ole + . The day seemed to last forever. The hot sun beamed role + . down on the land, wildlife scattering for shade, to role + . seek shelter from the scorching suns' rays. All was role + . quiet in the fields north of Kjeldoran. For once, role + . there was no violence, for now at least.. role + . role + . Vayne wiped his brow, glancing up at the blazing role + . sun. One of the leaders of the Circle of Peace, role + . Vayne lives day to day, helping out those in need. role + . Strong headed, and a master in the arts of magic, role + . Vayne is one of the best known to the land. Also role + . the founder of Circle Inc., he helps fund his clan role + . by finding rare and hard to find equipment for the role + . adventurers of Thera. role + . Shaking his head, he looked over to his colleague, role + . Daemeon. "I swear..." Vayne said. "If it gets role + . anymore hotter, I'm going to catch on fire!" role + . Daemeon snickered, stretching slightly, his large role + . wings extending out. One of many loyal followers of role + . the Circle of Peace, Daemeon has revoted his time, role + . and effort into helping the needy, a task not many role + . can do these days. Also highly gifted in the powers role + . of magic, Daemeon has been known for his powerful role + . chain lightning spells, used to eliminate many of role + . his foes. Some call him crazy, but no one's had the role + . courage to say that to his face.. role + . Running a hand over his face, Daemeon replied, role + . "You're telling me... at least you don't have role + . these large wings." He grinned, still walking. role + . Vayne nodded briefly, shrugging. "Good point." role + . The two continued on their walk north. The air was role + . thin, and humid. Sweat rolled down both of their role + . faces, as if they've just jumped out of a pool of role + . water. Yet, they still continued on their journey, role + . the city of Ofcol not too far off in the distance.. role + . role + . "Stand still and die!!" The deep voice echoed role + . throughout the floor of the tower. The wounded role + . warrior growled at the small pixie, swinging madly, role + . trying to hit her, just once. role + . "Say please!" The pixie replied, moving far too role + . quickly for the large mammoth of a human to hit. role + . She snickered softly, her silver hair whisping as role + . she flew up to his face, a grin resting on her role + . lips. role + . "I'll rip your heart out!!" The massive beast role + . howled, swiping up at the small, winged human. role + . Missing horribly, he staggered forward, putting role + . too much weight into his swing, causing him to role + . fall forward, onto the ground. role + . The pixie released a soft snicker, shaking her role + . head. Her pale blue eyes glistening, as she flew role + . up a little higher, looking down at the large role + . man. "Looks like, I win again." She grinned, role + . crossing her arms. "Now..." Closing her eyes, role + . the pixie began to glow a silverish color, her role + . aura strong, and powerful. Chanting softly, a role + . sudden wave of energy flew out of the aura, role + . striking the large man in the back. role + . The man trembled heavily, releasing an echoing role + . cry of pain as his hands pressed against his head. role + . The pain, unbearing, his entire body trembled. role + . Blood slowly began to seep out of his nose and role + . mouth, sputtering and coughing. role + . "Give up?" The small pixie asked, a sadistic role + . grin resting on her lips. role + . The large man nodded multiple times, coughing role + . some more. As he nodded, the pain suddenly went role + . away, causing him to fall forward onto his hands role + . and knees. Panting hard, he sputtered, "Who... role + . .. who are you...?" role + . The small, silver pixie just watched on for a role + . brief moment, shaking her head. She leaned forward, role + . and flew up to the man's face, stopping no more role + . then a few inches from his nose. "Sweetvenom," role + . she said, before turning around, and flying off role + . down the hallway. Flying out of a nearby window, role + . the pixie headed back to Kjeldoran. role + . Kjeldoran is the centerpiece of the continent of role + . Thera. It's the largest city, and attracts the most role + . amount of adventurers. Many go there, in search of role + . riches, among other things. Many clans have tried role + . to take over the large city, but all have failed. role + . Sweetvenom, a pixie of over one hundred years of role + . age. Following Ozymandias, she is a member of the role + . Masters of Magic. With her odd attitude, she's been role + . known to go from calm to serious in a matter of role + . seconds. Blessed with psychic powers, the pixie role + . stands by her clan, in their endless search for role + . world peace... role + . role + . "We're almost there... keep moving." Vayne said. role + . His body hot and exhausted, he could see the role + . entrance to New Thalos. Shaking his head, he said, role + . "Next time... we take a portal." role + . Chuckling slightly, his Draconian companion role + . nodded. "Definetely..." Daemeon's voiced trailed role + . off as he paused briefly to think. Furrowing a role + . slight brow, he asked, "What exactly did you need role + . in Ofcol, Vayne?" role + . Vayne nodded at Daemeon's words, then replied, role + . "Marshall Diana sent for my presence. After they role + . were attacked by those damned Pirates, they've been role + . having problems with disease in town. Apparently, role + . the pirates left some type of poison. My guess, role + . they poisoned the water." He shook his head. "Damn role + . shame.." role + . "How could someone stoop to those type of lows role + . sir?" Daemeon said, growling softly. "Those pirates role + . will get theirs in the end." He nodded at his role + . words. role + . "Aye.." Vayne muttered. "In any event, we're going role + . there to offer our services, and help who we can. role + . Jenovah and Santanya should be there by now." role + . As the two reached the gates of Ofcol, they got role + . their first glimpse at the once prosperous city. role + . Buildings and houses lay in rubble, some still role + . smouldering from the fires. Wounded people filled role + . the streets, the foul stench of death in the air. role + . Vayne simply shook his head, wondering how someone role + . could do this, to an entire city. role + . "Who could drive someone to this level....It's role + . unreal.." the human sorcerer said. "Let's get to role + . work.." The two entered the large city, heading role + . straight to the Temple. role + . As they reached the Temple, a few once citizens of role + . Ofcol scurried up to the two sorcerers. Now poor role + . peasants, one of the men fell to his knees in front role + . of Daemeon. Tugging on his robes, he begged, role + . "Please sir..... my wife... she's dying.." Tears role + . streaming down his face, he stammered, "..Please role + . sir.... don't let her die..." The small child role + . next to the beggar just stood there, innocence role + . in his eyes. role + . Daemeon looked to Vayne, sympathy in his eyes. role + . Vayne simply nodded to the large Draconian. role + . Looking back to the beggar, Daemeon said, "Sir.. role + . I cannot heal her.. but I can offer whatever role + . assistance I can.. where is she?" role + . The beggar's eyes lit up, nodding at the role + . Draconian's words. "This