Here you go again. One more chapter to satisfy the hungry souls. Heh heh heh. And look out
for Kashya in this chapter. She may just surprise you. He he.
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He woke up with Kashya leaning over him. Or at least it looked like Kashya. She now wore a
bright red uniform with a helmet and yielded a rather large bow. He looked around and realized
he was still in Andariel's hall. Andariel lay dead ten feet away from him and his friends lay
beyond her.
"Kashya?" He asked confused. She looked different somehow...prettier.
"Are you OK Magician?" She asked and gave him her gloved hand. He took it and was amazed
by her ability to get him upon his feet so fast. She got under him to help him stand up. He had a
splitting head ache and perhaps a couple of cracked ribs...
"What are you doing here?" He asked as she helped him limp over to his friends. "And you
wouldn't believe what I just saw!"
"I decided to take your advice." She said as they stopped so Zhon could catch his breath.
"What advice?" Zhon said confused.
"To fight." She said smiling up at him.
"You fought?"
"Yes. I think you were unconscious then."
"So you were the one who shot that arrow!" He said taking hold of her shoulders. "That was
amazing! How did you get the dead Rogues to help you?"
She looked at him confused. "What Rogues?"
"The souls of the Rogues. They helped lead the arrow to Andariel's heart and pushed her
down!" He exclaimed.
"I didn't see anything." Kashya said silently.
"Oh." Was all Zhon said as they crept over to where the others lay.
There was Rogue, Ki-Ki, Eudora and Dru all laying disarrayed on the ground. Black burn marks
were seen upon their skins.
"Oh no!" Zhon whispered. "I knew this would happen." He whispered as a single tear slid down
his cheek. Zhon collapsed upon his knees. Kashya put her hand upon his shoulder.
Ki-Ki moaned and turned to her side. "Ki-Ki!" Zhon yelled and crawled over to her. She
opened her eyes and smiled up and him. "I feel like I've been in an oven." She muttered. "I
may have been cooked too long." She joked.
"Lay right there!" He said and took off her back pack. He pulled out the biggest healing potion
he could find, opened it and held it too her mouth. She tried to swallow it, but end up sputtering
and coughing it everywhere.
"You know I hate the stuff." She said in a voice that did not seem like her own.
"Just drink." He ordered and forced the healing potion down her throat. Then he went over to
Eudora. She was still breathing so he tried to make her comfortable by placing bundle under her
head. Next he went over to Dru. Dru had many scorch marks on his clothes and skin and
seemed to have taken most of Andariels fire attack. Ki-Ki crawled her way next to him.
"Is he gonna die?" She asked her voice croaking. "Oh gawd Zhon! You even warned me that
this would happen. I thought everything would be OK...Like all the other times...I thought..."
"Shh!" Zhon ordered putting his finger to his mouth. "We have to get him to drink a potion. It
is either that or try and bring him to Akara for healing, but I don't know how we will manage it
without hurting him more..."
Behind them they heard the familiar sound of a town portal opening. They turned to see that
Kashya had opened it. "If you cannot bring the Paladin to Akara, I will bring her here." she
announced and disappeared into the portal.
Ki-Ki leaned over the large Paladin. "Dru, honey." She cried in distress. "Wake up." She said
leaning closer to him. She pushed his hair out of his face and tried to brush away some dirt
upon his cheek. "You can't die..." She whispered. "You can't because..." Zhon rubbed Ki-Ki
on the back to comfort her.
"because I...love...you..."
Just then, Akara and Kashya stepped through the portal. She walked over to the Paladin without
a word and pressed her hands upon his chest. Immediately his eyes fluttered open.
"What happened?" He questioned. Then sat up abruptly. "Andariel..."
"Is dead." Zhon said. "Thanks to Kashya."
Ki-Ki swung her arms around Dru in a big bear hug. "Thank heavens your alive! I thought you
were dead Dru!" He cringed at her roughness. She let go of him quickly. "I'm sorry. I got too
excited there and forgot you were still hurt. Here let me help you to the camp." And she helped
him up and led him to the portal.
"I'm gonna take care of you Dru." Ki-Ki promised as they shuffled to the portal. "I'm gonna
make you chicken soup and sing you to sleep and give you a foot and back massage..."
