Chapter 4: The Child 2
Liza looked into Razlar's eyes, commenting on just how different they were. He was only out of the womb for a few hours, yet his eyes were glowing bright red. Mistress commented that he was blind, and made her way to him, ready to sacrifice the cripple. Children with birth defects were not something that the delves considered worth keeping around. Liza stopped her however, noting that he was following her finger, wondering what untapped power those eyes possessed...
Glass suddenly fell on from the sky towards Malor, cutting his own face sharply as he shifted his weight to avoid more broken glass. To his surprise he quickly realized that it was a mirror that had fell on him. He suddenly heard the faceless one groan about his mirror, even more outraged. Malor indeed was at an advantage now, he may have been injured, but there was nothing more vulnerable than a mage unable to keep his temper, as it made it harder for them to concentrate on their spell-casting.
Malor cast a paralyzation spell on Masked One, holding him in place. He then asked him why he wanted him dead. Masked One told him that it was because he broke his mirror.
Malor asked him another question, asking him why he wanted him dead before that. He told him that it didn't matter. Malor then told Masked One that the house shall hear about this, causing Masked One to reveal that House Deville was no more, thanks to House Ma'Rahn, suddenly breaking free of the paralyzation spell that should have lasted longer In Masked One's rage his Daedric Mask was removed, letting his disfigurement terrifying Malor into a natural paralyzation of fear! The now Unmasked One cackled, summoning a Fireball. It was Masked One's final mistake, as the foolish Master Mage critically fizzled the spell, melting his entire head into ash.
Minutes passed by as Malor remained in his own shock, He examined the ash, and was surprised to find an a small shiny stone. It had likely caused the massive spell fizzle
A voice spoke saying, complimenting himself on his own perfect timing. Out of the shadows, Azaz suddenly revealed himself.
Elsewhere, Liza was speaking to Mistress Ma'Rahn, mentioning how in a few years if she kept to her studies she could become a cleric, and asked her mother permission to return to the academy. Mistress shook her head, telling her that she was needed elsewhere, to teach Razlar the basics.
Malor wiped some blood off his face, and nursed his wound. He was badly wounded from the glass. He asked why Azaz killed his master. Azaz spat on the ex-Masked One's corpse, and mentioned that in the time as his apprentice he didn't learn a thing that he didn't teach himself, and was treated like a lowly cleaning slave, and that he was going to send him to be trained as a warrior instead of a mage. Then he came by and made it convenient to seek his revenge. Azaz thanked him, and said that this was goodbye as he aimed brandished a throwing knife.
Malor stopped him, and said hat he had a better idea. Why not burn the body, and have Malor himself take over as the Masked One. He'd actually be his mentor, and teach him well. In the meantime, they could work on taking out Ma'Rahn. Azaz agreed.
AN: Wow, that was four pages!
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