way..." He stood up, role + . taking the child by the hand. Hurrying off, he ran role + . down the street, Daemeon following behind. role + . Vayne shook his head, his eyes slowly looking role + . around the torn city. Sighing softly, he stepped role + . into the Temple. role + . role + . The crowd seemed to grow larger by the second, role + . everyone wanting to see who'd win the fight. Bets role + . were being placed, cheers and jeers filling the role + . air. The large barbarian known as Doyle stood on role + . one side, an undead ghostly demon known as Halek role + . standing on the other side. Faced to face, Doyle role + . growled at the ghost, cracking his knuckles. role + . Doyle, a hard headed barbarian, is one of the many role + . followers of Lord Malachus and Lord Chobham's clan, role + . Hellfire. Powered by the Hellish mystics, Doyle's role + . strength is like no other. Not the brightest, his role + . brute strength makes up for his lack of magical role + . talent. Only the barbarians of the Chaotic Warriors role + . possess talent as his. role + . The ghostly demon, known as Halek, is one of the role + . few ghosts known to roam the continent of Thera. A role + . member of the Brother of Arms, Halek has been known role + . for his powerful bursts of scorching flames, as role + . well as summoning other ghosts to curse his foes, role + . preventing them from escaping. role + . The ghost snickered softly, an expressionless role + . look on his face. Shrugging slightly, he said, role + . "You can give me your equipment now, and I'll let role + . you live." role + . The human barbarian released a loud cackle. "You role + . think you have what it takes to beat Doyle!?" He role + . reached behind him, pulling a large sword out of role + . it's sheath, that was tied to his muscular back. role + . Grinning evilly, Doyle taunted, "I could stomp on role + . you any day of the week!" role + . Halek shook his head, his body slowly becoming role + . engolfed in a deep blue aura. Muttering softly, he role + . said, "You had your chance...." Opening his eyes, role + . Halek's hands extended out to Doyle, as a sudden role + . flash of scorching hot flames burst out of them, role + . hitting Doyle in the chest. As it hit him, small role + . transparent ghosts appeared, sinking into Doyle's role + . massive body. role + . Doyle staggered back, feeling much less role + . uncomfortable as he did before he was hit. Shaking role + . his head, he growled, "Curse me will you?!" He role + . released a loud howl, "Feel the wrath of Hellfire!" role + . He charged forward, planting his feet as he charged role + . into the demon, sending him sprawling backwards. role + . Falling off balance, Halek hit the floor, becoming role + . dazed. Trying to shake it off, the ghost struggled role + . back to his feet, but the nausea had already kicked role + . in. He blinked a few times, trying to see straight. role + . Just as his vision cleared, he saw the large fist role + . of Doyle, then with a loud crack, he fell back onto role + . the ground again. role + . With the crowd screaming and cheering, Doyle role + . lifted both hands into the air, and yelled, "I'm role + . the master! Grovel before me!!" Arrogant, and role + . cocky, Doyle looked down at the stunned ghost, role + . shaking his head. Turning his back to Halek, Doyle role + . walked over to a nearby woman, winking at her. role + . Muttering something to her, she blinked and slapped role + . him, the crowd erupting in laughter. role + . Halek slowly crawled back a bit, looking up at role + . Doyle. As his vision slowly cleared, he growled, role + . his body still shrouded in the mystical aura. role + . Rising to his feet, he called out, "Human, I'm not role + . quite finished with you." role + . As Doyle turned around, he briefly paniced, seeing role + . Halek back on his feet. Grinning, Doyle muttered, role + . "Oh, you want some more of me, no?... BRING IT role + . ON!" He cackled dementedly, refirming his grip on role + . his massive blade. Stepping forward, he swung role + . madly at the demon, his flurry of swings powerful, role + . yet extremely slow. role + . Like water, Halek's upper body turned and dodged, role + . almost like Doyle was moving in slow motion and he role + . wasn't. Dodging the human's swings, Halek stepped role + . in, then brought up his hands to Doyle's chest role + . pressing them against his stomach. Closing his role + . eyes, Halek muttered something quickly, then in role + . a flash of red light, a burst of flames shot out role + . of his hands, coursing into Doyle's body. role + . The barbarian's body lifted off his feet, into role + . the air, sailing back a good fifteen feet into the role + . crowd. Landing with a thud, Doyle lay there, trying role + . to realize what the hell had just taken place. role + . Gritting his teeth, Doyle growled up at the demon, role + . spitting a wad of blood onto the ground. Standing role + . back up, he stalked towards the ghostly demon, role + . and muttered, "Want to play dirty huh?" Bringing role + . his blade back, he faked swinging, and with his role + . boot, kicked some dirt into the demons' face. role + . Halek winced, staggering back as the dirt got into role + . his eyes. He growled softly, blinded by the dirt. role + . Using his senses, he took a few steps back, then role + . muttered, "Next time Doyle..." Looking up, Halek role + . prayed for transportation, disappearing in a flash role + . of light. role + . The crowd cheered on the large Barbarian for his role + . dirty acts of combat, some of them cursing, that role + . they bet on the wrong person. Doyle turned to the role + . crowd, and yelled again, waving his blade high role + . in the air.. role + . role + . Sweetvenom flew in through the Eastern gate of role + . Kjeldoran. Looking for something to do, her pale role + . blue eyes scanned about, noticing a large crowd role + . in Market Square. "Hrmm..." she thought. "This role + . could prove to be interesting." Shrugging, the role + . pixie flew towards Market Square. role + . As she got closer, she was able to make out a role + . few people in the crowd, as well as the person role + . that everyone had come to see. Shaking her head, role + . she said, "Great.. more Hellfire." Rolling her role + . eyes, she continued to Market Square, pausing to role + . mutter a spell, slowly turning invisible. role + . Continuing onward, Sweetvenom flew into the role + . crowd, looking around. Looking about, from the role + . corner of her eye, she saw a large shadow casting role + . over the Armory across the street. Raising a brow, role + . she slowly looked up. Her eyes widening, before her role + . was a large ship, a pirate ship. But what shocked role + . her even more, was the fact that the large ship was role + . sailing... in the air. role + . The crowd seemed to notice it at the same time, role + . looking up at the ship. A few people paniced and role + . ran, others stood around to see what was going on. role + . Doyle frowned as the crowd seemed to be role + . distracted. "Hey..." He muttered. A nearby citizen role + . pointed up into the air, causing Doyle to pause, role + . and look up as well. Blinking, he stood in awe as role + . his eyes locked on the large pirate ship. role + . The ship floated silently, no more then role + . twenty-five yards directly above Market Square. role + . Powered by mystical