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<blockquote data-quote="orchid blossom" data-source="post: 2657880" data-attributes="member: 12815"><p><strong>Gus Thomas' Remains</strong></p><p></p><p>Once the man was well away Kate said, "Well, I guess that answers the question of whether or not he was sent to guard the grave. Let's get on with this, I don't think any of us are keen to stay here any longer than we have to."</p><p></p><p>Ruby steps slightly away from the grave. Keeping her hands behind her back she shivers and says, "I agree with Kate, let's get out of here as quick as we can." </p><p></p><p>Nanuet and Chester take the shovels and begin digging at the site of Mr. Thomas with Jake releaving them as necessary. They continue to dig until they can see the freshly buried casket.</p><p></p><p>"Well there it is. I don't feel great about this, maybe someone else wouldn't mind opening the coffin?" Nanuet says wiping sweat from his brow as he takes a step backwards.</p><p></p><p>Ruby's eyes widen as she looks into the hole curiously and nervously. "Maybe you should take the box out here before you open it," she says to no one in particular.</p><p></p><p>"I don't think we have the right equipment to do that. It'll be quicker down there anyway, we won't have to spend the time hauling it up and then getting it back down," Kate said and shivered. "Gentlemen?"</p><p></p><p>Ruby raised her eyebrows, "Yeah, who's going to go down there? Not me and not Jake," she says matter of factly.</p><p></p><p>"Disturbin' a man's eternal rest is no small thing, but I'll do it." Chester takes the shovel and pries off the lid of the coffin.</p><p></p><p>Ruby peers curiously down the hole as Chester hops in and pries the lid off. She keeps the stake gripped tightly in her hands, still hidden behind her back.</p><p></p><p>Chester pries the lid off the pine box and is greeted by the expected sight. A man wearing the practical clothes of a miner, hands folded across his chest. The mans face is decorated by a full beard, obviously the source of his nickname of "Fuzzy". His skin is lacking all color, eyes closed in eternal rest.</p><p></p><p>"How do we know if he... If he isn't going to stay peaceful?" Kate asked.</p><p></p><p>Nanuet who paces back and forth uncomfortably stops and looks for a moment at the now exposed and opened coffin. "Well if the stake through the heart is what we have to do to prevent him from coming back then I say we do it either way. He is already dead and we didn't disturb his rest so that we could shake hands. Did anyone bring the stakes that Chester made? I didn't think of it myself. If someone has them, give me one and I'll do it."</p><p></p><p>"Jake brought his," Ruby offers while keeping her hands behind her back. </p><p></p><p>Jake hands the stake down to Nanuet. "Be careful Indian."</p><p></p><p>Nanuet takes the pointed stick from Jake and then takes a deep breath. He pulls Chester out of the hole and then jumps down to take his spot. He takes a deep breath and raises the stake over his head with both hands. </p><p></p><p>"Forgive me Gus, but we have to be safe." he says and then begins to violently thrust the stake towards the deceased man's chest. </p><p></p><p>As he does the man in the coffin sits bolt upright and grabs Nanuet's wrist, twisting until he is disarmed. Everyone hears a sickening snap as the bone in his arm splinters. Nanuet howls in pain and tries to pull away from the overpowering grip. "Meirde! Someone shoot it!" he screams. </p><p></p><p>Gus Thomas, or what was Gus Thomas is now wrestling with Nanuet. His skin remains pale, but his eyes are now open and glow red with a feral look. His mouth, now sporting long fangs inches closer to Nanuet even as the Indian resists with all his strength.</p><p></p><p>"Minerva, the water!" Jake yells as he draws his Colt. He takes two handed aim for a moment before firing a single round enchanted with Pierre's magic weapon spell into the largest exposed section of the creatures body with the least risk to his indian friend.</p><p></p><p>Ruby inches closer to the edge of the hole with the coffin, trying to stay out of Jake's way. She sees him aim and waits for his shot to go off. </p><p></p><p>Trembling, she kneels next to the hole, carefully choosing a spot in in which she can reach Gus's chest. Her hands shaking she raises the stake above her head. She waits until the right moment when she can get around Nanuet and she begins to stab at the man's chest. </p><p></p><p>Instead of following through with the stab she drops the stake on the ground. Rising from the ground she fearfully backs away from the hole and the fight.</p><p></p><p>Nanuet manages to get the palm of his good arm under the vampire's chin and push the head up and away from him. Just then, Jake's aim couldn't be more true as his shot strikes the creature right in the head. Gus Thomas jerks backwards and Nanuet manages to free himself from the creatures grip and crawls his way out of the hole, still wimpering in pain and favoring his arm.</p><p></p><p>Kate jumped when the man sat bold upright in his grave. Shock froze her for only a moment before she began a magic missle spell, firing the two missles at the things head. </p><p></p><p>Minerva grabs the stake that Ruby dropped and turns to Chester. She speaks feverently. "Chester, Do you trust the gods? The have given me the power to grant you their divine protection. Be quick. Jump in the hole and stab him!" Minerva rapidly cast a protection spell.