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Tattersail looked at her companions, tryig to gauge theri resolve, the so called "azath master" seemed resolute, but could you be certain with someone deluded enough to think he really controlled and entity like the Azath?? Messreb, the gods only knew, and they weren't talking to her, soletaken we unpredictable at the beat of times
If only she could lay her hands on a deck, there might be some insight gained before undertaking this venture.
" before we begin, you both understand we likely will not survive this."
Meszreb nodded slowly, "it is understood, but he has to be stopped, here and now we can do it, such an opportunity may not arise again"
Azathmaster twitched slightly in his.nervous fashion, " we know the risks woman, but as the soletaken says, chances like this don't come along often"

chances like this
The way he said it suddenly aroused tatts suspicion, who does this little man really serve? It didn't matter, once it started he wouldn't have a way out, whatever his motives they were irrelevant, Icarium would be taken and no longer able to wreak havoc on seven cities.
Hood alone knew the full toll but it was enough even for that thirsty bastard

not so far away another group clustered around an unconcious figure
"fuck"
"really?"
"sorry, he's an ugly bastard, couldn't help myself"
Bliss sighed, working with wolfy really tried her patience but he was useful, as a tracker there were none better to be found, he'd led them to mapponrunt after all.
"how bad is he?" hissed hog
Another unfortunate part of working with the wolf, the pig he was always whining and causing trouble.
The final member of this dire quartet stood up from his study of the prone mappo runt, " he will suffice, awaken him bliss"
Bliss nodded, reaching for her warren.

Runt's eyes snapped open, instantly aware.he surged to his feet, scattering the robed figures
"where is icarium???" mappo demanded, stepping towards morgoth, a hand snapping to his throat.
Mappo lifted a squealing Morgoth from his feet, shaking him like a rag doll " where is he??!?"
Morgoth flapped his hand.frantically east, hitting the ground with a thump when mappo released him.
"two sorcerers and a.soletaken seek to deliver him to an azath just east of here, we awoke you to stop them, to end their interference with his life" Morgoths voice was ragged, his throat badly bruised by mappos crushing grip

The group gathered themselves up, and headed west, just in case.
Hog was the last out, he stumbled, seemingly unable to keep his balance, after a few shaking steps he colapsed
His three companions tried to awaken him, but a puddle of blood pooled under him, he was dead.
turning the busy over revealed a small silver quarell buried in his back,that was the mark of a guild assassin, cents, one of therir best. They left the body and hurried on their way
Wolfy looked over his shoulder at the pig as he left "fuck"

Icarium walked through the valley, a surpringly lush oasis in the cruel wastes of the desert, a gram at his side.
The gral was starting to iritate him, why would he willing choose such a repugnant companion, it made no sense to him.
"silence" Icarium held up his hand to stop the flow of vitriol from the man beside him. He crouched to the ground, studying the patterns in the dirt, it looked like script almost, as if someone had bee..
The gral was crushed to a pulp instantly as the air around the pair contracted, as if squeezed inside a bubble, Icarium flung his head back and let loose a mindless roar, blind with pain he lashed out, striking the unseen walls ofhis cage, to no avail as they walls slowly closed in.
"now AM" cried tatts, sweat streaming from her as she struggled to contain Icariums rage
Azathmaster spun to her and smiled, "but of course my dear". He flung a bag full of black diamonds at the the thrashing Icarium, and blew on a bone whistle in his other hand.
Tattersail stared in horror as shadow demons flowed into shape around Icarium, tearing into her bonds and biting Icariums flailing limbs
"you bastard!"

Mappo bundled into the two two.sorcerers, swinging his mace around himself in a kind of whirly, impressive fashion, tattersail was knocked to the ground, sensless, freeing Icarium to attack the demons, Azathmaster was sent flyig as well, but disapeared i to a shadow before striking the rockface.
A massive bear leapt down on top of mappi and the pair rolled down into the valley, beating lumps out of each other.
Tattersail quickly came to and surveyed the damage, Icarium had escaped again, the gral dead and mappo runt back in the game, this was a bad day.
Shadows, those filthy bastards
"Shadowthrone, hear this, stop interfering, this isn't your empire anymore"

A quiet giggle sounded in her ear, she suddenly felt the presence of a man her shoulder
"dare to threaten me? Oh you would too wouldn't you? But as pretty as this little mess is, I can't claim any part of it, no this was the work of a most unusual alliance". Shadowthrone vanished

two men stood on a promitory of rock not far away, surveying their handywork.
" I must say" std drawled, "you talon are far more competent than I expected"
Pathos grunted, "thanks, now call off your dogs claw, we're quits"

Std suddenly made a stab at Pathos, the dagger appearing in his hand as if by magic, Pathos easily blocked the stab with his arm and rammed his own dagger into STD's chest.
"never trust the claw, that's the first thing my father taught me, enjoy your last moments"
Std started laughing, choking on his own blood, "you won't enjoy yours Talon"
Pathos looked at his arm, a minute cut where he had blocked the strike
"paralt...."
Pathos fell to the round shrieking in agony and the poison ripped through his body



Ok, azath master, tattersail and messreb shot themselves, they were all attacked and survived.
Pathos shot std
Std shot pathos, both died
Cents shot hog, hog died.
And wolfy and bliss shot tatts
Jade hog shot azath
Morgoth shot meszreb

So we're down to seven
Wolfy
Bliss
Azath
Morgoth
Messreb
Tattersail
Cents

Choices please

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And usual apoloies for the typing, it took a long time on the phone and im not going to try edit it from here

[Morgoth]

I didn't know you could spell Messremb in so many ways.