forces of magic, the ship made role + . no sound. Known as the Dark Phantom, the owners of role + . this legendary ship is the Deadsea Pirates. role + . Once ran by a man by the name of Grayson, shortly role + . after his assassination in the city of New Thalos, role + . far to the east of Kjeldoran, Grayson's brother, role + . Avalon took over, along with his close companions, role + . Lord Ozmar, Lord Chame and Lady Roxy. Taking no role + . prisoners, and sparing no mercy, the Deadsea role + . Pirates, have been seen raiding, pillaging and role + . destroying towns wholesale. Their last hit, was the role + . once thriving city of Ofcol, to the far north of role + . Kjeldoran, near the mountains. role + . Suddenly, a ladder fell off the side of the ship, role + . dropping down to the ground. A head peered over the role + . side of the ship. The head was a females. Young role + . and attractive, the human woman spoke down to role + . the crowd, "Doyle... Lord Avalon requests your role + . presence." role + . Doyle blinked a few times, a bit confused. Tilting role + . his head sideways a bit, he thought for a long role + . moment, then blinked. "Oh.. me right?" role + . The female shook her head in disgust, then role + . replied, "No wonder why you're a barbarian." role + . "Hey!" Doyle said. "What the hell is that supposed role + . to mean?! You calling me a barbarian?!" He paused, role + . blinking. "No wait." role + . A few people in the small crowd watched on in awe, role + . others laughed at Doyle. role + . Looking back to the crowd Doyle, muttered under role + . his breath. Looking to the ladder, the barbarians' role + . eyes looked back to the crowd. He barked, "Bah! role + . That's right! They want to talk to me, because they role + . heard I was the greatest!!" He cackled, turning to role + . the ladder. Putting his large sword in his sheath, role + . Doyle stepped onto the ladder, and began climbing role + . up. role + . The female at the top of the ladder rolled her role + . eyes at Doyle, then muttered, "Just hurry up, role + . okay?" She turned around, and walked away from the role + . edge of the ship. role + . "Eeehh... shaddap!!" Doyle barked, his arrogance role + . and attitude more obvious then the sun meaning it role + . was daytime. As he reached about halfway up the role + . ladder, the ship began to rise. role + . A sudden streak of panic ran through Doyle's role + . body. "Hey! What the hell.. Kyareen! Tell them to role + . stop the damn ship, I'm not on it yet!! Kyareen!!" role + . The female human slowly appeared back over the role + . side. She smirked down at Doyle. Shaking her head, role + . she said, "Why don't you stop babbling, and climb role + . faster." She grinned, then walked away. role + . As the ship continued to rise, Doyle released a role + . loud scream, cursing and whining. Continuing to role + . slowly climb, he muttered to himself. role + . Sweetvenom tilted her head sideways, thinking role + . briefly. Bored, and not have nothing else to do, role + . she flew up into the air, up to the ship. Landing role + . on a box near the edge, her blue eyes scanned the role + . surface of the ship. "Wow.." she thought. "A real role + . flying pirate ship..." role + . role + . "Thank you for making it here Lord Vayne. I'm sure role + . your schedule is quite full, helping others, as role + . well as your business you run." Marshall Diana role + . stood up from her seat, wincing in pain, her role + . right arm in a sling. She walked around the desk, role + . over to Vayne. role + . Marshall Diana, one of the few true heroes of the role + . land. She's been in many wars, and now is the role + . constable for the city of Ofcol. Just recently role + . attacked by the Deadsea Pirates, Ofcol was laid to role + . waste, but not completely destroyed.. role + . Vayne nodded at the Marshall, offering her a role + . smile. "The pleasure is all mine Marshall. My men role + . are here to offer whatever assistance we can in role + . this time of need." He shook his head. "I am sorry role + . to see what those damned pirates have done to the role + . city.." His voice trailed off, as he watched Diana role + . limp over to him. role + . Marshall Diana nodded at his words. "Aye.. They role + . caught us by surprise.." She sighed softly, looking role + . down at the ground. "They spared no one. Not even role + . the children. Those who didn't pledge alliance, role + . were killed." She sighed softly, looking back up to role + . the human sorcerer. role + . Vayne shook his head again, taking a deep breath. role + . "Well.. let's get to work. I was told Ozymandias role + . has set up small militia here, just in case the role + . pirates were to come back." role + . Ozymandias is one of the leaders of the clan known role + . as the Masters of Magic. Searching for Peace, they role + . work alongside the Circle of Peace in hopes for a role + . better, and safer future. role + . Marshall Diana nodded briefly. "They arrived two role + . days ago. The militia isn't large, but they are role + . skilled warriors. Hopefully though, we won't need role + . them.." role + . Vayne nodded, agreeing with the Marshall. He role + . turned his head, looking about the room. Shaking role + . his head again, he looked back to the wounded role + . Marshall, and said, "Well, it's good to see that role + . you survived. Without your leadership, those who role + . still survived might've been in grave trouble." role + . Diana tilted her head sideways slightly, nodding role + . at Vayne's words. "Aye..... strange though." She role + . paused briefly, thinking. After a short moment, she role + . said, "I was nearly killed.. but then, the leader role + . of the pirates healed me. He told me, that if I had role + . died, raiding Ofcol wouldn't be fun anymore." role + . Vayne's brow lifted, a frown crossing his face. role + . "That's horrible." he said softly. "Avalon is role + . definetely a fiend, to say the least. He won't last, role + . his reign of power will fall, just like Hellfires' role + . did." Crossing his arms, he added, "He must think role + . all of this is some sort of game that we all role + . play... he must take pride in his work..." Sighing role + . softly, he shook his head in disgust. role + . The Marshall shrugged slightly, walking to the role + . door. "Regardless, I'm sure he'll be back..." role + . Vayne suddenly added, ".. And when he does, we'll role + . be ready for him." A slight smile crossing his role + . lips, he nodded reassuringly to the Marshall. role + . Diana smiled back, resting her hand on the role + . sorcerer's shoulder. "Thank you Vayne. Your help role + . shall not go unforgotten." role + . "I'm just doing what I can to help m'lady. It's not role + . a problem." Vayne smiled, and the two stepped out role + . of the office, and headed towards the Temple to role + . help out. role + . role + . "Tomorrow, I want to hit the Elven Valley." The role + . bishop known as Avalon said. No more then six feet role + . tall, Avalon was the only anthromorphic skunk in role + . the land. Rumor has it, he was once a human, but role + . was cursed by an Archmage for killing his son. role + . These rumors of course, were never known to be role + . true. His eyes pure red, no more dark then his role + . long corrupted soul. Avalon was truly a fiend, role + . bent on destruction after the recent death of his role + . brother to an