."
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about."
Kain was ready.
I decided to myself that it was time for action. I was an ambitious person, always had been and now it was my ambition to conquer Blood Omen Street. Mobius, Mortanius, Vorador and Raziel could well pose a challenge, but I was sure that I was more than up to the task. I decided to kick things off by walking up and down the street randomly murdering people who walked by.
Kain stood in the shadows, waiting for his first innocent victim to come past. He could hear footsteps - the poor unsuspecting fool, like a lamb to the slaughter. He leapt out from hiding, right into the Sarafan Lord.
"Oh dear," said Kain, before being brutally killed (again.)
I awoke to a new existence... well actually it was just the same as before, except some stupid woman was standing at my bedside.
"Hello Kain," said Umah.
I had a feeling of Deja-Vu, or was it.. lust? Hard to tell after just being killed.
"What happened?" asked Kain.
"You were killed by the Sarafan Lord, but Vorador and I restored you to life."
"How did you manage that then?"
"We used the Dragonballs."
"There aren't any Dragonballs on Nosgoth! Why does everyone seem to keep getting resurrected by them?"
"Oh wait - that's right - there aren't any. So actually we haven't revived you at all."
"Wait a min-" said Kain before dying (yet again.)
I awoke to - wait just a minute what the hell is going on here?
"Hello Kain," said Umah.
I had a fe-
"Right, now what the hell has happened?" Kain asked angrily.
"We revived you using the Heart of Darkness," said Umah.
I was not entirely convinced, but this time decided it best not to pursue the matter further. The woman in front of me now was - attractive. Well, I mean, compared to the other girls around she was. She didn't have as much skin hanging off her and stuff. And she wasn't a ghost. I decided I was in love.
Raziel exited the store, still with no answers. Mobius appeared again, no doubt ready for more mindless babble.
"You want answers Raziel, but what are the questions for these answers and what are the answers for these questions, and why when I answer questions correctly do I not win prize money like on that old millionaire programme, and why when you receive answers do you get five more questions?" asked Mobius. Raziel thought for a moment.
"Sorry... what was the question?"
"Go to the labyrinth to the north of this street Raziel. There you will find The Master. Only he can provide you with the answers you seek."
"But surely you know almost everything?"
"Eh... another question eh, Raziel? Well The Master has the answers."
"Why won't you tell me and save me the trip?"
"Um... um... I think THE MASTER can answer that question for you."
"YOU ANSWER YOU LITTLE SHIT!"
"Oh my, is that the time, I really must be going... seek THE MASTER!" said Mobius before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
Although I wasn't in the mood for a mad journey to and then through a labyrinth I decided it was the only way I was going to find the answers I was looking for. Perhaps this 'Master' could provide them...
Love is everywhere, even in Blood Omen Street. Many great love affairs had swept the street. But love can often fall apart. In BO street, this was of course a regular occurrence. Marriages had been ended by death, infidelity, falling out of love, people discovering their 'true selves', among others. The main reason for marriages ending on BO street though was discovering that your lover was really a demon from another dimension who really really wanted to grab hold of your heart and not let go...
"I am one evil bastard!" yelled Kain one morning. "I am going to take over this street! Isn't that right Mr Ted?" Kain asked his teddy bear. It was a small brown bear, with a small tear in it and one eye about to fall off. "Death to all!" screamed an enraged Kain.
Raziel entered the local shop in search of the latest issue of 'Style and Success'. He was rather surprised to see that Ariel was the shopkeeper.
"What are you doing in this place, spectre?" asked Raziel.
"My soul is trapped in this place for all eternity," moaned the ghost.
"Then how the hell did you get out the other night to talk to me about killing Kain?" quizzed Raziel.
"I uh, don't know what you're talking about."
"Okay then, why do you want me to kill Kain so much?"
"i have absolutely no idea what you are talking about."
"Really? Why are you trapped in this shop then? Shouldn't you be trapped at the Pillars of Nosgoth?"
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about." Raziel sighed now and gave up.
"Fine, just tell me where the new issue of 'Style and Success' is then."
"I have absolutely no idea what you are talking about."
Kain was ready.
I decided to myself that it was time for action. I was an ambitious person, always had been and now it was my ambition to conquer Blood Omen Street. Mobius, Mortanius, Vorador and Raziel could well pose a challenge, but I was sure that I was more than up to the task. I decided to kick things off by walking up and down the street randomly murdering people who walked by.
Kain stood in the shadows, waiting for his first innocent victim to come past. He could hear footsteps - the poor unsuspecting fool, like a lamb to the slaughter. He leapt out from hiding, right into the Sarafan Lord.
"Oh dear," said Kain, before being brutally killed (again.)
I awoke to a new existence... well actually it was just the same as before, except some stupid woman was standing at my bedside.
"Hello Kain," said Umah.
I had a feeling of Deja-Vu, or was it.. lust? Hard to tell after just being killed.
"What happened?" asked Kain.
"You were killed by the Sarafan Lord, but Vorador and I restored you to life."
"How did you manage that then?"
"We used the Dragonballs."
"There aren't any Dragonballs on Nosgoth! Why does everyone seem to keep getting resurrected by them?"
"Oh wait - that's right - there aren't any. So actually we haven't revived you at all."
"Wait a min-" said Kain before dying (yet again.)
I awoke to - wait just a minute what the hell is going on here?
"Hello Kain," said Umah.
I had a fe-
"Right, now what the hell has happened?" Kain asked angrily.
"We revived you using the Heart of Darkness," said Umah.
I was not entirely convinced, but this time decided it best not to pursue the matter further. The woman in front of me now was - attractive. Well, I mean, compared to the other girls around she was. She didn't have as much skin hanging off her and stuff. And she wasn't a ghost. I decided I was in love.
Raziel exited the store, still with no answers. Mobius appeared again, no doubt ready for more mindless babble.
"You want answers Raziel, but what are the questions for these answers and what are the answers for these questions, and why when I answer questions correctly do I not win prize money like on that old millionaire programme, and why when you receive answers do you get five more questions?" asked Mobius. Raziel thought for a moment.
"Sorry... what was the question?"
"Go to the labyrinth to the north of this street Raziel. There you will find The Master. Only he can provide you with the answers you seek."
"But surely you know almost everything?"
"Eh... another question eh, Raziel? Well The Master has the answers."
"Why won't you tell me and save me the trip?"
"Um... um... I think THE MASTER can answer that question for you."
"YOU ANSWER YOU LITTLE SHIT!"
"Oh my, is that the time, I really must be going... seek THE MASTER!" said Mobius before disappearing in a puff of smoke.
Although I wasn't in the mood for a mad journey to and then through a labyrinth I decided it was the only way I was going to find the answers I was looking for. Perhaps this 'Master' could provide them...