Bloody Dawn| Chapter 8: How Much Is That Puppy In The Window?|
|Raziel's Story|
I had left Kain a ways back. There was an undesirable little side-effect, I found out- apparently he could hear my voice-overs. But, I digress; I had plunged myself into Steinchencroe, searching the streets and alleys for a puppy of my very own! Something soft, fuzzy, maybe blue. no, no, I'd never find a blue dog. Black. Yeah, or red, like my clan banner. And I could paint a little version of my insignia on his head, and.- suddenly, I collided with a wall of armored muscle. Judging from the way he looked, this is one of the old Glyph Knights Kain had told me and my brothers about. He turned around slowly and pointed at me; "Look out, everybody! Vampire! Undead scourge!" he shouted. He pulled his blade and shouted that oh-so-famous Sarafan battle-cry: "Taste my blade, vampire!"
"Well, sir, I'd like to, but you see, my lower jaw melted off in the abyss, along with most of the rest of me, so." Suddenly, I felt that massive blade collide with me and knock me off my feet. I groaned in pain and unleashed the Soul Reaver. Apparently, it was still in it's Ducky Reaver state. "Time to find out what it can do," I thought to myself, and stabbed him with the yellow blade of energy. There was a flash of light, and.
.the Knight turned into a little yellow duck sitting under a pile of armor. I picked it up and looked at it. The little waterfowl appeared to be trembling. I shrugged to myself, and flung it through a window. A spray of bloody feathers emerged from the shards of glass, and I continued my search. I started running away through the street in order to escape the rapidly multiplying Sarafan forces. Suddenly, I tripped over a small rock on the ground- causing the Sarafan to trip over me. I managed to slip into the spectral realm and move away from the dogpile, and shift back to the realm of men.
It was an impressive sight, to say the least. Sarafan were piled on top of one another, swords were flung about randomly, an innocent man on the street had been impaled by mistake because he was wearing blue, and it was general pandemonium. I sneaked away quietly, leaving the city through a side alley. The forest loomed before me. I was wandering around, even more lost than before, but still looking for a puppy.
Trees seemed to reach out for me; the sun was blocked out by the sheer thickness of the trees; it was like some sort of horrible nightmare-land! I started to shake in fear and retreated to the Spectral Realm. Suddenly, the trees warped even more, everything turned dark blue, and I was surrounded by Sluagh. I screamed loudly- this was even worse than before!- and shifted back to the material plane. I kept wandering along in this scary little place until I reached a clearing.
Rays of light shone down from above, a golden circle of heavenly peace. But it was quiet- nothing around. I entered the center of the clearing, and something in the bushes nearby rustled. I turned around, and it was behind me. I activated the Ducky Reaver, and all the bushes seemed to rustle. Just as I spun on my heel once more, a large, black wolf burst out at me. I grabbed it, and hugged it close to me.
"Yay! A puppy!" I sighed contentedly as the wolf seemed to struggle to get away. Oh, well, it's mine now! I started walking towards where I saw Kain last, when all of a sudden, he popped out of thin air with a loud *bamf!* My lord appeared to have been clawed viciously several times, and his cape was torn severely. He was panting, and he grabbed my puppy by his throat and strangled him to death. "There!" he shouted. "NEVER. do that. again, Raziel; I can't handle another goddamned wolf around here."
He disappeared once again with a *bamf!* sound and a cloud of smoke. I looked around, confused; then, I spoke out loud: "So now what do I do?"
:::Betcha didn't know Raziel was this infantile, right! He hasn't matured much over the years; don't blame it on him, he's been dead for about 2000 years.:::
|Raziel's Story|
I had left Kain a ways back. There was an undesirable little side-effect, I found out- apparently he could hear my voice-overs. But, I digress; I had plunged myself into Steinchencroe, searching the streets and alleys for a puppy of my very own! Something soft, fuzzy, maybe blue. no, no, I'd never find a blue dog. Black. Yeah, or red, like my clan banner. And I could paint a little version of my insignia on his head, and.- suddenly, I collided with a wall of armored muscle. Judging from the way he looked, this is one of the old Glyph Knights Kain had told me and my brothers about. He turned around slowly and pointed at me; "Look out, everybody! Vampire! Undead scourge!" he shouted. He pulled his blade and shouted that oh-so-famous Sarafan battle-cry: "Taste my blade, vampire!"
"Well, sir, I'd like to, but you see, my lower jaw melted off in the abyss, along with most of the rest of me, so." Suddenly, I felt that massive blade collide with me and knock me off my feet. I groaned in pain and unleashed the Soul Reaver. Apparently, it was still in it's Ducky Reaver state. "Time to find out what it can do," I thought to myself, and stabbed him with the yellow blade of energy. There was a flash of light, and.
.the Knight turned into a little yellow duck sitting under a pile of armor. I picked it up and looked at it. The little waterfowl appeared to be trembling. I shrugged to myself, and flung it through a window. A spray of bloody feathers emerged from the shards of glass, and I continued my search. I started running away through the street in order to escape the rapidly multiplying Sarafan forces. Suddenly, I tripped over a small rock on the ground- causing the Sarafan to trip over me. I managed to slip into the spectral realm and move away from the dogpile, and shift back to the realm of men.
It was an impressive sight, to say the least. Sarafan were piled on top of one another, swords were flung about randomly, an innocent man on the street had been impaled by mistake because he was wearing blue, and it was general pandemonium. I sneaked away quietly, leaving the city through a side alley. The forest loomed before me. I was wandering around, even more lost than before, but still looking for a puppy.
Trees seemed to reach out for me; the sun was blocked out by the sheer thickness of the trees; it was like some sort of horrible nightmare-land! I started to shake in fear and retreated to the Spectral Realm. Suddenly, the trees warped even more, everything turned dark blue, and I was surrounded by Sluagh. I screamed loudly- this was even worse than before!- and shifted back to the material plane. I kept wandering along in this scary little place until I reached a clearing.
Rays of light shone down from above, a golden circle of heavenly peace. But it was quiet- nothing around. I entered the center of the clearing, and something in the bushes nearby rustled. I turned around, and it was behind me. I activated the Ducky Reaver, and all the bushes seemed to rustle. Just as I spun on my heel once more, a large, black wolf burst out at me. I grabbed it, and hugged it close to me.
"Yay! A puppy!" I sighed contentedly as the wolf seemed to struggle to get away. Oh, well, it's mine now! I started walking towards where I saw Kain last, when all of a sudden, he popped out of thin air with a loud *bamf!* My lord appeared to have been clawed viciously several times, and his cape was torn severely. He was panting, and he grabbed my puppy by his throat and strangled him to death. "There!" he shouted. "NEVER. do that. again, Raziel; I can't handle another goddamned wolf around here."
He disappeared once again with a *bamf!* sound and a cloud of smoke. I looked around, confused; then, I spoke out loud: "So now what do I do?"
:::Betcha didn't know Raziel was this infantile, right! He hasn't matured much over the years; don't blame it on him, he's been dead for about 2000 years.:::