unknown assassin in the city of New role + . Thalos. role + . "And how exactly.. do you plan on accomplishing role + . this feet Avalon?" Lord Ozmar asked. An Avian, one role + . of many bird people in the land. Married to Roxy, role + . another Avian, Ozmar was one of the founders of role + . the Regulator clan, alongside his wife and Avalon. role + . Strong, yet silent, Ozmar spent years mastering role + . the magical arts. Now, one of the best sorcerers in role + . the realms, Ozmar is one of the leaders of the role + . Deadsea Pirates. role + . "Simple." Avalon stated. A grin slowly crossed his role + . face, scratching the side of his muzzle. His long role + . tail idlely wisped behind him as he grinned. "We'll role + . use the Dark Phantom, fly over the Valley, and drop role + . off Lord Malachus and his men." role + . "They won't even see us coming!" Shaking his head, role + . Chame laughed. His arm wrapped around one of his role + . many "girlfriends", the human sized titan role + . snickered. A true telepath, Chame's mental power role + . is matched by no other in Thera. A true bandit by role + . heart, Chame has a tendency to come home with a role + . different woman every night. Amusing most of the role + . time, only a few have survived after he was upset. role + . "You sure you don't want me to take some men down role + . there, to clean up Av?" role + . The skunk shook his head. "No Chame, why take a role + . risk of losing some of our men, when we can just role + . get Lord Malachus to send his army of undead?" He role + . snickered. "And as the elves die, Lord Malachus role + . will simply raise them, and have them kill their role + . own men." role + . Roxy shook her head. "That's just low Avalon." role + . Wife of Ozmar, Roxy is the conscience of the role + . Deadsea Pirates. Unlike the other leaders, Roxy role + . has a strong conscience, and a caring heart for role + . her husband, and her fellow clan brethren. role + . Strong willed, and powerful in the arts of role + . magic, Roxy is a strong asset to a clan full of role + . bandits and raiders. She acts as a chancellor, role + . but has as much authority as Chame, Ozmar or role + . Avalon. role + . "That's what makes it so good!" Chame barked out, role + . giving the human woman next to him a nudge. He role + . chuckled, "All we gotta do is sit back and watch role + . them kill each other! Like crabs in a bucket!" He role + . leaned forward, grabbing his mug of ale, tilting role + . his head back, taking a pull. role + . Roxy turned and glanced at Chame, crossing her role + . arms. "You're crazy Chame." She snickered softly, role + . looking back to Ozmar. role + . Chame pulled the mug from his mouth, only long role + . enough to shoot Roxy a wink, and a grin. role + . "Man..." Lord Ozmar stated, shaking his head. He role + . smirked, looking to Roxy. "Don't mind Chame, he's role + . probably drunk by now." role + . "Hey!" Chame barked out. role + . "All right.. that's enough.." Avalon stated, his role + . voice emotionless and stern. "Lord Chobham will be role + . here shortly with Lord Malachus, let's try and act role + . a bit more civilized huh?" Roxy smirked, keeping role + . her arms crossed, just as Lord Ozmar nodded at role + . Avalon's words. At the same time, all three looked role + . to Chame. role + . "What??" Chame squealed, waving the mug of ale in role + . the air, spilling some of it by accident. He role + . paused, then muttered something under his breath. role + . Looking to the woman next to him, he shook his head role + . then said, "Why don't you.. go wait in my room." role + . He winked at her, making her blush. She nodded, and role + . stood up, walking out of the room. Shaking his role + . head, Chame watched the sexy woman exit. Grinning, role + . he looked back at the three, his smile fading. role + . "WHAT!?" role + . Roxy just shook her head, looking to Avalon. Just role + . as she opened her mouth to speak, a loud voice was role + . heard from outside the room. role + . "Get the hell off me! I know Malachus!!" Suddenly, role + . the door opened, and Doyle came stumbling inside, role + . ushered by Kyareen and Syant. role + . Kyareen, a new recruit to the Deadsea Pirates, was role + . once a human. Now undead, she's uses her magical role + . abilities to continue to look like a human. role + . Syant is one of the few Paladins in the Deadsea role + . Pirate clan. An humanoid sized monkey, Syant stands role + . out in any and all crowds. Cursed by a hermit when role + . he was young, Syant was forced to leave his friends role + . and family because of his change. Taken in by role + . Chame, Syant was taught the powers of magic, as role + . well as the use of a sword. Often considered to be role + . a barbarian, Syant could stand up to almost any role + . opponent. The only thing that keeps him from being role + . a barbarian, is his great skill in the use of role + . magic. Loyal to the core, Syant follows the orders role + . of his leaders, without hesitation. role + . "Just shut up and sit down Doyle," Kyareen said. role + . She shook her head at the large barbarian, pointing role + . to a nearby chair. "That's a chair. You sit in it." role + . "Hey, I'm not that dumb!" Doyle barked, sitting role + . down. role + . Kyareen muttered something to herself, then bowed role + . to the leaders, before turning around, and stepping role + . out of the room. Syant just laughed and followed role + . behind. role + . Doyle slowly turned around, to the four people in role + . the room. He smiled toothily at Avalon, and said, role + . "Hey Av! How's it going?!" role + . Chame blinked a few times at Doyle, shaking his role + . head. Covering his nose, he said, "Damn.. you smell role + . funny Doyle.." role + . Roxy tilted her head, covering her mouth and nose role + . with her sleeve, as did Ozmar. role + . Avalon snickered softly, then chuckled, "Looks role + . like a some birds hit you on your way up the role + . ladder there chief." He pointed to Doyle's role + . shoulder, which was covered by a pile of bird role + . feces. role + . "Huh?" The barbarians' eyes moved to his shoulder. role + . "Son of a bitch!" He barked out, shaking his head. role + . He reached out, and grabbed the end of Chame's role + . cloak, and wiped off the mess, letting the cloak role + . land on the ground. role + . "Hey!" Chame yelled, growling at Doyle. His eyes role + . narrowed on the large human. role + . "Okay.. calm down." Roxy stammered, giggling from role + . behind the sleeve. "Go get cleaned up and come back role + . Chame. If we're not here, meet us in the dining role + . room." role + . The telepath muttered softly, muttering to role + . himself. He stood up, taking his ale with him, and role + . walked over to the door, stepping out of the room. role + . As he walked out, he paused, and turned back, and role + . said, "If I'm not back in five minutes.. don't come role + . knocking on my door." Grinning, he turned and role + . walked out. role + . Lady Roxy giggled softly, watching Chame in role + . amusement. Lord Ozmar snickered softly, nodding at role + . Chame's words. role + . Avalon's eyes watched Chame leave, and as the door role + . closed, he looked back to Doyle. "Now... I'm role + . not sure if Lord Malachus is up for this, but we role + . plan on ransacking the Valley of Elves tomorrow. role + . You're going to be one of the people in charge of