The giant Spider leaped back down from the ceiling, inches away from William. William looked around as he realized that he had no other choice. He held the ring up with its brilliant glow. He hesitantly slid the finger down his middle finger on his right hand. The second the ring made contact with his skin the glow from the ring grew to the point where the light was blinding. William felt a sudden urge of power coarse through his body.
The power was soon followed by an immense pain. His body began to shake violently as he feel to the floor.
"AAGGHHH!!" William cried out. Kaelan and Sara looked upon William as they saw his body thrashing about.
"You fools" Natalya commented one last time before fleeing the cave.
"Take it off boy" Kaelan cried out to William.
William struggled controlling any part of his body, let alone his fingers. He attempted to fight through the pain but could not. Soon after putting on the ring, William's body laid on the floor, now motionless. Kaelan and Sara looked at each other knowing that they had reached their end.
The Spider crawled over towards William's body. Just as the spider was about to consume his body, William's body burst with a blue light. As the flash faded, it was evident that William's body had gone through a physical transformation. His body had changed into that of a youthful man; his body had grown twice in size. William's eyes opened as he stared right into the beast's eyes. The spider took a step backwards, confused by what had just happened. William stood up, using his sword for balance. He picked up his shield from the ground. Without even looking around at his surroundings, William charged the mammoth. He lunged at the beast with his sword. The sword plunged deep into the spiders abdomen.
A ear shattering shriek was let out form the spider from the wound. William ran around the beast as he continued his assault, now aimed on the spider's legs. William's shield began to glow a magnificent gold. He thrusted the shield into the spider, knocking the spider with an incredible force. The spider was knocked back against the wall. William raised his sword in the air as en ethereal hammer appeared next to the blade. He swung his word toward the beast as the hammer flung itself towards its victim. The hammer smashed in to the head of the spider. William continued his assault with his hammers, one after another. The hammers did their job as the spiders head was smashed into pieces. Blood flowed from the spiders skull as he body became limp and fell to the ground.
As soon as the beast hit the ground, William too, fell to the floor. His body passed out from the toll the past events had just caused.
Gaheed, emerged from the tunnel he originally went down. Gaheed rushed over to Kaelan and Sara's aid freeing them from the web casings.
"What happened here" Gaheed asked.
"What happened to you?" Sara responded.
"The spider followed me down that tunnel. Right as it was about to get me. I fell down into a small cavern where the spider could not follow me." Gaheed pointed to William's body on the floor. "and who is that?" Gaheed wondered in confusion.
Kaelan cautiously approached William's body. "This is William, or at least was William" Was all Kaelan could respond with.
"He put on the ring we retrieved and this is what happened to him." Sara added.
Kaelan picked up William's body, "We need to get out of here."
The group emerged from the cave with William's transformed body lying limp in Kaelan's arms. They made their way back to the docks as Kaelan found a bed to lay William's body in.
Kaelan ran around the docks asking anyone about the whereabouts of Natalya.
"Where did she go?" Kaelan asked of the citizens. One of the merchants replied with the fact that she fled town as soon as they left for the cave.
"Which direction was she headed in?" Kaelan followed with.
"She headed East towards Ureh." the man responded.
Kaelan left the docks to return to William's side where Sara and Gaheed were waiting. Kaelan informed the group where Natalya headed. William eventually awoke confused by there location.
"What happened" William asked. Before anyone could even answer he realized his voice sounded different. William looked down to see his whole body looked different.
"What...What..." William held up his hand as he saw the ring sitting on his finger. William attempted to pull it off, scared by his transformation. The ring would not budge. It acted as if was sealed onto his finger.
"Calm down William" Sara pleaded with him.
"Its alright boy." Kaelan added a bit perplexed by the situation.
"Look, Natalya headed towards Ureh. We can head that way to figure out what happened to you if you would like." Kaelan explained to William.
Should William respond:
A. I need to know what has happened to me. We must go to Ureh.
B. It makes no difference, what has happened has happened. We need to continue to Tristram.
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" I need to know what has happened to me. We must go to Ureh." William replied to Kaelan. William threw off the blanket that was covering his transformed body and tossed it aside. After a brief moment to take in the sight, William lifted one leg and then the other over the side of the bed. He stood up as the other three companions stared at him. With his first step, William stumbled a bit falling against a dresser. Sara reached out a hand for support but he refused to take it.
"This is going to take a little getting used to" William jokingly said hoping to break the tension.
"Just give me a minute to get used to these legs". William walked around the room with his walk becoming more natural.