</p><p></p><p>Chester accepts the offered prayer. He wields the stake uneasily. Would the simple weapon really affect the undead creature?</p><p></p><p>As Nanuet crawls from the hole Jake holsters his fast draw pistol. He commands, "Stand away from the hole!" His left hand pulls the duster open and his right hand cross draws the long barrel Colt. Jake takes a half step back and says while pulling the trigger, "You'll thank me for this Gus," and fires an incendiary round at the creature's chest.</p><p></p><p>Ruby flinches at the repeated shooting and threats of stabbing of poor Gus. She screams as she continues to back away, "Kill him already!" Tears flow down her face and her knees start to buckle. She turns her back to the scene and falls to her knees in the mist, sobbing.</p><p></p><p>Kate kept her eyes on the burning body in the grave even as she knelt down next to Ruby and laid her hand on the shaking girl's shoulder. She was ready to cast the spell again, just in case it was needed.</p><p></p><p>Once again Jake's shot rings true. He strikes the creature in the middle of the chest and what was once Gus Tuner bursts into flames. The shot throws him back again and he writhes in pain on the ground as the magic bullet does it's work.</p><p></p><p>The body and the coffin continue to smoulder, the stench becoming sickening. Soon there is nothing left of Gus Thomas and the wooden coffin collapses inward upon itself.</p><p></p><p>Minerva hands Chester the stake just as Jake fires. She watches in horror as Gus Thomas goes up in flames, his face a grimace of pain as the flesh melts from his bones. His agonizing screams pierce her stoic exterior, and draw her to the open grave. As his cries die she falls to her knees and prays for his soul. "May the gods take away your pain and accept you into Olympus," she prays over and over while her tears fall quietly into the open grave. She is suddenly grabbed by an icy chill of terror and scrambles back from the grave as a cloud rises out of the hole and floats into the night sky.</p><p></p><p>"C'mon, Ruby," Kate said softly. "Let's move away. They don't need us to fill the hole back up."</p><p></p><p>Ruby wipes her eyes with the back of her hand then numbly lets Kate help her stand. They walk a little bit away from the scene but stay close enough so the others can still see them. Ruby continues to keep her back turned as she stares off blankly into the now dark night.</p><p></p><p>"Let's get this cleaned up,” Chester says. “Is Ruby going to be OK? This is not something any of us should have seen, but it had to be done." He and Nanuet grab a shovel and begin filling in the raw wound in the earth.</p><p></p><p>Chester and Nanuet notice when they start filling in the hole that there is literally nothing left of Gus Thomas. No charred remains, no bones, nothing. </p><p></p><p>"Where did he go? Does the fire from those bullets burn that hot?" Nanuet inquires aloud.</p><p></p><p>"I was hoping that Chet could have still drove a stake into him once he was down. I wonder if we have seen the last of old fuzzy face." Jake looks around the darkened Boot Hill. "Something does not feel right about the way there is nothing left. Turner became a puff of smoke or mist, so why not fuzzy?"</p><p></p><p>"I think maybe he did and just camoulaged himself with the smoke." Nanuet says weakly.</p><p></p><p>Minerva looks at her friends with wild eyes. "When a vampire is "killed" they turn into a gaseous cloud! I'm sure that's what I felt," she says seeking the warmth of Nanuet's arms. "But they must return to their coffin within a couple of hours to regenerate. If they are unable to return to the coffin, say if it were destroyed by fire like this one is, then the vampire will die permanantly. We have to be sure there is NOTHING left of this coffin!"</p><p></p><p>Nanuet holds her as best he can with his one arm, his other still unnaturally twisted. "Well, I am glad to see all your studying paid off. Maybe I will have to learn to read after all. Let's see what we can do to make sure there is no coffin left."</p><p></p><p>"Why don't you take care of that arm instead, indian, it looks pretty bad." Jake jumps down into the hole with a shiver.</p><p></p><p>Nanuet nods in agreement "Thanks Jake, I owe you one." He casts his own healing spells on himself until he is at least able to move the arm again. "Have to be careful with the arm still, not sure how well it healed. Don't want to test it just yet."</p><p></p><p>Ruby shivers at the thought the monster was still alive and even worse he would have a long protracted death from not being able to get back to his coffin. Better to have put it right out of it's misery. She continues to tremble. "Hurry up!" she calls frantically over her shoulder, "I want to get out of here!"</p><p></p><p>Kate moved around to Ruby's front and wrapped her arms around the taller woman, soflty rubbing her back like you might do for a child.</p><p></p><p>Ruby softly mutters, "Thanks Kate. Is it done?" Kate nods and the two women walk back to the Lucky Lady.