role + . this attack." role + . "I AM?!" Doyle's eyes lit up. role + . "Oh lord.." Roxy muttered, causing Ozmar to role + . chuckle softly. role + . Avalon nodded briefly, then continued. "You'll role + . be going in with Lord Malachus and Lord Chobham role + . still, but we all expect you to bust some serious role + . heads." role + . Doyle cracked his knuckles. "Aw.. you know I kill role + . for fun Av!" He grinned evilly, flexing, trying to role + . show off. role + . Avalon simply grinned, then said, "Good, cause role + . tomorrow, you're going to get much practice." role + . Lord Ozmar smirked at Doyle. "Do realize...elves role + . are much quicker then you are. Especially the role + . trained ones." Roxy nodded at his words. role + . "Bah!" Doyle waved a hand in dismissal to Ozmar. role + . "Those little cockroaches are gonna get stepped role + . all over! With Malachus and Chobham out there, it's role + . gonna be ALL over in no time!" role + . "That's what we're hoping for.." Roxy interrupted. role + . Her eyes moved from Doyle to Avalon. "Let's just role + . hope those pesky Brother of Arms don't interfere role + . this time." role + . Doyle's eyes lit up again. He snickered, "Awww role + . you guys missed it! Before I got here, I beat role + . the crap out of one of them!" Standing up, Doyle role + . started swinging at the air. "I gave him one of role + . these! And one of those!" Cackling, he added, "By role + . the time I was done with him, he was begging me for role + . mercy!" role + . Lord Ozmar's eyes moved from Doyle to Avalon. role + . Quirking a slight brow, he just shook his head. role + . Snickering, the anthromorphic skunk nodded. "I'm role + . sure that's what happened Doyle. Just relax until role + . Lord Chobham and Lord Malachus gets here." He role + . shook his head as well, snickering. role + . role + . Sweetvenom's blue eyes peered about, her role + . surroundings new to her. Looking back over the role + . edge, her eyes widened a bit, realizing that she role + . must be a good few thousand feet up in the air. role + . Fluttering her wings, she moved towards the mast, role + . to get a better look. Perched up next to a large role + . wood beam, she watched the people on the deck. role + . A few men walked about the deck, cleaning, others role + . on patrol. They all appeared to be members of the role + . clan, wearing similar clothing. She sighed, shaking role + . her head. "What the hell did I get into.." she role + . thought to herself. Leaning forward a bit, she role + . tried to get a better look. Looking up at the mast, role + . she saw the large flag of the ship blowing in the role + . wind. It read, "The Dark Phantom." On the flag was role + . a large celtic cross, with a strange icon behind role + . it. role + . Looking back down, Sweetvenom caught a glimpse of role + . what appeared to be a portal opening. Sitting role + . silently, the pixie continued to watch on. role + . From the flowly portal, stepped out two drows. role + . One, dressed in robes, perhaps some sort of role + . spell caster, possibly an alchemist. The other, role + . looking to be undead, or of the like. Perhaps a role + . demon. The two men walked across the deck of the role + . ship, stopping at the entrance to the lower decks, role + . met by the same human female that was talking to role + . Doyle earlier. "Kyareen I think.." Sweetvenom role + . thought to herself. Shrugging, she watched the girl role + . open the door. role + . "They've been waiting for your arrival m'lord." role + . Kyareen said to the undead drow. "This way." role + . Both men nodded, and stepped through the door, role + . Kyareen turning and following. role + . Without hesitation, Sweetvenom leaped off the role + . perch, her wings fluttering, flying as fast as she role + . could to the door. Just as the door slammed, she role + . flew in through the bottom, unseen. role + . Now in a long hallway, the walls were made of oak, role + . hand carved signs over each door. Sweetvenom role + . watched the three walk down the hallway, stopping role + . at the very last door on the right. Kyareen stopped role + . and knocked on the door. Slowly, she opened the role + . door, and the three stepped in. role + . Lifting herself up again, Sweetvenom flew to the role + . end of the hall, following the three. Flying under role + . Kyareen's legs, the pixie flew into the room, role + . ducking behind a nearby chair. Peeking out, she role + . saw the leaders of the Deadsea Pirates. role + . Blinking a few times, Sweetvenom shook her head role + . and thought to herself. "Uhm... not good." Looking role + . back at the door, she watched Kyareen step out, role + . closing the door behind her. Trapped. role + . role + . "Ahh.. Lord Malachus, glad you could make it." role + . Avalon smiled at the demon, shaking his hand. role + . Looking to Chobham, he grinned and said, "Chobs, role + . good to see you." He moved to Lord Chobham, shaking role + . his hand as well. role + . Lord Malachus smiled at Avalon, then to Lord Ozmar role + . and Roxy. He bowed before Ozmar, then lifted Roxy's role + . hand with his, placing a soft kiss on it. "Good to role + . see you all." He said. Arrogant and cocky, Lord role + . Malachus was the more feared mortal in Thera, role + . almost throwing over the Kitten Goddess Kali, and role + . taking over the Immortals. However, he barely role + . failed. Escaping the Kitten Goddess' punishment role + . of banishment, Lord Malachus has returned, to take role + . back what belongs to him. role + . Lord Chobham bowed to Ozmar and Roxy, smiling. role + . Looking to Avalon, he said, "How are you feeling role + . Avalon? Last we saw you, that demon messed you up role + . pretty bad." Lord Chobham, best friend, and role + . right hand man to Lord Malachus, his powers of role + . alchemy has taken out entire villages and small role + . cities. Far underestimated, and extremely role + . powerful, Lord Chobham stands in the shadow of role + . Lord Malachus. To some, it seems that he is Lord role + . Malachus' lacky, but in reality, without Lord role + . Chobham, Malachus would still be in eternal role + . banishment. Happy with his place, Lord Chobham role + . travels with Lord Malachus, taking over small role + . cities and villages overnight. role + . Avalon placed his hand on his side, nodding. "Aye, role + . Tyrant messed me up... but he was lucky." His voice role + . faded quickly, thinking to himself. He stammered, role + . "He's beaten me before... but never again." Looking role + . to Lord Malachus, he added, "I'm glad you could role + . make it." role + . Lord Malachus simply nodded. "Of course. I was role + . told you have a plan..?" role + . Doyle looked up at Malachus, and said, "We're role + . going to kill some elves!" role + . Lord Chobham's eyes slowly moved to Doyle. role + . Pausing on him, he shook his head and said, "You role + . do know, Doyle, that Lord Malachus and myself are role + . Drow Elves right?" role + . Doyle froze briefly, his face turning red. He role + . coughed lightly, then said, "I'm sorry sir, I role + . meant..." role + . Lord Malachus' head turned to Doyle. Snickering role + . softly, he nodded. "It's all right Doyle, we know role + . you mean well." Snickering, Malachus turned back to role + . Avalon. "So.. tell me this brilliant plan you've role + . come up with." role + . Roxy walked over to a nearby chair, sitting