Fantasy Roleplaying

Nick22 · **Reply #5920 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:00:23 AM

Marcus nodded, and Picked up Rhiga in his arms, and began carrying het towards the stairs. "I'm going to need to help" he said. " Can one of you come with me..?'

Noname · **Reply #5921 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:03:56 AM

"I'll go with you!" Selturma said, bouncing up and down. She gave Rex a quick hug, then ran to join Marcus and Rhiga.

"Right. The rest of us will run up the stairs with you, then part ways when we get to ground level." Vespion said to the group.

Chiletrek · **Reply #5922 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:12:24 AM

The battle was indeed going badly for the tribal Dracons. Eriol is also injured but he is still fighting, and making each of his enemies to fall, he then saw some enemy soldiers getting too close to Arianne, so he jumped back where she is, just in time to prevent a soldier from striking her down. The enemy had his neck cutted in two by Eriol's sword. Arianne was able to stand up again and moved backwards on the lines of the allied army, so she could take a breathe... it was far too close for her.

Eriol smiled at her as he kept on fighting, getting some more injuries in the process as he made a space between the enemy lines so the tribe could press on and have a better chance.

Nick22 · **Reply #5923 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:21:46 AM

Marcus was grateful for Selturma's company, the group raced toward the stairs. te dragon flew just ahead of them, as much as she was able given the state of her condition. it would be awhile before she could fly as before..

Noname · **Reply #5924 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:23:07 AM

Marcus and Rhiga left the tower, with Selturma helping to keep her on Marcus's back. The rest of the party went to find Adykon

Adykon watched as Asthia and Arcantas worked their magic, casting spell after spell on the tribal army, killing a great many of them from a distance. Being geased, he was unable to lift his sword against them.

Disgusted by this, Adykon ran downstairs... he knew that he could not leave Asthia as long as he was geased, but he could help the party... Adykon was sure that they were either in the tower, or trying to get inside.

Running through the hallways, Vespion and Adykon ran into each other.

"Adykon! Thanks the gods we found you! We have to leave! Now!" the cleric shouted.

"Wait! There's someone you ought to rescue first! Someone else! A young female!" Adykon told Vespion, having seen Gerasia while walking through the halls.

"A young Dracon? She must be the daughter of the chief! She's the reason the army is attacking! Let's go! Show me the way!" Vespion replied.

Nick22 · **Reply #5925 on:** September 18, 2009, 02:28:49 AM

Ilsa and minna follwed vespion and Adykon closely. " what did she do to you Adykon?' minna asked as they ran through the passageways.."Its good that you are unharmed..

Noname · **Reply #5926 on:** September 18, 2009, 03:08:56 AM

"I cannot leave here as long as Asthia's geas is on me..." Adykon told Vespion.

"I don't have the power to remove the geas..." Vespion sadly replied.

"Well, it doesn't matter now. Come on!" came the warrior's reply.

Nick22 · **Reply #5927 on:** September 18, 2009, 12:29:35 PM

So she put a spell on you? Great.. The only way to remove a geas is to do what the spellcaster wants, unless you are sufficiently powerful enough to remove it, which none of us are..' Ilsa said , frowning..

Chiletrek · **Reply #5928 on:** September 18, 2009, 05:27:16 PM

Arianne went back in the lines of the tribal army, but as more enemies began approaching, she took a deep breathe and began concentrating: by making a small chant she was able to create tornados between the enemy soldiers, blowing them off the battlefield and helping reduce their numbers a bit.

Eriol was again closer to the front lines, shouting advices for his allies, telling them to target their attacks in the zones the armor does not protect their enemies, like the neck and armpits, but he was getting worried, the number of allies falling was greater than the number of Asthia's soldiers falling. - "Where is Vespion and the others, we don't have all day!" - He thought as he kept on attacking.

Noname · **Reply #5929 on:** September 18, 2009, 06:21:31 PM

Vespion, Jake, Sasha, Rex, Isla, Minna, and Adykon searched the tower for Gerasia. Adykon had known of her...

(Flashback)

Adykon paced back and forth in the corridors of the tower. Asthia had geased him hours ago. He had no ability to attack her directly... but he could still... get very mad.

"DAMN IT!!" the mercenary shouted as he kicked a bronze pot into the wall. "How did this happen?!" He thought. "This can't... this can't be happening! No... calm down Adykon... calm... down." Even as he thought this, he could feel Asthia's geas in his mind... it was almost too much to bear... he hated her for this... hated her... but at the same time, he felt a weird, warped sense of her longing for him in his head... a twisted desire...

Stumbling into a room with a bed, no knowing or caring whose it was, Adykon collapsed on the cushion. Asthia had made it so that he couldn't attack her or anyone who was part of her household... servants, guards, and guests were among those immune to him...

