A.N.: Once more, disclaimer is on chapter 1 and all the rest cuz I'm too
lazy to repeat all that.
I'm back, and feeling better now! Yahoooo!! ^^ For once, as I'm not feeling all too creative at the moment, my intro and starting author notes are going to be pretty damn short this time. Um. Thank you everyone who was kind enough to leave reviews, here is the next chapter for you all! Hope you enjoy it!
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The Road to Enlightenment
So, the Sarafan had taken the Heart of Darkness to the Frozen Wastes.
This was quite a risky move on the Sarafans part, to take the risk of moving across the ever-changing landscapes of Nosgoth's north most reaches. Vampires had never ventured to the Frozen Wastes, and with good reason. The continually changing landscape was next to impossible to plot on maps, and was dangerous travelling for human and vampire alike. You could set up camp on solid ice there, and in the morning you could either be buried alive in a freezing tomb of rock hard ice or, if one is foolish enough to rest nearer the edges, find oneself marooned, and facing a death of icy water.
The safest possible way to traverse this barren, frozen landscape was either by air or by sea. A curse on Kain for ruining my wings! With my wings intact, I could catch up with and fight the Sarafan in next to no time, yet, it is far too strenuous to try to change the past. Far too many paradoxes would rear their ugly heads. To travel by sea would be next to impossible, I doubt with this ruined form I could go by ship, and swimming was far too tiring. I wondered, had Rahab ever made it that far north? Now, one shall never know. I shall just have to risk by land.
I brought my rambling mind back to my present situation, seven dead Sarafan guards with more on the way, knowing my luck. I concluded to keep moving, in a northern direction, mainly to reach the lake. From there I would start my long journey North. I started forward to the door, leaving the blood soaked room and corpses of the guards behind me.
The stronghold was like a maze! It seemed that every turn I took was either to a dead end or more guards, and was utterly infuriating. I was almost continually fighting. It was tedious and tiring. It seemed to take me hours to find similar surroundings from which to navigate myself from, and frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if it had. I somehow had made my way to the corridor, which lead off to the side room where I had found the Reaver. The door was still barred.
I continued along the corridors, fighting guards when I had to, until finally I reached a means of escape from the strong hold. The gates to the Southern Lake, through which I had entered. I heaved a sigh of relief, finally I would be able to escape! For the first time since I had taken up the Reaver's blade, I summoned my symbiotic weapon, all be it a little hesitantly. I felt nothing out of the ordinary, and bathed the Reaver in the font of light, allowing me to activate the gates to the Southern Lake. I silently prayed that the ice had not once again sealed the gates, and I shot a blast of light at the crystal set in the masonry above the gate.
I winced as the gates tried vainly to swing open. The solid wood groaned in protest as they strained against the solid ice outside. The ice had not completely sealed the gates, but it was still close. Had I but hesitated a few moment s longer, I would be trapped until the spring and summer set in. That or wait until the Sarafan let their guard down, however, this would mean far too many battles than I would dare to imagine, and I ultimately would have been forced to extinguish every flame of life in the stronghold.
Back to business. The gates had opened partially and left a gap of roughly half a meter for me to escape through. I dived into the freezing water and squeezed through the gap, just as the gates chose to swing shut, catching one of my wings! Despite the freezing water, the pain spreading from my wing burnt me. The ice was continuing to seal the tiny gap above me, my only means of escape!! Realisation dawned upon me. To escape, I would have to remove the trapped section of my wing.. The only way I could do this would be by cutting it, leaving the trapped section of it sandwiched between the gates. This realisation chilled me to the bone. It was the only way.
Summoning the Reaver, I twisted around and pinched my eyes shut. It felt like my body acted of it's own accord, and sliced through my wing. I cried out as the bite of the Reaver finally hit home. Nothing but the ice heard me..
I burst up through the thin layer of half formed ice, onto the thicker solid section of it. If I could, I would be sick! I howled in agony, with only the frozen corpses of Sarafan guards hearing my pain.
I must have passed out at some point during my agonised howling as, when I awoke, night had fallen, and the moon and stars had begun their ascent high into the sky. I staggered to my feet and fought numerous nauseous feelings. Reaching behind myself, I gingerly touched my wing, and flinched. It was very tender, and would remain so for quite some time I feared. I slipped into the spectral realm to regain my health.
Upon devouring three or so souls, I manifested myself. And started to make my way towards the Pillars, trying to ignore the dull pain. The paths to the Pillars, since my passing, were deserted and silent, save for the falling snow. I wondered, would Nosgoths new future be any better, any purer, than it's old one? Would the future wrought upon it by Kain and myself be better, pure like the fallen snow covering the landscape that would have been destined to be corrupted?
My musing were interrupted by a choked noise.
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Jessie: *cowers and whimpers* Egads!! That musta hurt.. Why was I so mean??
Chibi-Vash: *scowls* Bad! *tuts at Jessie*
Duo: TWEET!
Jessie: *hugs twitchy Raziel* Meep! I'm sowwy!
Raziel: I refuse to talk to anymore.
Jessie: .. Okay. Um, sorry if this chapter was a little vague and random in places, my sister kept engaging me in a pressing game of Jenga towards the end, so.. Well go figure!