down. role + . Not noticing Sweetvenom near the back leg of the role + . chair, she looked up at Avalon, watching him role + . closely. Ozmar slowly moved over, standing next to role + . his wife. role + . Sweetvenom shook her head, wiping her brow with role + . her hand. In her head, she said, "Thank god I'm role + . only eight inches tall.." Shaking her head, she role + . moved to the side slightly, getting a better look role + . at who's in the room, listening closely. role + . "Tomorrow night.." Avalon stated. ".. I want to role + . attack the Valley of Elves. They won't even see us role + . coming." role + . Lord Malachus raised a slight brow, thinking to role + . himself. "The elves? But for what? They have role + . nothing of importance for us.. right?" role + . The skunks' eyes lit up, nodding at Malachus' role + . words. "Oh, yes they do." His eyes moved to Ozmar. role + . "Lord Ozmar, if you would, please." role + . Nodding briefly, Lord Ozmar turned and walked over role + . to Malachus. Reaching into his magical robes, he role + . pulled out a scroll. As he slowly unrolled it, a role + . dim yellow aura surrounded the scroll. role + . Doyle leaned forward in his chair, trying to get a role + . better look at the scroll. role + . Lord Chobham raised a brow, rubbing his chin as he role + . looked on. "Hrm....." His eyes read over the role + . scroll slowly. role + . "According to this ancient scroll.." Lord Ozmar role + . started. "In the depths of the Elven Temple, is a role + . magical tome. According to the scroll, this tome role + . possess the power to grand the owner three role + . wishes...." His voice trailed off, his eyes looking role + . to Malachus. role + . A broad grin slowly formed over Lord Malachus' role + . lips. He looked up slowly to Ozmar, and said, role + . "You're joking right?" Lord Ozmar simply shook his role + . head. Looking to Chobham, Lord Malachus said, role + . "Do you realize, how much power we'll have?" role + . Lord Chobham snickered briefly, nodding. His eyes role + . still fixed on the scroll, he muttered, "Tell me role + . Ozmar.. where did you find this?" role + . "We found it in the Temple in Ofcol." Roxy said role + . before Ozmar could reply. "It was heavily guarded, role + . but Chame managed to sneak in and grab it." role + . "I'll be damned..." Lord Malachus said in a low role + . tone. role + . Ozmar snickered at Malachus, "You... are damned, role + . Malachus." role + . Doyle and Avalon grinned and snickered softly. role + . Malachus grinned evilly at Ozmar, and replied, role + . "More the reason for us to get this tome." role + . "Looking here.." Lord Chobham pointed out on the role + . scroll. "It says that the tome can only be used for role + . three wishes, then it disappears." role + . Avalon shrugged. "We'll find out what wishes we role + . want, after we get it. Fair?" role + . Lord Malachus and Lord Chobham simply nodded. role + . "How do you plan on getting into the Temple role + . anyways, Av?" Lord Chobham asked. role + . Smirking, the anthromorphic skunk replied, role + . "Simple. We send you two.." He pointed to Chobham role + . and Malachus, "..down there, alongside Doyle. role + . Doyle kills a few of them, then Malachus will raise role + . them, eventually creating an army of undead. role + . They'll kill each other." Crossing his arms, Avalon role + . snickered softly. role + . "You're too evil.." Lord Chobham stated, shaking role + . his head. role + . "You should hear some of the other stuff he role + . does..." Roxy muttered. Giggling softly, she too role + . shook her head. role + . Lord Malachus nodded to Avalon. "Excellent... when role + . tomorrow night did you want to do this?" role + . "I was shooting for late.. so the elves would role + . mostly be asleep." role + . Lord Chobham continued to shake his head. role + . Grinning, he said, "You are vile Avalon." role + . "I know, I love it." Avalon chuckled softly. role + . Looking to Ozmar and Roxy, he said, "Lord Ozmar and role + . Lady Roxy can help you guys out with the details." role + . Roxy simply nodded. role + . Malachus simply nodded as well, then said, "Today, role + . we mark the beginning of a new era!" He smiled, his role + . arrogance more then obvious. "We cannot lose!" role + . Lord Ozmar snickered softly, nodding. "Aye, we role + . shall be successful tomorrow." role + . "This calls for a drink!" Doyle stood up and role + . yelled. Nodding to the others, he smiled. role + . Avalon nodded to Doyle, and said, "Great idea role + . Doyle, I'm starving." role + . As they all turned, and headed out, Sweetvenom role + . stood there, shocked at what she's just heard. role + . Blinking a few times, hundreds of thoughts ran role + . through her mind. Shaking her head, she said role + . softly, "I gotta tell Ozymandias.." Slowly role + . following the group out, she continued straight, role + . crawling under the door across from the meeting role + . room. role + . Looking at the sign before she entered, she role + . flew over to one of the orbs, touching it. role + . Behind her, a flowing red portal slowly appeared. role + . Looking about, to make sure no one was watching, role + . the pixie flew in it, the portal closing behind role + . her. role + . role + . As the day slowly turned into night, Vayne grew role + . tired. Exhausted from working all day, he told role + . the Marshall that he'd be back in the morning, and role + . headed to the barracks, where all the other Circle role + . of Peace members were staying for the night. role + . Walking into the large tent, he was greeted by role + . Jenovah, who had been working here all day, helping role + . the needy. Smiling to her, Vayne continued to a role + . nearby table, sitting down. Tired and hungry, role + . Vayne couldn't decide whether to sleep, or eat. role + . Just as he made up his mind, Santanya, a large role + . Draconian vampire ran into the tent. Looking right role + . to Vayne, he stammered, "Lord Vayne! I just got role + . word from Lord Ozymandias! The pirates, they're role + . going to attack the elves tomorrow night!" role + . "What?!" Vayne's voice boomed out. Groaning, he role + . muttered, "Damn those pirates.." Looking back to role + . Santanya, he said, "Take the portal back to role + . Kjeldoran, and contact Morhion and Peaceman. We role + . need to stop them..." As his voice trailed away, in role + . his mind, he thought, ".. My god.. they know...." role + . Santanya nodded at Vayne, and said, "Yes m'lord." role + . Turning around, he ran out. role + . Vayne ran a hand across his tired face, then stood role + . up. Shaking his head, he said, "So much for sleep, role + . or eating tonight." Pointing to Jenovah, who sat role + . down not too far from him, he said, "Jenovah, I role + . need you to find Chylder, and inform her of what role + . is going on. I think she's in the Temple. I'm going role + . to go talk with the Marshall, then head back to role + . Kjeldoran." role + . Nodding Jenovah stood up. "Yes m'lord." She said, role + . pulling the hood of her cloak over her head, role + . her body turning into a shadow, disappearing into role + . her surroundings. She headed out, towards the role + . Temple. role + . "Daemeon." Vayne said, his eyes moving to the role + . Draconian. "I need you to go find Fingol. He role + . should be back home in Kjeldoran, attending a role + . meeting with Dmitri of the Merchants Guild. Inform