About an hour later, Adykon woke when he felt the rather annoying sensation of a kobold servant poking him with its claw. "Get up, you! You're sleeping in Gerasia's bed, and it's almost time for her nap!" Being annoyed by the kobold but unable to retaliate, Adykon got up from the bed and left the room. The kobold walked away.

Wanting to know who this "Gerasia" was, Adykon waited near the room, and saw the most shocking thing he had ever seen in the whole tower as of yet... Asthia was carrying a Dracon girl in her arms, a girl who clung to the mage as if she were her mother... and even more surprising was that Asthia, who paid no attention to Adykon, set the girl down in the bed, put her under the covers, and gave her a kiss... only then did she care about the stunned warrior who was watching the whole spectacle.

"Gerasia is my child, Adykon... why do you look so surprised?" the vampiress asked.

"You... you can't produce children! You're not even living" Adykon responded.

"And neither is she... the child was from a tribe... but she's mine now... passed from the land of the living... I took her from them myself... and I'm not giving her back..."

"I... can't take her from you..." Adykon said.

"You really cant't. The Geas prevents that." Asthia said to him. "I know what you warriors are like... you all have illegitimate children in some slum somewhere... even if one in a hundred mating made a child, you'd have at least a couple by your mid-thirties... but now, Adykon... you are going to be Gerasia's FATHER!"

Adykon was stunned, his jaw literally dropped open. "You... CAN'T! I'm not her father! I'm NOT your husband! Hell, you're NOT even her mother! You can't DO this! This is ALL WRONG! You can't-!"

"I already have, my love, and there's nothing you can do about it... it's gonna happen... whether you like it or not!" Asthia remarked.

(End Flashback)

"So, you understand what we have to do, Vespion?" Adykon queried.

"Yes... get her out of here!" The cleric replied.

Nick22 · **Reply #5930 on:** September 18, 2009, 09:43:42 PM

" Yes we need to take her home to her father. but if she is a vampire now, she needs to be cured of it' Minna said. " Is there anyway to cure it?' she asked vespion.

Noname · **Reply #5931 on:** September 18, 2009, 09:56:53 PM

"I've heard of ways, but all of them require far more power and equipment than I have with me..." Vespion said. "We need to get her out first, in any case... we can cure her later."

Nick22 · **Reply #5932 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:00:11 PM

"Right.. We'll have to take her with us, " Ilsa nodded. 'plus anyone else who wants out of here..' she said. ' although we have to account for asthia possible brainwashing her.."

Noname · **Reply #5933 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:06:16 PM

The party looked around for Gerasia, mostly without success... until they heard the laughter of a child... a girl. Opening the doors to the room, they found a Dracon girl and a red dragon hatchling... in a bathtub. The kobolds who were watching them were terrified of the party, and what they might do...

Nick22 · **Reply #5934 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:35:44 PM

"Come on kids, we're taking you out of this place' Ilsa said in a coaxing voice.. she noticed the dragon was the same color as the dragon she and minna had freed, this was almost certainly her offspring..
_ "Yes this place isn't safe for you..'minna said, looking at them..

Noname · **Reply #5935 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:42:19 PM

"Who are you?! What are doing?!" Gerasia shouted, clearly afraid.

Toby realized who they were; they were sent from the army outside... which was coming to free them. "It's okay, Gerasia. They're coming to take you back to your parents... I know it. Just trust me on this, okay?"

Nick22 · **Reply #5936 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:47:08 PM

We've freed your mother, young dRagon 'ilsa said to Toby. "We'll take you to her, but you must hurry. '

Noname · **Reply #5937 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:55:23 PM

Gerasia and Toby left the tub, and the girl were carried out by Adykon, as she was too slow to run very far. They had just about reached the gate when Asthia teleported in front of them! And she was mad!

"Going somewhere? NO! DROP MY CHILD!!" she screamed... but she wasn't the only angry mother...

The sound of roaring could be heard... the red female Dragon... and to say that she was mad was an understatement...

Bursting into the chambers, she lunged towards Asthia, giving the party a chance to flee!

Nick22 · **Reply #5938 on:** September 18, 2009, 10:59:24 PM

Seizing the Chance Ilsa grabbed toby, and they fled through the smashed gate " Come on!" She cried, suddenly realizing that adkyon couldn't lkeave, he was still under asthia spell. " Minna Take the child from Adykon, hes still under her spoell!"

Noname · **Reply #5939 on:** September 18, 2009, 11:08:07 PM

Adykon passed Gerasia to Minna, then proceeded to jump on Asthia, not trying to hurt her, as he couldn't do that... but he knew that she still wanted to be intimate with him, so he assumed that he could still hug her... and he was right! The red Dragoness let out a burst of flame which was directed towards Asthia (and thus, Adykon, unintentionally), but the vampiress teleported the two of them away... down to the dungeon. She then teleported herself back to the Dragoness, leaving Adykon behind... only to find that the party had escaped with Gerasia and Toby (who could fly) in tow... and that the Dragoness was still ready to fight....