"Alright, lets go to Ureh" William commanded to the rest of the group. Everyone gathered and left the hut they were occupying in the Kurast Docks.
"We need to head East from here if we are to arrive in Ureh" Gaheed informed the group. "Unfortunately a large mountain range lay in our path. We will venture South further into the jungles and go around these mountains"
The four travelers left the docks and began their trip deeper into the dense Torajan jungles. With every step the forest became more dense, cutting off more of their visibility. Sara and Kaelan lead the group, Kaelan using his massive axe to cut down the brush and Sara doing the same with her three-bladed claws.
"Wait, do you hear that" Gaheed announced as he held his hand up to his ear. "Stop moving"
The group stood motionless, looking at Gaheed eagerly awaiting what caught his attention.
"There" Gaheed claimed as the sounds of moaning peeked through the brush. The moans got louder and louder as the group stood motionless.
"Those sounds sound familiar" William expressed to the group.
"You are right William" Sara responded. "Those are the same sounds my attackers made when you saved me."
William separated from the group to find the origin of the noises. He pushed through the branches until he came upon a man standing by himself. The man's flesh was a grey-stone color and his body showed signs of deterioration.
"It's another zombie" William whispered back to the group.
Should William:
A. Attack the zombie
B. Investigate the area.
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Without hesitation, William knew he had to lay this zombie to rest. He turned back around and drew his sword its sheath. The sword felt more natural now in his transformed body. The hilt fit perfectly in his hands and the weight now seemed minimal when it use to take all his strength to swing it. William charged through the brush to approach the lifeless zombie. The zombie showed no interest in William's attack. William paused for only a second to realize the zombie had no reaction. The idea made no sense to William but it did not change his actions. William raised his sword into the air and threw it downward, striking the zombie across its back. The zombie immediately feel to the cold ground, once again lifeless.
William turned around as he began to regroup with the others. Just as William pushed through the thick of the brush he heard Kaelan shouting.
"It's still moving!!"
William took Kaelan's warning and turned around to see the zombie rising from the ground. Seeing this adversary as a greater foe, the rest of the group joined William. The four members, continuously assaulted the brainless body. William's shield emanated a gold light as he continuously bashed the monster with it. Sara ran up and sliced away at the beast, ripping its flesh from the bone. Kaelan swung his mighty axe, severing both of it arms from the rest of its body. Gaheed stood back and when all was clear, he launched a fireball directly at the zombie. Bursting in flames the creature still did not fall.
Much to all of their concern was the fact that the zombie was not even fighting back. William and Sara both saw the hunger in the other zombies they had slain but did not see it in this one.
As the assault persisted, William began to see a small shrub shaking near the edge of the clearing. William slowly approached the bush as he heard snickering coming from it. Just as William was about to swing at the bush, an elderly man, skin shriveled and gray, rolled out of the bushes bursting with laughter.
"What is this?" Kaelan asked as the rest of the group stopped their attack and changed their focus to the crazy old man.
Should William:
A. Attack the man.
B. Question him.
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"Who are you?" William asked the strange man rolling on the floor.
The man continued laughing completely ignoring William's question.
"I said who are you?" William said again with impatience in his voice.
"Me?" The old man on the floor replied as if he didn't feel like the odd on there. "Who am I? That is a good question" The man stopped his laughing and stood up or at least as up as his crooked back would allow.
"I guess yo want my name, it is Kifu but that does not really explain who I am now does it hahaha."
"Dammit, just give us a straight answer" Kaelan yelled out annoyed by the man's light-heartedness.
"You are from the Umbari tribe are you not?" Gaheed asked the strange man.
"Ahhh, you know of the Umbari do you heheh?" Kifu replied back.
"I have heard of your kind through the many travelers who stayed at my inn. Although, at times, I thought of your tribe as a mere myth I must admit." Gaheed explained to the Kifu.
The group all looked back at the life-less zombie on the floor that their weapons could not stop.
"And what is this?" Kaelan asked still weary of their new encounter.
"Ahh, yes, my pet heheh well he was just for my amusement, nothing serious haha I must admit."
"That is some power you wield" Sara injected into the odd interrogation.
"That was nothing heheh" Kifu answered back. "You should see some of my other work heheh"
Should William:
A. Invite Kifu into their group
B. Leave the crazy old man behind
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"We don't have time for this" Kaelan barked at William
"You are right. We need to find Natalya." William looked down at the short hunched over old man "You may join us if you like. There are safety in numbers and at times like these, we could all use a little more safety"
As the travelers tromped through the dense jungle floor, an odd feeling came over William.