</p><p></p><p>"Like I am taking my time because it is so enjoyable down here...." Jake hands up whatever pieces of wood remain in the hole to Chester. "Chet, make a pile and douse it with oil from a lantern." </p><p></p><p>When the last piece is out and on the pile Chester offers Jake a hand out of the grave. Chester shakes oil from the lantern on the pile and Jake stretches out his dagger and says, "Incendie." The little pile of wood begins to burn. Jake looks over at Nanuet's arm, shakes his head and picks up the shovel. With the next shovel full of dirt Jake remarks, "Chester, did I ever mention how much I hate working with a shovel?"</p><p></p><p>"I don't think you have, Jake. Bad memories?" </p><p></p><p>"Heh, yah," Jake replies, "No matter how hard I try memories of hard work haunt me." </p><p></p><p>Chester snorts. "We'll make an honest man of you yet. You've alredy put down roots."</p><p></p><p>The remaining bits of coffin burn in the lamp oil aided flames. By the time the hole is filled back in, all that remains is a few cinders as the dry pine burns well. It seems to the companions that their work here is done.</p><p></p><p>Minerva watches as the coffin shards smoulder and burn. She stares into the flames wondering how the gods could allow such evil to befall an inoccent man like Fuzzy. <em>He must have been a good man to attract the loyalty of his fellow miners. She looks up to the dark heavens and vows <strong>I</strong> will Not allow such evil to walk this earth. <strong>I</strong> will avenge you, Fuzzy Thomas.</em>" She is lost in her dark thoughts until the fire has consumed the remains of the coffin, She kicks the embers to be sure that there is nothing left but ash and turns to the others with a fire in her eyes. "There is nothing left to do here. Let us go back and make a plan to rid the earth of the vile creature."</p><p></p><p>Nanuet could sense the fire burning from within Minerva. He too felt a need to take upon this creature known to them as Colin Turner but for a different reason. These creatures were an abomination of nature, the opposite of life. Especially now that he had seen what they could do to innocent men he too was ready to rid the world of this evil. </p><p></p><p>"Yes Minerva, I agree, our work here is done, let us plan for future battles against this monstrosity of evil."</p><p></p><p>Minerva wraps Nanuet's injured arm imobilizing it against further injury. She takes out her holy water and dumps it on the grave and over the burned ashes of the coffin for good measure. "Just in case" she says to Nanuet who is eyeing her in puzzlement. She puts her arm through his good arm and carries his things as they begin to walk back to town. "At least we now know that he can be destroyed."</p><p></p><p>"I hope so, Priestess. If not, we went through a lot of trouble for nothing." Chester looks at Nanuet. "How are you doing there, Nanuet? Ol' Gus got you good."</p><p></p><p>Nanuet thanks Minerva for the aid with his arm. As he walks with her he puzzles out loud "Do we know that he can be destroyed? I mean, I just hope all your information is correct. I wish we had someone who had dealt with something like this before." </p><p></p><p>Nanuet looks at Minerva and wonders if he hurt her feelings unintenionally. </p><p></p><p>"Don't get me wrong, your information has been invaluable, I just wish we knew someone with some experience."</p><p></p><p>“I am not offended, Mi Amore. I too wish that we knew someone with much experience so that <em>my</em> experience with this creature could stay confined to books. He is my worst nightmare come true. But since we do not have someone to turn to we will have to rely on our book knowledge and guidance from above," she sighs in despair.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="orchid blossom, post: 2657880, member: 12815"] [b]Gus Thomas' Remains[/b] Once the man was well away Kate said, "Well, I guess that answers the question of whether or not he was sent to guard the grave. Let's get on with this, I don't think any of us are keen to stay here any longer than we have to." Ruby steps slightly away from the grave. Keeping her hands behind her back she shivers and says, "I agree with Kate, let's get out of here as quick as we can." Nanuet and Chester take the shovels and begin digging at the site of Mr. Thomas with Jake releaving them as necessary. They continue to dig until they can see the freshly buried casket. "Well there it is. I don't feel great about this, maybe someone else wouldn't mind opening the coffin?" Nanuet says wiping sweat from his brow as he takes a step backwards. Ruby's eyes widen as she looks into the hole curiously and nervously. "Maybe you should take the box out here before you open it," she says to no one in particular. "I don't think we have the right equipment to do that. It'll be quicker down there anyway, we won't have to spend the time hauling it up and then getting it back down," Kate said and shivered. "Gentlemen?" Ruby raised her eyebrows, "Yeah, who's going to go down there? Not me and not Jake," she says matter of factly. "Disturbin' a man's eternal rest is no small thing, but I'll do it." Chester takes the shovel and pries off the lid of the coffin. Ruby peers curiously down the hole as Chester hops in and pries the lid off. She keeps the stake gripped tightly in her hands, still hidden behind