And with that they disappeared into the portal. Akara healed Eudora who woke up with a start.
She saw Zhon and immediately became angry with him.
"You!" She yelled pointing her finger at him. "You simply talked to the demon while we did all
the fighting! What kind of magician are you?" She spat. And she disappeared through the portal
angrily without waiting for an answer.
Zhon looked over at Rogue and Willy. "Willy!" He said sadly feeling the loss of connection
with the skeleton in his mind. "Rouge..." He followed thinking of how they could have gotten to
know each other better. "Akara is there...?" He began and she shook her head.
"They are already dead." She said sadly. "I cannot help them."
"Perhaps they are happier now where they can be together, Rouge and Willy." Zhon said aloud
looking at the dead Rogues body surrounded by Willy's bones. "I could probably resurrect
Willy, but without Rouge he might not want to live anymore...."
"There may be a way to resurrect her..." Kashya said from behind her.
He turned to her quickly. "Really!" He said excitably. "Tell me! How!" He said shaking the
startled Rogue Captain.
"It will cost you money though..."
"Anything! How can we do it?"
"Come with me..." She said and they walked through the portal.
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Kashya stood in the same place she always stood. It was raining again, but somehow the rain
seemed to slip off of Kashya's body. Zhon wasn't quite so lucky and kept peeling his clothes
away from his skin, which were clinging to him because of the wetness.
"It will cost you 1500." Kashya said in a monotone voice.
"Why do you need money?" Zhon asked having second thoughts. "Is it to pay for your services?
Could you not raise Rouge from the dead for free?"
"1500..." Kashya repeated ignoring his words.
He gave her the money. He didn't have barely any left. 'It will be worth it if she can be risen
from the dead...' Zhon thought.
Willy stood behind him. Zhon had found a magic trick that could put his bones back together
and bring new life to them...
Kashya took the coins and dropped them next to her. She chanted some words and cut her hand
with a blade. She held her hand over the coins and immediately when the blood hit the coins,
Rouge had appeared there and the coins had disappeared.
"Rouge!" Zhon called. But Willy got to her before him and had her in a bear hug.
"What happened?" She asked while squished up against Willy's hard rib cage.
"You were dead!" Zhon said. "As you can see, Willy missed you..." He added feeling
embarrassed by his skeleton's behavior.
"I was dead?" Rouge said frightfully pulling away from Willy's embrace.
"But Kashya managed to raise you..." Zhon announced. Rouge looked over at Kashya.
"The Incantation of Resurrection!" Rouge whispered seeming to realize something.
"What?" Zhon asked.
"The Incantation of Resurrection." Rouge repeated never taking her eyes off Kashya. "It is a
spell known among the Rogues. We are able to resurrect one of our sisters after they die."
"Well in that case, why haven't you resurrected all those who died so far when fighting against
Andariel?" Zhon almost yelled.
"You don't understand." Rouge stated. "It can only be used once."
"Oh, and Kashya chose to use it on you?" Zhon asked.
"Yes." Rouge said still looking at the captain. "And for that I thank you Kashya." Rouge said
shaking the Rogue Captains hand.
Kashya said nothing and kept a straight look upon her face. "Well..." Rouge said uncomfortably.
"I gotta go. Me and Willy have a lot of catching up to do and...yeah." She turned and walked
away holding Willy's hand.
"Well, Kashya you are full of surprises today." Zhon announced. "Like who would ever guess
you could shoot enchanted arrows..."
Kashya's eyes widened. "You said you saw my sister's spirits leading the arrow home!"
"Yes..." Zhon said not knowing where this was leading. Kashya slumped over. "It was the
Arrow of the Sightless Eye, given to me by Blood Raven when she was...still on our side. It was
passed down to her by the previous Captain of the Rogues. She and I competed for the position
of Rogue captain...She gave me this and agreed that I would be a better captain than her. I didn't
know how right she was...I am glad you freed her soul." Kashya said and stepped up to Zhon.
Hesitantly she put her arms around the man.
Startled he cautiously put his arms around her. "Did I ever thank you for freeing her?" Kashya
whispered.
"There was no need." He quickly assured. He was surprised to feel her lips upon his cheek.