"Join you guys, hahah, I would love to"
"I hope your talents are useful" Sara added a bit disturbed by the man's use of the dead.
"To Ureh then" Gaheed exclaimed leading the pact on their journey once again.
"This sounds like fun hehe" the old man chuckled out not even knowing their task at hand nor the people he has surrounded himself with.
As the travelers tromped through the thick forest floor, an odd feeling came over William. William slowed his pace as he soon fell behind the rest of the travelers. Time felt as if it froze to William, nothing else mattered right now. He looked around as the jungle soon faded away and was filled with a mixture of darkness and the ground a brilliant light in the sky.
A voice echoed through the new environment calling William's name. With out taking a step William seemed to move through the area searching for the origin of the voice.
"William....William" he heard over and over again. He searched the area with no luck of finding the person calling for him.
Thud. William felt the end pf a club hit the back of his head. He snapped back to the jungle where Kifu was standing in front of him.
"What's wrong with you? You were just standing there...haha..staring off into the sky" Kifu explained to william who was a bit confused by the sudden change.
"Uh... nothing. Let's keep moving" William said unsure if he could even explain what had just happened even if he wanted to.
The five travelers continued to walk again. For hours they made their way through the dense jungles. Spiders and snakes littered their path way as Sara sliced the snakes heads of with her claws.
Darkness soon overcame the jungle as the sites of the plants were soon masked by the sounds of the animals that inhabited the area. Gaheed held his hand forward creating a ball of light in his hand. The light was barely enough for the group to continue their trek.
"Perhaps we should stop" Kaelan suggested to the group. Without saying a word the rest of the group stopped and began making camp.
Sara walked over to William and asked "Are you alright?"
"Of course, why do you ask?" William replied still trying to hide what happened to him earlier in the day.
"Well, you have gone through a lot lately. Your Father's death. Leaving your home and your mother. The gruesome monster we have seen. You make look like a man now but you are still a boy inside."
"I'm fine" William responded. "My Father always taught me to be strong and that is what I am doing. There is no need to find pity in myself."
"I understand" Sara said encouraged by William. She thought of how she herself fell to the strength of pity when she gave up on life only a few weeks ago. She was so happy that William saved her life and gave her another chance.
The rest of the group had finished setting up camp. Kaelan had gathered some wood as Gaheed made quick work of setting it afire. Kifu remained primarily useless as he walked around snickering at thinking to himself.
"Perhaps we should..." William started as a light fell from the sky. The object did not seem to be on fire but simply glowed a goldish hue. The object hurdled down to towards the ground as the five travelers all looked at it in awe. The crash could be felt by all as the object made contact with the ground.
"That can't be more than a couple miles from here" Kaelan announced to the group.
Should William:
A. Suggest investigating the object.
B. Avoid the object at all cost.
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A
A
A
maybe it will have 30 fire damage! lol
The power was soon followed by an immense pain. His body began to shake violently as he feel to the floor.
"AAGGHHH!!" William cried out. Kaelan and Sara looked upon William as they saw his body thrashing about.
"You fools" Natalya commented one last time before fleeing the cave.
"Take it off boy" Kaelan cried out to William.
William struggled controlling any part of his body, let alone his fingers. He attempted to fight through the pain but could not. Soon after putting on the ring, William's body laid on the floor, now motionless. Kaelan and Sara looked at each other knowing that they had reached their end.
The Spider crawled over towards William's body. Just as the spider was about to consume his body, William's body burst with a blue light. As the flash faded, it was evident that William's body had gone through a physical transformation. His body had changed into that of a youthful man; his body had grown twice in size. William's eyes opened as he stared right into the beast's eyes. The spider took a step backwards, confused by what had just happened. William stood up, using his sword for balance. He picked up his shield from the ground. Without even looking around at his surroundings, William charged the mammoth. He lunged at the beast with his sword. The sword plunged deep into the spiders abdomen.
A ear shattering shriek was let out form the spider from the wound. William ran around the beast as he continued his assault, now aimed on the spider's legs. William's shield began to glow a magnificent gold. He thrusted the shield into the spider, knocking the spider with an incredible force. The spider was knocked back against the wall. William raised his sword in the air as en ethereal hammer appeared next to the blade. He swung his word toward the beast as the hammer flung itself towards its victim. The hammer smashed in to the head of the spider. William continued his assault with his hammers, one after another. The hammers did their job as the spiders head was smashed into pieces. Blood flowed from the spiders skull as he body became limp and fell to the ground.