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Thanks to:
Lisa-Ann -- Thank you again o great Step for reviewing my non-animorphs story! ^^ Thank you for the rights! I'll scan them onto the comp for the world to see in the near future!
Hash -- Hmmm. Um well here is the next chappy! Enjoy! (Um, you ARE abbreviating Hash'Ak'Gik or what ever his name is, aren't you?!)
VladimirsAngel -- Well, once again, you are the Chibi-Vashs most favoured reviewer! (Chibi-Vash: *munches the choccy and glomps* ) *sighs* Ya know, Raziel really is getting out of shape in the long wait for SR3. *indicates Raziel still ignoring her, watching TV* You were right. I think It's his new hobby.. Anyway, as promised, there was the next chapter!
MortalK55 -- Well, here is another chappy! I do so hope you enjoy it! Please update your fics soon too!! *offers a bribe of something sugary*
Syvia -- I'm glad that you've liked this so far! You may not know this but, I only know where he's going and what he's doing up until chapter 4.. *realises chappy 4 is next* CRAP!! I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S GONNA GO AFTER THAT! *franticly starts to scribble down ideas and notes*
Plink -- Well the cookies were appreciated. I never got to sample them as the Chibi-Vash ate them all, but he assures me they were very tasty! (Chibi- Vash: *grins and hugs* Thank you! ) Um, well after this chappy it's gonna be poor Raziel indeed. Oh yah! Thank you for having a word with Kain. I was putting the hole down to either plot holes or the fact that Mobious is a damn cheapskate and couldn't be bothered to fix it.. *snickers* Knobs..
Sarryn -- Well, I'm glad you liked this! What you just read was more of it!
Angel-chan -- YAHEEEEE!! I did continue it! The Chibi-Vash is very relieved that you decided to not hold him ransom this time (Chibi-Vash: *nods*), he would like to put forward a complaint that your arm did not taste like chicken! He claims that it was more of a cat like taste. (Chibi-Vash: *offers a cookie* Please don't steal or eat me!)
lora-helen -- Laura! Well, yes, I suppose it did make the games longer didn't it! *grins* Well dear. There was the next chapter, I shall be waiting by the phone for you queries!
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Jessie: Whew! Now that's out of the way, I can relax for the next day and a half before starting the next chapter!
Chibi-Vash: *is still munching his choccy*
Jessie: *shrugs* Oh well, all reviewers will get a LoK cookie! I like cookies. *looks meaningfully at Chibi-Vash*
Chibi-Vash: *looks a little guilty* ..
I'm back, and feeling better now! Yahoooo!! ^^ For once, as I'm not feeling all too creative at the moment, my intro and starting author notes are going to be pretty damn short this time. Um. Thank you everyone who was kind enough to leave reviews, here is the next chapter for you all! Hope you enjoy it!
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
The Road to Enlightenment
So, the Sarafan had taken the Heart of Darkness to the Frozen Wastes.
This was quite a risky move on the Sarafans part, to take the risk of moving across the ever-changing landscapes of Nosgoth's north most reaches. Vampires had never ventured to the Frozen Wastes, and with good reason. The continually changing landscape was next to impossible to plot on maps, and was dangerous travelling for human and vampire alike. You could set up camp on solid ice there, and in the morning you could either be buried alive in a freezing tomb of rock hard ice or, if one is foolish enough to rest nearer the edges, find oneself marooned, and facing a death of icy water.
The safest possible way to traverse this barren, frozen landscape was either by air or by sea. A curse on Kain for ruining my wings! With my wings intact, I could catch up with and fight the Sarafan in next to no time, yet, it is far too strenuous to try to change the past. Far too many paradoxes would rear their ugly heads. To travel by sea would be next to impossible, I doubt with this ruined form I could go by ship, and swimming was far too tiring. I wondered, had Rahab ever made it that far north? Now, one shall never know. I shall just have to risk by land.
I brought my rambling mind back to my present situation, seven dead Sarafan guards with more on the way, knowing my luck. I concluded to keep moving, in a northern direction, mainly to reach the lake. From there I would start my long journey North. I started forward to the door, leaving the blood soaked room and corpses of the guards behind me.
The stronghold was like a maze! It seemed that every turn I took was either to a dead end or more guards, and was utterly infuriating. I was almost continually fighting. It was tedious and tiring. It seemed to take me hours to find similar surroundings from which to navigate myself from, and frankly, I wouldn't be surprised if it had. I somehow had made my way to the corridor, which lead off to the side room where I had found the Reaver. The door was still barred.
I continued along the corridors, fighting guards when I had to, until finally I reached a means of escape from the strong hold. The gates to the Southern Lake, through which I had entered. I heaved a sigh of relief, finally I would be able to escape! For the first time since I had taken up the Reaver's blade, I summoned my symbiotic weapon, all be it a little hesitantly. I felt nothing out of the ordinary, and bathed the Reaver in the font of light, allowing me to activate the gates to the Southern Lake. I silently prayed that the ice had not once again sealed the gates, and I shot a blast of light at the crystal set in the masonry above the gate.