"Thank you!" She whispered. And then as if something came over her and she remembered who
she was, she quickly pushed him away.
"What! I am Rogue Captain! I will not tolerate this abomination! How dare you exchange with
me this intimate gesture!"
Zhon stunned beyond belief stuttered. "But Kashya...As I recall...it was YOU who first hugged
me!"
"What?" Kashya yelled. "You must be mistaken! I know you are like all other men and just
want to get into their beds..."
"Kashya!" Zhon yelled. "I don't know what is wrong with you! First you save me from
Andariel, then you raise Rouge from the dead, then you thank me from freeing Blood Raven,
then you hug me and now you insult me?!"
"I'm sorry." Kashya apologized. "I am a Rogue you know." She added sheepishly.
"Ok..." Zhon said really confused. Perhaps she was having one of those times...
"But you were saying something about Arrow of the Sightless Eye? If you had it all along why
didn't you use it on Andariel before?"
"It is not that simple..." Kashya said calmed down now. "The arrow can only be used as a last
resort. I wasn't even aware of its power until you told me about my sister's spirits. At least we
all got our revenge on Andariel in the end..." She mused.
"Yes." Zhon agreed. "I suppose so..."
"And now I guess you are leaving to go towards the East and follow the path of the Dark
Wanderer. I wish I could come with you."
"You can!"
"Not that again." Kashya said annoyed. "I realize now that my job has to do with more than just
standing around looking important. I have to help my sisters rebuild our ruined home at the
monastery."
"Very well." Zhon answered. He turned to leave, but then stopped as he had things he needed to
express.
"Kashya?" He called. Her heart skipped a beat. "Yes?" She answered as cooly as possible.
"You are a marvelous Lady!" He said.
"Why thanks?" She giggled but quickly banished the giggle because Kashya isn't supposed to
giggle. And with that he bowed to her, took her hand, and kissed it.
She would never see him again after this. But she would never forget him either...
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I know that was short. Just wanted to give Kashya some glory because she rarely ever gets it.
But sorry! I am running dry or ideas. Heh heh heh. Leave a review because if you don't I will
be very, very disappointed.
: |-
for Kashya in this chapter. She may just surprise you. He he.
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He woke up with Kashya leaning over him. Or at least it looked like Kashya. She now wore a
bright red uniform with a helmet and yielded a rather large bow. He looked around and realized
he was still in Andariel's hall. Andariel lay dead ten feet away from him and his friends lay
beyond her.
"Kashya?" He asked confused. She looked different somehow...prettier.
"Are you OK Magician?" She asked and gave him her gloved hand. He took it and was amazed
by her ability to get him upon his feet so fast. She got under him to help him stand up. He had a
splitting head ache and perhaps a couple of cracked ribs...
"What are you doing here?" He asked as she helped him limp over to his friends. "And you
wouldn't believe what I just saw!"
"I decided to take your advice." She said as they stopped so Zhon could catch his breath.
"What advice?" Zhon said confused.
"To fight." She said smiling up at him.
"You fought?"
"Yes. I think you were unconscious then."
"So you were the one who shot that arrow!" He said taking hold of her shoulders. "That was
amazing! How did you get the dead Rogues to help you?"
She looked at him confused. "What Rogues?"
"The souls of the Rogues. They helped lead the arrow to Andariel's heart and pushed her
down!" He exclaimed.
"I didn't see anything." Kashya said silently.
"Oh." Was all Zhon said as they crept over to where the others lay.
There was Rogue, Ki-Ki, Eudora and Dru all laying disarrayed on the ground. Black burn marks
were seen upon their skins.
"Oh no!" Zhon whispered. "I knew this would happen." He whispered as a single tear slid down
his cheek. Zhon collapsed upon his knees. Kashya put her hand upon his shoulder.
Ki-Ki moaned and turned to her side. "Ki-Ki!" Zhon yelled and crawled over to her. She
opened her eyes and smiled up and him. "I feel like I've been in an oven." She muttered. "I
may have been cooked too long." She joked.
"Lay right there!" He said and took off her back pack. He pulled out the biggest healing potion
he could find, opened it and held it too her mouth. She tried to swallow it, but end up sputtering
and coughing it everywhere.