As soon as the beast hit the ground, William too, fell to the floor. His body passed out from the toll the past events had just caused.
Gaheed, emerged from the tunnel he originally went down. Gaheed rushed over to Kaelan and Sara's aid freeing them from the web casings.
"What happened here" Gaheed asked.
"What happened to you?" Sara responded.
"The spider followed me down that tunnel. Right as it was about to get me. I fell down into a small cavern where the spider could not follow me." Gaheed pointed to William's body on the floor. "and who is that?" Gaheed wondered in confusion.
Kaelan cautiously approached William's body. "This is William, or at least was William" Was all Kaelan could respond with.
"He put on the ring we retrieved and this is what happened to him." Sara added.
Kaelan picked up William's body, "We need to get out of here."
The group emerged from the cave with William's transformed body lying limp in Kaelan's arms. They made their way back to the docks as Kaelan found a bed to lay William's body in.
Kaelan ran around the docks asking anyone about the whereabouts of Natalya.
"Where did she go?" Kaelan asked of the citizens. One of the merchants replied with the fact that she fled town as soon as they left for the cave.
"Which direction was she headed in?" Kaelan followed with.
"She headed East towards Ureh." the man responded.
Kaelan left the docks to return to William's side where Sara and Gaheed were waiting. Kaelan informed the group where Natalya headed. William eventually awoke confused by there location.
"What happened" William asked. Before anyone could even answer he realized his voice sounded different. William looked down to see his whole body looked different.
"What...What..." William held up his hand as he saw the ring sitting on his finger. William attempted to pull it off, scared by his transformation. The ring would not budge. It acted as if was sealed onto his finger.
"Calm down William" Sara pleaded with him.
"Its alright boy." Kaelan added a bit perplexed by the situation.
"Look, Natalya headed towards Ureh. We can head that way to figure out what happened to you if you would like." Kaelan explained to William.
Should William respond:
A. I need to know what has happened to me. We must go to Ureh.
B. It makes no difference, what has happened has happened. We need to continue to Tristram.
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find natalya! AAAAAA
keep it up cyber!!!!!!!! god damn.
"This is going to take a little getting used to" William jokingly said hoping to break the tension.
"Just give me a minute to get used to these legs". William walked around the room with his walk becoming more natural.
"Alright, lets go to Ureh" William commanded to the rest of the group. Everyone gathered and left the hut they were occupying in the Kurast Docks.
"We need to head East from here if we are to arrive in Ureh" Gaheed informed the group. "Unfortunately a large mountain range lay in our path. We will venture South further into the jungles and go around these mountains"
The four travelers left the docks and began their trip deeper into the dense Torajan jungles. With every step the forest became more dense, cutting off more of their visibility. Sara and Kaelan lead the group, Kaelan using his massive axe to cut down the brush and Sara doing the same with her three-bladed claws.
"Wait, do you hear that" Gaheed announced as he held his hand up to his ear. "Stop moving"
The group stood motionless, looking at Gaheed eagerly awaiting what caught his attention.
"There" Gaheed claimed as the sounds of moaning peeked through the brush. The moans got louder and louder as the group stood motionless.
"Those sounds sound familiar" William expressed to the group.
"You are right William" Sara responded. "Those are the same sounds my attackers made when you saved me."
William separated from the group to find the origin of the noises. He pushed through the branches until he came upon a man standing by himself. The man's flesh was a grey-stone color and his body showed signs of deterioration.
"It's another zombie" William whispered back to the group.
Should William:
A. Attack the zombie
B. Investigate the area.
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A
William turned around as he began to regroup with the others. Just as William pushed through the thick of the brush he heard Kaelan shouting.
"It's still moving!!"
William took Kaelan's warning and turned around to see the zombie rising from the ground. Seeing this adversary as a greater foe, the rest of the group joined William. The four members, continuously assaulted the brainless body. William's shield emanated a gold light as he continuously bashed the monster with it. Sara ran up and sliced away at the beast, ripping its flesh from the bone. Kaelan swung his mighty axe, severing both of it arms from the rest of its body. Gaheed stood back and when all was clear, he launched a fireball directly at the zombie. Bursting in flames the creature still did not fall.
Much to all of their concern was the fact that the zombie was not even fighting back. William and Sara both saw the hunger in the other zombies they had slain but did not see it in this one.
As the assault persisted, William began to see a small shrub shaking near the edge of the clearing. William slowly approached the bush as he heard snickering coming from it. Just as William was about to swing at the bush, an elderly man, skin shriveled and gray, rolled out of the bushes bursting with laughter.