role + . him of what's going on, and tell him I'm on my way role + . back." role + . Daemeon nodded to Lord Vayne. "Right away m'lord." role + . Turning, he headed out of the tent, spreading his role + . large wings out, lifting himself off the ground, role + . taking off south. role + . "As for the rest of you, I need half of you role + . come with me." Vayne stated. role + . A voice in the group spoke out, "Where're we going role + . m'lord?" role + . Vayne turned around, a stern look on his face. role + . "The Deadsea Pirates want a war, we'll give them a role + . war they'll never forget." Turning around, he role + . stormed out of the tent, a few of his men role + . following. role + . role + . .. That night... it all changed. Vayne, and his role + . men marched, alongside Ozymandias and the Masters role + . of Magic, to the Elven Valley. Warning the elves, role + . they took up arms, and prepared for the Dark role + . Phanton to arrive. Ready and waiting, the elves role + . set up rows and rows of archers, catapults, and role + . other various airborne attacking schemes, to try role + . and prevent the Dark Phantom from ever reaching role + . the Elven Valley... role + . role + . "What in the hell.." The skunk bishop blinked. role + . Clenching his side tightly, he staggered back role + . slowly, wincing in agony as the blood seeped out of role + . his deep wound. His eyes slowly looked about, role + . pausing at Lord Ozmar. Lying dead in a pool of his role + . own blood, Ozmar's lay, slumped over a spear. role + . Impaled by one of the demons, the iron spear role + . was posted up, brought down by the heavens. role + . "No...." Avalon slowly muttered, tears rolling down role + . his face. Looking about slowly, the titan staggered role + . towards a nearby building. Holding the wall with role + . the grasp of death, he slowly looked around the role + . corner. Closing his eyes, he released a loud sigh role + . of pain, frowning at what he saw. role + . Propped up against the side of the building, role + . what remains of the burnt up body of Roxy stood role + . there, her melted body still smouldering with role + . smoke. Shot by a fireball from the gods, Roxy's role + . spells stood no chance. role + . In the corner of his eye, the slowly dying skunk role + . saw the remains of Chame. Lying face down in a role + . large pool of his own blood, Chame was struck down role + . first by the gods. Killed by a single touch from role + . the Kitten Goddess, Chame's body was then mangled role + . by the Elves, to make sure he was dead. role + . Lowering his head, Avalon staggered forward, role + . then fell to his knees. Sobbing to himself, he role + . slowly lifted his head, his eyes moving from dead role + . pirate, to dead pirate. Slaughtered by the gods, role + . the entire Deadsea Pirate clan lay dead on the role + . outskirts of the Elven Valley. Off in the distance, role + . he saw a large black cloud of smoke floating in the role + . air. Coming from it was what once was the Dark role + . Phantom. Destroyed by a lightning bolt from the role + . gods, many clanmates never made it off the ship. role + . Lifting his head to the sky, Avalon squeezed his role + . eyes shut tightly for a moment, a few tears running role + . down his face. Mixed with the blood from his nose, role + . the red tears slowly fell from his chin, slowly role + . dripping down, hitting the floor. role + . As he opened his eyes, he saw the clouds slowly role + . begin to part. Shuddering in fear, the dying skunk role + . realized, that only the clouds over him were role + . parting. Watching on in fear, all sorts of thoughts role + . and emotions ran through his mangled body. role + . The thick clouds rolled like water, opening over role + . the skunk. The sky was black, dark as night. role + . Suddenly, a yellow bolt of blistering thunder role + . roared across the sky, a pure white streak of role + . energy came out, jetting straight down at him. role + . Far too weak to even try to move, Avalon closed role + . his eyes. Like slow motion, the pure white streak role + . his the fraile bishops' in the face, the white role + . aura moving over his body rapidly, down to the role + . ground. Covered in the white light, the sounds of role + . angels singing, filled Avalon's head. role + . Slowly opening his eyes, Avalon appeared to be role + . on his knees, looking up a solid white tunnel. role + . At the end of the tunnel was a bright yellow role + . light. In the light, he saw a sillouhette of what role + . appeared to be a person. role + . Then suddenly, a voice boom down the tunnel, role + . hitting Avalon to hard, he stumbled back, against role + . the wall of the building. The voice was that of a role + . woman; the Kitten Goddess herself. Her voice stern role + . and emotionless, her words carried a thunderous role + . echo. "For crimes against humanity.. for killing role + . the innocent... for blackening the souls of role + . others.... Avalon, you have been sentenced, to role + . eternal damnnation.." role + . Huddled in pain and fear, the bishop sat there, role + . silent as a dead body. Shuddering hard from fear, role + . his entire body shook softly. role + . "The gods have no mercy on those who act as you role + . have Avalon. And so.. you shall be punished!" A role + . wave of yellow and grey light came flashing down role + . the tunnel. Avalon lifted his hands above him, role + . cringing in pure fear. As the beam of light hit role + . his body, he felt the crying souls of all of those role + . that's fallen to his power. All the innocent men, role + . women and children that had to die because of his role + . tyranny. role + . Slowly opening his eyes, Avalon's face turned role + . pale as he saw those souls. The ghostly figures of role + . the fallen flew around his body. Screaming out in role + . fear and pain, the bishop flailed his hands out at role + . the ghosts, but no matter what he could do, the role + . cries of the ghosts pentrated into his mind. role + . Falling foward, he placed his head on the floor, role + . covering his ears with his bloody hands. Releasing role + . another loud scream, Avalon squeezed his eyes shut. role + . But no matter how hard he tried, those voices, the role + . screams and moans of pain, continued to pierce role + . through, going deep into his head. role + . "No..." He stammered, his face covered in tears. role + . As he slowly opened his eyes, he was taken back, role + . seeing where he was. No longer on the ground, he role + . was on a small floating island. All around him was role + . other small floating islands, with one person on role + . them. role + . One man, laying on the small piece of land, role + . was constantly being stabbed to death by 10 black role + . demons. Having to relive death over and over, the role + . weak man was once a cereal killer. He would kidnap role + . helpless children, and stab them to death with a role + . knife, then bury them in his basement of his small role + . cottage, out in the Dwarven Forest. role + . Another, a female elf, was forced to stab herself role + . in the stomach, over and over by another small role + . demon. She killed her child when it was born, role + . because it was not of pure Elven decent. Her role + . face covered in tears, her body drenched in her own role + . blood, the woman was forced to stab herself with a role + . small, rusty knife