"You know I hate the stuff." She said in a voice that did not seem like her own.
"Just drink." He ordered and forced the healing potion down her throat. Then he went over to
Eudora. She was still breathing so he tried to make her comfortable by placing bundle under her
head. Next he went over to Dru. Dru had many scorch marks on his clothes and skin and
seemed to have taken most of Andariels fire attack. Ki-Ki crawled her way next to him.
"Is he gonna die?" She asked her voice croaking. "Oh gawd Zhon! You even warned me that
this would happen. I thought everything would be OK...Like all the other times...I thought..."
"Shh!" Zhon ordered putting his finger to his mouth. "We have to get him to drink a potion. It
is either that or try and bring him to Akara for healing, but I don't know how we will manage it
without hurting him more..."
Behind them they heard the familiar sound of a town portal opening. They turned to see that
Kashya had opened it. "If you cannot bring the Paladin to Akara, I will bring her here." she
announced and disappeared into the portal.
Ki-Ki leaned over the large Paladin. "Dru, honey." She cried in distress. "Wake up." She said
leaning closer to him. She pushed his hair out of his face and tried to brush away some dirt
upon his cheek. "You can't die..." She whispered. "You can't because..." Zhon rubbed Ki-Ki
on the back to comfort her.
"because I...love...you..."
Just then, Akara and Kashya stepped through the portal. She walked over to the Paladin without
a word and pressed her hands upon his chest. Immediately his eyes fluttered open.
"What happened?" He questioned. Then sat up abruptly. "Andariel..."
"Is dead." Zhon said. "Thanks to Kashya."
Ki-Ki swung her arms around Dru in a big bear hug. "Thank heavens your alive! I thought you
were dead Dru!" He cringed at her roughness. She let go of him quickly. "I'm sorry. I got too
excited there and forgot you were still hurt. Here let me help you to the camp." And she helped
him up and led him to the portal.
"I'm gonna take care of you Dru." Ki-Ki promised as they shuffled to the portal. "I'm gonna
make you chicken soup and sing you to sleep and give you a foot and back massage..."
And with that they disappeared into the portal. Akara healed Eudora who woke up with a start.
She saw Zhon and immediately became angry with him.
"You!" She yelled pointing her finger at him. "You simply talked to the demon while we did all
the fighting! What kind of magician are you?" She spat. And she disappeared through the portal
angrily without waiting for an answer.
Zhon looked over at Rogue and Willy. "Willy!" He said sadly feeling the loss of connection
with the skeleton in his mind. "Rouge..." He followed thinking of how they could have gotten to
know each other better. "Akara is there...?" He began and she shook her head.
"They are already dead." She said sadly. "I cannot help them."
"Perhaps they are happier now where they can be together, Rouge and Willy." Zhon said aloud
looking at the dead Rogues body surrounded by Willy's bones. "I could probably resurrect
Willy, but without Rouge he might not want to live anymore...."
"There may be a way to resurrect her..." Kashya said from behind her.
He turned to her quickly. "Really!" He said excitably. "Tell me! How!" He said shaking the
startled Rogue Captain.
"It will cost you money though..."
"Anything! How can we do it?"
"Come with me..." She said and they walked through the portal.
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Kashya stood in the same place she always stood. It was raining again, but somehow the rain
seemed to slip off of Kashya's body. Zhon wasn't quite so lucky and kept peeling his clothes
away from his skin, which were clinging to him because of the wetness.
"It will cost you 1500." Kashya said in a monotone voice.
"Why do you need money?" Zhon asked having second thoughts. "Is it to pay for your services?
Could you not raise Rouge from the dead for free?"
"1500..." Kashya repeated ignoring his words.
He gave her the money. He didn't have barely any left. 'It will be worth it if she can be risen
from the dead...' Zhon thought.
Willy stood behind him. Zhon had found a magic trick that could put his bones back together
and bring new life to them...
Kashya took the coins and dropped them next to her. She chanted some words and cut her hand
with a blade. She held her hand over the coins and immediately when the blood hit the coins,
Rouge had appeared there and the coins had disappeared.
"Rouge!" Zhon called. But Willy got to her before him and had her in a bear hug.