"What is this?" Kaelan asked as the rest of the group stopped their attack and changed their focus to the crazy old man.
Should William:
A. Attack the man.
B. Question him.
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The man continued laughing completely ignoring William's question.
"I said who are you?" William said again with impatience in his voice.
"Me?" The old man on the floor replied as if he didn't feel like the odd on there. "Who am I? That is a good question" The man stopped his laughing and stood up or at least as up as his crooked back would allow.
"I guess yo want my name, it is Kifu but that does not really explain who I am now does it hahaha."
"Dammit, just give us a straight answer" Kaelan yelled out annoyed by the man's light-heartedness.
"You are from the Umbari tribe are you not?" Gaheed asked the strange man.
"Ahhh, you know of the Umbari do you heheh?" Kifu replied back.
"I have heard of your kind through the many travelers who stayed at my inn. Although, at times, I thought of your tribe as a mere myth I must admit." Gaheed explained to the Kifu.
The group all looked back at the life-less zombie on the floor that their weapons could not stop.
"And what is this?" Kaelan asked still weary of their new encounter.
"Ahh, yes, my pet heheh well he was just for my amusement, nothing serious haha I must admit."
"That is some power you wield" Sara injected into the odd interrogation.
"That was nothing heheh" Kifu answered back. "You should see some of my other work heheh"
Should William:
A. Invite Kifu into their group
B. Leave the crazy old man behind
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"You are right. We need to find Natalya." William looked down at the short hunched over old man "You may join us if you like. There are safety in numbers and at times like these, we could all use a little more safety"
As the travelers tromped through the dense jungle floor, an odd feeling came over William.
"Join you guys, hahah, I would love to"
"I hope your talents are useful" Sara added a bit disturbed by the man's use of the dead.
"To Ureh then" Gaheed exclaimed leading the pact on their journey once again.
"This sounds like fun hehe" the old man chuckled out not even knowing their task at hand nor the people he has surrounded himself with.
As the travelers tromped through the thick forest floor, an odd feeling came over William. William slowed his pace as he soon fell behind the rest of the travelers. Time felt as if it froze to William, nothing else mattered right now. He looked around as the jungle soon faded away and was filled with a mixture of darkness and the ground a brilliant light in the sky.
A voice echoed through the new environment calling William's name. With out taking a step William seemed to move through the area searching for the origin of the voice.
"William....William" he heard over and over again. He searched the area with no luck of finding the person calling for him.
Thud. William felt the end pf a club hit the back of his head. He snapped back to the jungle where Kifu was standing in front of him.
"What's wrong with you? You were just standing there...haha..staring off into the sky" Kifu explained to william who was a bit confused by the sudden change.
"Uh... nothing. Let's keep moving" William said unsure if he could even explain what had just happened even if he wanted to.
The five travelers continued to walk again. For hours they made their way through the dense jungles. Spiders and snakes littered their path way as Sara sliced the snakes heads of with her claws.
Darkness soon overcame the jungle as the sites of the plants were soon masked by the sounds of the animals that inhabited the area. Gaheed held his hand forward creating a ball of light in his hand. The light was barely enough for the group to continue their trek.
"Perhaps we should stop" Kaelan suggested to the group. Without saying a word the rest of the group stopped and began making camp.
Sara walked over to William and asked "Are you alright?"
"Of course, why do you ask?" William replied still trying to hide what happened to him earlier in the day.
"Well, you have gone through a lot lately. Your Father's death. Leaving your home and your mother. The gruesome monster we have seen. You make look like a man now but you are still a boy inside."
"I'm fine" William responded. "My Father always taught me to be strong and that is what I am doing. There is no need to find pity in myself."
"I understand" Sara said encouraged by William. She thought of how she herself fell to the strength of pity when she gave up on life only a few weeks ago. She was so happy that William saved her life and gave her another chance.
The rest of the group had finished setting up camp. Kaelan had gathered some wood as Gaheed made quick work of setting it afire. Kifu remained primarily useless as he walked around snickering at thinking to himself.
"Perhaps we should..." William started as a light fell from the sky. The object did not seem to be on fire but simply glowed a goldish hue. The object hurdled down to towards the ground as the five travelers all looked at it in awe. The crash could be felt by all as the object made contact with the ground.
"That can't be more than a couple miles from here" Kaelan announced to the group.
Should William:
A. Suggest investigating the object.
B. Avoid the object at all cost.
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A
A
A