CHAPTER 2
"Hey Runt, where's Ember?" Kriff asked looking around the safe house.
He and Anya had just returned from the guild house where they had delivered the money. Runt was already there.
"Sh.Sh.She got caught, Kriff." He stuttered.
"WHAT??? HOW??? She must be 10 times faster then that fat merchant."
"I.. I know, but.. but.. somehow a huge man was waiting for her and captured her. She didn't saw him coming at her."
Kriff cursed heavily. "All Right, you know where the merchant lives?" He asked Runt.
Runt could only nod, He had never seen Kriff so angry.
"All Right, Anya you create a distraction. Runt, I need you to try to locate her cell keys, if you can't find them fast enough, then forget it. We can always pick the lock. I'll keep hidden and backstab anyone who disturbs you while you free Ember, Got it.
Runt and Anya nodded. They all quickly changed into black clothes which where for better for use at night. During daytime you fall out when wearing black clothes between all the cheerful street colours. They also got some special equipment next to the normal stuff. Runt took his masterwork lock picks, Anya took some alchemist fire and Kriff took his magical short sword.
Anya couldn't help herself: "Are you sure you wanna take that with you Kriff?"
Kriff nodded grimly: "I know it's dangerous because it's intelligent and might try to take me over again, but this time I'm prepared for it. And we need all the help we can get."
'Sigh' "I guess you're right"
"Of course I am, have I ever steered you guys wrong?"
"Humm, Let's not go into that one, we got to save Ember!"
"All right then let's go!"
Anya chuckeld, she couldn't help her self, She loved playing with fire. She lit her alchemist fire and threw it at the roof of the large mansion. It immediately caught fire. Anya smiled but then saw some guard coming and decided that Kriff and Runt had enough distraction and so she ran. Quickly she jumped in a nearby shadow and hid. Then her heart skipped a beat, they guards where pointing towards her hiding place and she remembered. The uptown had special half-orc guards. Half-Orc could she in the darkness even though only in black and white they could see her. With a silent curse she jumped out of her hiding place and started to run. Come on girl you can go faster, Run run run. But she was getting tired, she had worked all day and now she had to work again. The guards on the other hand where just on duty and still completely fit. I'm not gonna make it! I don't want to get caught. I'll go to jail.
"In here child."
What? Who? O what does it matter, it can't be worse then the guards. And with that Anya jumped into the alley.
Runt sneaked trough the dark room. Damn it! Where are those key's, I'm running out of time. This is the fourth room I'm going trough. Runt moved silently trough another room not noticing the 2 man circling him from behind. All that does it, I'm going to the basement to get Ember. And he turned around to get to the door. Only to see 2 huge man leaping towards him. As an instant reflex he threw himself to the ground for once being able to use his short size. He started to make a sprint towards the door. I'm gonna make it, I'm gonna make it. The men had gotten back up and where in pursuit. He was nearing the door when the fat merchant stepped from the shadows and runt ran right into him. Damn, how can such a fat man hide that good. Then he saw one of the men move to him with a club and everything wend black.
Kriff was in a fight. Not with an enemy but with his own weapon. Aura was an ancient and powerful paladin but right before she was about to slay a mighty necromancer he cast a trap the soul spell on her and trapped her in a short sword. For millennia she was in his possessions as he had managed to become a lich. But after 5000 years a party of 20 clerics attacked his tower and managed to slay the lich. After the fight only 3 clerics where left and they saved many holy object from his collection including Aura's sword. But on there way back they where ambushed by a group of bandits. The party was now so small that they didn't stand a chance against the bandits. So Aura came into possession of the thieves guild of the shady hand. After lying in a storage for a couple of months she was given to a young thief of about 9 years. To her surprise she could communicate with him. Since she could only communicate with good people this came as a shock to both her and the young thief. When he tried to use her against a peasant she refused and put all her willpower into it. To was shocked when she suddenly felt a body instead of a solid immobile form. She was in control of the young thief, but as she stood there enjoying the senses she felt the boy struggling to get back in control. So she had to act quick she helped the peasant back up and told him to leave quickly. The peasant had just left the street or she felt losing control. Back into the sword she immediately fell into a deep sleep. When she awakened she was inside a dark house, the young thief was hidden inside the shadows and was about to backstab a rather overweight merchant. Noooo, she couldn't allow that. She started to resist his will to move.
Kriff cursed silently: "Not now, I need to rescue Runt." But he couldn't move a muscle in his body, his sword was resisting him. The kept fighting each other even long after the merchant and his guards had left the room. He silently sneaked out of the house and returned to the safe house.