I winced as the gates tried vainly to swing open. The solid wood groaned in protest as they strained against the solid ice outside. The ice had not completely sealed the gates, but it was still close. Had I but hesitated a few moment s longer, I would be trapped until the spring and summer set in. That or wait until the Sarafan let their guard down, however, this would mean far too many battles than I would dare to imagine, and I ultimately would have been forced to extinguish every flame of life in the stronghold.
Back to business. The gates had opened partially and left a gap of roughly half a meter for me to escape through. I dived into the freezing water and squeezed through the gap, just as the gates chose to swing shut, catching one of my wings! Despite the freezing water, the pain spreading from my wing burnt me. The ice was continuing to seal the tiny gap above me, my only means of escape!! Realisation dawned upon me. To escape, I would have to remove the trapped section of my wing.. The only way I could do this would be by cutting it, leaving the trapped section of it sandwiched between the gates. This realisation chilled me to the bone. It was the only way.
Summoning the Reaver, I twisted around and pinched my eyes shut. It felt like my body acted of it's own accord, and sliced through my wing. I cried out as the bite of the Reaver finally hit home. Nothing but the ice heard me..
I burst up through the thin layer of half formed ice, onto the thicker solid section of it. If I could, I would be sick! I howled in agony, with only the frozen corpses of Sarafan guards hearing my pain.
I must have passed out at some point during my agonised howling as, when I awoke, night had fallen, and the moon and stars had begun their ascent high into the sky. I staggered to my feet and fought numerous nauseous feelings. Reaching behind myself, I gingerly touched my wing, and flinched. It was very tender, and would remain so for quite some time I feared. I slipped into the spectral realm to regain my health.
Upon devouring three or so souls, I manifested myself. And started to make my way towards the Pillars, trying to ignore the dull pain. The paths to the Pillars, since my passing, were deserted and silent, save for the falling snow. I wondered, would Nosgoths new future be any better, any purer, than it's old one? Would the future wrought upon it by Kain and myself be better, pure like the fallen snow covering the landscape that would have been destined to be corrupted?
My musing were interrupted by a choked noise.
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Jessie: *cowers and whimpers* Egads!! That musta hurt.. Why was I so mean??
Chibi-Vash: *scowls* Bad! *tuts at Jessie*
Duo: TWEET!
Jessie: *hugs twitchy Raziel* Meep! I'm sowwy!
Raziel: I refuse to talk to anymore.
Jessie: .. Okay. Um, sorry if this chapter was a little vague and random in places, my sister kept engaging me in a pressing game of Jenga towards the end, so.. Well go figure!
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Thanks to:
Lisa-Ann -- Thank you again o great Step for reviewing my non-animorphs story! ^^ Thank you for the rights! I'll scan them onto the comp for the world to see in the near future!
Hash -- Hmmm. Um well here is the next chappy! Enjoy! (Um, you ARE abbreviating Hash'Ak'Gik or what ever his name is, aren't you?!)
VladimirsAngel -- Well, once again, you are the Chibi-Vashs most favoured reviewer! (Chibi-Vash: *munches the choccy and glomps* ) *sighs* Ya know, Raziel really is getting out of shape in the long wait for SR3. *indicates Raziel still ignoring her, watching TV* You were right. I think It's his new hobby.. Anyway, as promised, there was the next chapter!
MortalK55 -- Well, here is another chappy! I do so hope you enjoy it! Please update your fics soon too!! *offers a bribe of something sugary*
Syvia -- I'm glad that you've liked this so far! You may not know this but, I only know where he's going and what he's doing up until chapter 4.. *realises chappy 4 is next* CRAP!! I DON'T KNOW WHERE HE'S GONNA GO AFTER THAT! *franticly starts to scribble down ideas and notes*
Plink -- Well the cookies were appreciated. I never got to sample them as the Chibi-Vash ate them all, but he assures me they were very tasty! (Chibi- Vash: *grins and hugs* Thank you! ) Um, well after this chappy it's gonna be poor Raziel indeed. Oh yah! Thank you for having a word with Kain. I was putting the hole down to either plot holes or the fact that Mobious is a damn cheapskate and couldn't be bothered to fix it.. *snickers* Knobs..
Sarryn -- Well, I'm glad you liked this! What you just read was more of it!
Angel-chan -- YAHEEEEE!! I did continue it! The Chibi-Vash is very relieved that you decided to not hold him ransom this time (Chibi-Vash: *nods*), he would like to put forward a complaint that your arm did not taste like chicken! He claims that it was more of a cat like taste. (Chibi-Vash: *offers a cookie* Please don't steal or eat me!)
lora-helen -- Laura! Well, yes, I suppose it did make the games longer didn't it! *grins* Well dear. There was the next chapter, I shall be waiting by the phone for you queries!
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Jessie: Whew! Now that's out of the way, I can relax for the next day and a half before starting the next chapter!
Chibi-Vash: *is still munching his choccy*
Jessie: *shrugs* Oh well, all reviewers will get a LoK cookie! I like cookies. *looks meaningfully at Chibi-Vash*
Chibi-Vash: *looks a little guilty* ..