"What happened?" She asked while squished up against Willy's hard rib cage.
"You were dead!" Zhon said. "As you can see, Willy missed you..." He added feeling
embarrassed by his skeleton's behavior.
"I was dead?" Rouge said frightfully pulling away from Willy's embrace.
"But Kashya managed to raise you..." Zhon announced. Rouge looked over at Kashya.
"The Incantation of Resurrection!" Rouge whispered seeming to realize something.
"What?" Zhon asked.
"The Incantation of Resurrection." Rouge repeated never taking her eyes off Kashya. "It is a
spell known among the Rogues. We are able to resurrect one of our sisters after they die."
"Well in that case, why haven't you resurrected all those who died so far when fighting against
Andariel?" Zhon almost yelled.
"You don't understand." Rouge stated. "It can only be used once."
"Oh, and Kashya chose to use it on you?" Zhon asked.
"Yes." Rouge said still looking at the captain. "And for that I thank you Kashya." Rouge said
shaking the Rogue Captains hand.
Kashya said nothing and kept a straight look upon her face. "Well..." Rouge said uncomfortably.
"I gotta go. Me and Willy have a lot of catching up to do and...yeah." She turned and walked
away holding Willy's hand.
"Well, Kashya you are full of surprises today." Zhon announced. "Like who would ever guess
you could shoot enchanted arrows..."
Kashya's eyes widened. "You said you saw my sister's spirits leading the arrow home!"
"Yes..." Zhon said not knowing where this was leading. Kashya slumped over. "It was the
Arrow of the Sightless Eye, given to me by Blood Raven when she was...still on our side. It was
passed down to her by the previous Captain of the Rogues. She and I competed for the position
of Rogue captain...She gave me this and agreed that I would be a better captain than her. I didn't
know how right she was...I am glad you freed her soul." Kashya said and stepped up to Zhon.
Hesitantly she put her arms around the man.
Startled he cautiously put his arms around her. "Did I ever thank you for freeing her?" Kashya
whispered.
"There was no need." He quickly assured. He was surprised to feel her lips upon his cheek.
"Thank you!" She whispered. And then as if something came over her and she remembered who
she was, she quickly pushed him away.
"What! I am Rogue Captain! I will not tolerate this abomination! How dare you exchange with
me this intimate gesture!"
Zhon stunned beyond belief stuttered. "But Kashya...As I recall...it was YOU who first hugged
me!"
"What?" Kashya yelled. "You must be mistaken! I know you are like all other men and just
want to get into their beds..."
"Kashya!" Zhon yelled. "I don't know what is wrong with you! First you save me from
Andariel, then you raise Rouge from the dead, then you thank me from freeing Blood Raven,
then you hug me and now you insult me?!"
"I'm sorry." Kashya apologized. "I am a Rogue you know." She added sheepishly.
"Ok..." Zhon said really confused. Perhaps she was having one of those times...
"But you were saying something about Arrow of the Sightless Eye? If you had it all along why
didn't you use it on Andariel before?"
"It is not that simple..." Kashya said calmed down now. "The arrow can only be used as a last
resort. I wasn't even aware of its power until you told me about my sister's spirits. At least we
all got our revenge on Andariel in the end..." She mused.
"Yes." Zhon agreed. "I suppose so..."
"And now I guess you are leaving to go towards the East and follow the path of the Dark
Wanderer. I wish I could come with you."
"You can!"
"Not that again." Kashya said annoyed. "I realize now that my job has to do with more than just
standing around looking important. I have to help my sisters rebuild our ruined home at the
monastery."
"Very well." Zhon answered. He turned to leave, but then stopped as he had things he needed to
express.
"Kashya?" He called. Her heart skipped a beat. "Yes?" She answered as cooly as possible.
"You are a marvelous Lady!" He said.
"Why thanks?" She giggled but quickly banished the giggle because Kashya isn't supposed to
giggle. And with that he bowed to her, took her hand, and kissed it.
She would never see him again after this. But she would never forget him either...
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I know that was short. Just wanted to give Kashya some glory because she rarely ever gets it.
But sorry! I am running dry or ideas. Heh heh heh. Leave a review because if you don't I will
be very, very disappointed.
: |-