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Everyday's a school day Morgoht

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

'Fuck' indeed.

I'ma get you bastards in the next game. You wait...

[Sir Thursday]

So it seems me and Pathos have it in for each other, huh?

ST

[Tattersail_]

come on guys

I knew bliss would shoot me! wolfy you holding a grudge?

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

I wish I could shoot you all!

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4 choices in

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waiting on morgoht and lbiss jsut

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still wiaitng on bliss.
24hour warning

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Choices are all in.
Will try resolve at tea time.
No promises

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Morgoth kept running, his breath coming in laboured gasps.
3 days, those shadow demons that the fool azath had unleaded had been chasing him for 3 days straight.
Small consolation that they were chasing azath himself and the others as well.

If he could make to the gate he would be safe, well safe from the shadows at least, liosan had its own dangers.

Messreb and Tattersail we being hunted also, they could probably take the demons on their tail, but maybe not before he rest converged on them. Messreb looked at tarts as he ran, the sorceress had surprising stamina for a human, likely drawing on her warren to keep going. Once they got to the liosan gate they could stop worrying about the shadows.
And worry about the damned tiste instead. Could be suicide heading for the gate, but nothing in this life was certain, except that you would die.

Azath master was still in shock, his shadows had torn him from the warren and attacked him
kHIM!
The safety of shadow denied him he had but one place that remained a safe haven.
Liosan, horrid, bright and full of self righteos pricks,but one did what one must to survive. Assuming he survived the gate.


Cents rested up, the shadows wouldn't chase her, they wouldn't even notice her, crouched in the rocks by the liosan gate, the tyralle guild had paid dearly to get her here, but bliss seemingly had deep pockets. One more death and the contract was finished.


So there it was, at the Liosan gate that another dread convergance occurred,they say power draws power, what then does sheer terror draw?

Terror makes bed fellows of the strangest of folks, even enemies.
as the four,pointedly ignoring each other raced for the gate azath suddenly stumbled, clutching his shoulder.
The others pulled ahead, but azath got up and ran on. Tarts, messreb all dived through the gate, as another quarrel sped towards azaths back, he stumbled again and the heavy quarrel thumped until the ground ahead of him, right at the gate.
There was a sharp crack as the munition mounted to the quarell exploded, followed immeasiately by a massive explosion that tossed azath high into the air, launching him back the way he had come. No one bounces of the ground like that and lives, especially not when there's that much blood involved.
As for those just through the gate, they didn't stand a chance, seems the Gateway was suicide after all.

Cents stood up and gathered her kit, time to find bliss and collect.


shadows surged towards the ruined gate, seeming confused, frustrated at their quarries disapearance, heeding an unseen signal they disapted.
A while later azath stumbled out of rocks, studying the ruined gate, he was a mess, buT he was alive
whoever had shot him had done him a favour, it meant he wasn't in the blast that certainly killed tarts and.messreb, two less things to worry about.


It took cents 2 days to catch up with bliss and wolf.
In a seedy roadside tavern, allbut deserted. Not many.patrons left after icariums excesses.

"Azath is dead bliss, our contract complete"
"good good," bliss dropped a sizeable bag of gems and stuff on the table, "will you join us for a drink?"
Normally she wouldn't, but the desert had dried her out, an ale would be welcome, cents nodded and sat down.
bliss poured three tankards from the jug at the table, cents ,reached for the one closest to bliss and took a mouthful.
Bliss smiled, " NOW our contract is done"
Cents' throat grew tight, she was gasping for air
Bitch! Treacherous bitch!
She managed to croak "she paid me to kill the pig" then fell off her stool dead.
Wolfy turned on bliss in a fury, stabbing and stabbing, finally his knife caught between 2 ribs and snapped
"Fuck"
He liked that knife

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Phone went apeshit on the typing that time, had to cut that short and restart.
I might alter it when I get home
no promises

Tarts, messreb and morgoth shot themselves and died
Azath shot himself and was attacked
Cents shot azath
Bliss shot cents
Wolfy shot bliss

So 2 left

Azath master
Wolfy.


Choices please

[Wolfy]

Wowsers that was a brutal round!

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Wolfy, on 28 August 2012 - 01:52 AM, said:

Fuck
that was a brutal round!

Brutal indeed

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Azaths is in, waiting on the wolfy

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What to do what to do.

All this free time, what will I dowith it pondered azath.

nothing

My that sounded appealing

So Azath proceeded to do nothing, he sat on the beach drinking ale, carried to him by reasonably attractive people.
Not too pretty though, that would attract tourists

Wolfy had been watching azath for 2 weeks now, certain the sneaky bastard had some hidden protection, some guardian hidden.
But no, nothing, now wolf was in range, cents crossbow in his hands, sure this final loose end would be tied up momentarily.
he even had his dressy beach clothes on, azaths lifestyle choice seemed good.
So wolfy was going to take it, dressed to the nines and ready to dine
And drink

He eyed the quarell cautiously, a sharper, plenty form azath, a direct hit in the chest, ranal him good.

Wolfy eyed up the shot and pulled the trigger
A sharp snap from the crossbow followed by a loud and solid cracking bang type noise when the munition blew azath to bits.
Wolfy stood up, smiling, job done
He looked down, bits of azath were plastered all over his nice clean clothes
"Fuck"



Wolfu wins!

Azath shoots air, wolfy shoots azath.


Someone else can run the next one, typing long stuff on my phone is hell

[Jade-Green Pig-Hog Swine-Beast]

I won't have the time to run one myself, but whoever does decide to can count me in.

[Wolfy]

Wooo! I won one