over and over, feeling the pain, role + . coming so close to death each time, but never role + . quite getting there. role + . Looking back to the island he was on, Avalon sat role + . there in pure shock, moritified. Slowly, his role + . trembling hands slid foward, pulling himself to the role + . side of the small piece of floating land. Looking role + . down, he saw hundreds, and hundreds of other small, role + . floating islands, suspending in the air by role + . the magical powers of the gods. Closing his eyes in role + . pure fear, he slowly slid back, onto the island. As role + . he began to open his eyes, the voices returned. role + . Mocking him, crying out, the souls flowed around role + . him, flowing in and out of his body. Avalon's role + . eyes moved from soul to soul, looking at them all. role + . Some of them were children, no older then four or role + . five. Others, older men and woman. Looking exactly role + . like the way they looked when they died, some of role + . the bodies were so mangled, you couldn't even tell role + . what it was. Human, elves, dwarves, and all sorts role + . of other races, they all swarmed around the role + . anthromorphic skunk, haunting him. role + . Avalon, still sitting on his knees, lowered his role + . hands slowly. Looking up, he released a loud role + . scream, echoing through the endless room. As his role + . body hunched over, his eyes slowly turned a dark role + . red. Trickling down like a leak, blood seeped role + . from the skunks' eyes. Soon after, streak of blood role + . flowed out of his nose and mouth. Slowly, the skunk role + . began to die, only to wake up minutes later, still role + . bleeding to death. Stuck in eternal torment, Avalon role + . was in Hell.. role + . role + . Morning soon rose, a beam of sunlight coming role + . through a nearby window, hitting Avalon in the role + . forehead. The skunk released a groan, then in a role + . sudden movement, he sat up, his face covered in role + . sweat. His eyes looked around the room, panting role + . hard. He lifted his hands nervously out from role + . under the covers, his entire body trembling with role + . fear. role + . Looking around, everything seemed in tact. He role + . wasn't in hell, or dead. Leaping out of bed, he role + . ran to the closet, and grabbed some clothes. role + . As he put his pants on, he grabbed a shirt, and ran role + . out the door. role + . role + . .. "May the gods shine down on us this day... for role + . we shall be victorious..." Opening his eyes, Vayne role + . looked to Ozymandias. Nodding to him, he said, role + . "With this battle, we come much closer to peace in role + . the realms." role + . "Perhaps.." the words slowly rolled out of role + . Ozymandias' mouth. One of the leader of the role + . newly reformed Masters of Magic, Ozymandias by far role + . has reached out to the many in Thera, to help them role + . seek inner peace. Highly skilled in the powers of role + . healing, Ozymandias is the only known Bishop that role + . possesses more healing power then that of Avalon, role + . or Rhaegar, a highly reknown bishop in the Chaotic role + . Warriors. role + . Pausing briefly, the weary bishop pondered over a role + . thought. Looking back to Vayne, he said, "Perhaps role + . not..." Blinking, he ran his hand across his chin. role + . "I had a vision early this morning... of something role + . bad happening.." role + . As Ozymandias paused, Vayne immediatly spoke up. role + . "A preminition...." his face grew red. "Of.. our role + . loss?" role + . Slowly looking to Vayne, Ozymandias shook his role + . head. "No Lord Vayne. Of the Immortals stepping role + . in." Looking tense, the bishop continued. "One, role + . long ago, I read, that one day, when all good role + . is defeated, the Immortals will come down from the role + . heavens, and crush this evil." role + . "But.. wasn't that Lord Malachus?" Vayne's role + . eyebrows furrowed slightly. role + . "Aye.. I thought so.. we all thought so. But, what role + . if it wasn't? What is Avalon has found something role + . more powerful then the tome, in which we protect role + . so dearly?" Shaking his head, the bishop added, role + . "Whatever it is he's up to... at least we know the role + . Immortals are on our side." role + . Nodding at his words, Vayne said, "True. Very role + . true." A smile forming over his face, he added, role + . "This day shall mark a new era for the entire role + . world. Evil will look on, and fear us, as well role + . as the Immortals. Good shall finally rise up, and role + . take back control!" role + . Smiling to the sorcerer, Ozymandias nodded. role + . Lifting his mug high to the Sorcerer, the two role + . toasted, and continued talking. role + . role + . "Where the hell is he?" Lady Roxy said. Sitting role + . at the meeting table in the Dark Phantom, she role + . idley tapped her foot, waiting for Avalon to show role + . up. role + . "Be patient," Chame said, winking at Roxy. He role + . leaned over the table, grinning at her. "Want me role + . to help you relax?" His words carried much role + . sarcasim. "Eh? Eh?" role + . Raising a brow at the flirting telepath, Lord role + . Ozmar muttered, "Man..." Chuckling softly, he role + . crossed his arms, and added, "You do realize that role + . I'm standing right here, don't you Chame?" role + . Roxy burst out into laughter. Looking back to role + . Chame, she grinned and said, "First off, if you had role + . a real woman like myself, you wouldn't even know role + . what to do with me. Secondly, if you lay one of role + . your soiled hands on me, I'm going to turn you role + . into a skunk." role + . As Lady Roxy and Lord Ozmar burst out laughing, role + . the door slammed. Pausing briefly, and startled, role + . the three looked up at the door, seeing Avalon role + . standing there, arms crossed. He looked mildly role + . upset. role + . "Hahahahahaha! That's what you get for talking role + . trash! I summoned him in here!" Chame almost role + . fell out of his chair laughing. role + . Smirking slightly, Avalon stumbled to the metting role + . table, sitting down. Shaking his head, he grinned role + . and said, "You guys are crazy. I don't know how in role + . the world we can be this evil. Not with you clowns role + . running the show." He sighed heavily, still shaking role + . his head. role + . "Well, you're the ringleader." Roxy said, grinning role + . evilly at Avalon. role + . "Meh.." the skunk replied, rubbing his temples role + . his humanoid hands. role + . "What's wrong Avalon? You look tired. Not enough role + . sleep last night perhaps?" Lord Ozmar asked, role + . slightly tilting his head to Avalon. Roxy frowned, role + . looking to Avalon as well. role + . Shaking his head, the skunk said, "No.... I just.. role + . had this wierd dream...." role + . Lord Ozmar raised a brow at Avalon's words. "Oh?" role + . He asked. Leaning back in his chair, he asked, role + . "Want to talk about it?" role + . Shaking his head immediatly, Avalon replied, "No.. role + . please no.." Looking up slowly, he opened his eyes, role + . and said, "I'm just... glad you're all here." role + . Offering a smile, he muttered softly, "Really role + . glad.." role + . The four went on, to talk about the attack role + . tonight. None of them had a single clue about role + . the ambush. They were plotting out their own deaths role + . and didn't even know it..