"Hey Runt, where's Ember?" Kriff asked looking around the safe house.
He and Anya had just returned from the guild house where they had delivered the money. Runt was already there.
"Sh.Sh.She got caught, Kriff." He stuttered.
"WHAT??? HOW??? She must be 10 times faster then that fat merchant."
"I.. I know, but.. but.. somehow a huge man was waiting for her and captured her. She didn't saw him coming at her."
Kriff cursed heavily. "All Right, you know where the merchant lives?" He asked Runt.
Runt could only nod, He had never seen Kriff so angry.
"All Right, Anya you create a distraction. Runt, I need you to try to locate her cell keys, if you can't find them fast enough, then forget it. We can always pick the lock. I'll keep hidden and backstab anyone who disturbs you while you free Ember, Got it.
Runt and Anya nodded. They all quickly changed into black clothes which where for better for use at night. During daytime you fall out when wearing black clothes between all the cheerful street colours. They also got some special equipment next to the normal stuff. Runt took his masterwork lock picks, Anya took some alchemist fire and Kriff took his magical short sword.
Anya couldn't help herself: "Are you sure you wanna take that with you Kriff?"
Kriff nodded grimly: "I know it's dangerous because it's intelligent and might try to take me over again, but this time I'm prepared for it. And we need all the help we can get."
'Sigh' "I guess you're right"
"Of course I am, have I ever steered you guys wrong?"
"Humm, Let's not go into that one, we got to save Ember!"
"All right then let's go!"
Anya chuckeld, she couldn't help her self, She loved playing with fire. She lit her alchemist fire and threw it at the roof of the large mansion. It immediately caught fire. Anya smiled but then saw some guard coming and decided that Kriff and Runt had enough distraction and so she ran. Quickly she jumped in a nearby shadow and hid. Then her heart skipped a beat, they guards where pointing towards her hiding place and she remembered. The uptown had special half-orc guards. Half-Orc could she in the darkness even though only in black and white they could see her. With a silent curse she jumped out of her hiding place and started to run. Come on girl you can go faster, Run run run. But she was getting tired, she had worked all day and now she had to work again. The guards on the other hand where just on duty and still completely fit. I'm not gonna make it! I don't want to get caught. I'll go to jail.
"In here child."
What? Who? O what does it matter, it can't be worse then the guards. And with that Anya jumped into the alley.
Runt sneaked trough the dark room. Damn it! Where are those key's, I'm running out of time. This is the fourth room I'm going trough. Runt moved silently trough another room not noticing the 2 man circling him from behind. All that does it, I'm going to the basement to get Ember. And he turned around to get to the door. Only to see 2 huge man leaping towards him. As an instant reflex he threw himself to the ground for once being able to use his short size. He started to make a sprint towards the door. I'm gonna make it, I'm gonna make it. The men had gotten back up and where in pursuit. He was nearing the door when the fat merchant stepped from the shadows and runt ran right into him. Damn, how can such a fat man hide that good. Then he saw one of the men move to him with a club and everything wend black.
Kriff was in a fight. Not with an enemy but with his own weapon. Aura was an ancient and powerful paladin but right before she was about to slay a mighty necromancer he cast a trap the soul spell on her and trapped her in a short sword. For millennia she was in his possessions as he had managed to become a lich. But after 5000 years a party of 20 clerics attacked his tower and managed to slay the lich. After the fight only 3 clerics where left and they saved many holy object from his collection including Aura's sword. But on there way back they where ambushed by a group of bandits. The party was now so small that they didn't stand a chance against the bandits. So Aura came into possession of the thieves guild of the shady hand. After lying in a storage for a couple of months she was given to a young thief of about 9 years. To her surprise she could communicate with him. Since she could only communicate with good people this came as a shock to both her and the young thief. When he tried to use her against a peasant she refused and put all her willpower into it. To was shocked when she suddenly felt a body instead of a solid immobile form. She was in control of the young thief, but as she stood there enjoying the senses she felt the boy struggling to get back in control. So she had to act quick she helped the peasant back up and told him to leave quickly. The peasant had just left the street or she felt losing control. Back into the sword she immediately fell into a deep sleep. When she awakened she was inside a dark house, the young thief was hidden inside the shadows and was about to backstab a rather overweight merchant. Noooo, she couldn't allow that. She started to resist his will to move.
Kriff cursed silently: "Not now, I need to rescue Runt." But he couldn't move a muscle in his body, his sword was resisting him. The kept fighting each other even long after the merchant and his guards had left the room. He silently sneaked out of the house and returned to the safe house.