her back. Chester pries the lid off the pine box and is greeted by the expected sight. A man wearing the practical clothes of a miner, hands folded across his chest. The mans face is decorated by a full beard, obviously the source of his nickname of "Fuzzy". His skin is lacking all color, eyes closed in eternal rest. "How do we know if he... If he isn't going to stay peaceful?" Kate asked. Nanuet who paces back and forth uncomfortably stops and looks for a moment at the now exposed and opened coffin. "Well if the stake through the heart is what we have to do to prevent him from coming back then I say we do it either way. He is already dead and we didn't disturb his rest so that we could shake hands. Did anyone bring the stakes that Chester made? I didn't think of it myself. If someone has them, give me one and I'll do it." "Jake brought his," Ruby offers while keeping her hands behind her back. Jake hands the stake down to Nanuet. "Be careful Indian." Nanuet takes the pointed stick from Jake and then takes a deep breath. He pulls Chester out of the hole and then jumps down to take his spot. He takes a deep breath and raises the stake over his head with both hands. "Forgive me Gus, but we have to be safe." he says and then begins to violently thrust the stake towards the deceased man's chest. As he does the man in the coffin sits bolt upright and grabs Nanuet's wrist, twisting until he is disarmed. Everyone hears a sickening snap as the bone in his arm splinters. Nanuet howls in pain and tries to pull away from the overpowering grip. "Meirde! Someone shoot it!" he screams. Gus Thomas, or what was Gus Thomas is now wrestling with Nanuet. His skin remains pale, but his eyes are now open and glow red with a feral look. His mouth, now sporting long fangs inches closer to Nanuet even as the Indian resists with all his strength. "Minerva, the water!" Jake yells as he draws his Colt. He takes two handed aim for a moment before firing a single round enchanted with Pierre's magic weapon spell into the largest exposed section of the creatures body with the least risk to his indian friend. Ruby inches closer to the edge of the hole with the coffin, trying to stay out of Jake's way. She sees him aim and waits for his shot to go off. Trembling, she kneels next to the hole, carefully choosing a spot in in which she can reach Gus's chest. Her hands shaking she raises the stake above her head. She waits until the right moment when she can get around Nanuet and she begins to stab at the man's chest. Instead of following through with the stab she drops the stake on the ground. Rising from the ground she fearfully backs away from the hole and the fight. Nanuet manages to get the palm of his good arm under the vampire's chin and push the head up and away from him. Just then, Jake's aim couldn't be more true as his shot strikes the creature right in the head. Gus Thomas jerks backwards and Nanuet manages to free himself from the creatures grip and crawls his way out of the hole, still wimpering in pain and favoring his arm. Kate jumped when the man sat bold upright in his grave. Shock froze her for only a moment before she began a magic missle spell, firing the two missles at the things head. Minerva grabs the stake that Ruby dropped and turns to Chester. She speaks feverently. "Chester, Do you trust the gods? The have given me the power to grant you their divine protection. Be quick. Jump in the hole and stab him!" Minerva rapidly cast a protection spell. Chester accepts the offered prayer. He wields the stake uneasily. Would the simple weapon really affect the undead creature? As Nanuet crawls from the hole Jake holsters his fast draw pistol. He commands, "Stand away from the hole!" His left hand pulls the duster open and his right hand cross draws the long barrel Colt. Jake takes a half step back and says while pulling the trigger, "You'll thank me for this Gus," and fires an incendiary round at the creature's chest. Ruby flinches at the repeated shooting and threats of stabbing of poor Gus. She screams as she continues to back away, "Kill him already!" Tears flow down her face and her knees start to buckle. She turns her back to the scene and falls to her knees in the mist, sobbing. Kate kept her eyes on the burning body in the grave even as she knelt down next to Ruby and laid her hand on the shaking girl's shoulder. She was ready to cast the spell again, just in case it was needed. Once again Jake's shot rings true. He strikes the creature in the middle of the chest and what was once Gus Tuner bursts into flames. The shot throws him back again and he writhes in pain on the ground as the magic bullet does it's work. The body and the coffin continue to smoulder, the stench becoming sickening. Soon there is nothing left of Gus Thomas and the wooden coffin collapses inward upon itself. Minerva hands Chester the stake just as Jake fires. She watches in horror as Gus Thomas goes up in flames, his face a grimace of pain as the flesh melts from his bones. His agonizing screams pierce her stoic exterior, and draw her to the open grave. As his cries die she falls to her knees and prays for his soul. "May the gods take away your pain and accept you into Olympus," she prays over and over while her tears fall quietly into the open grave. She is suddenly grabbed by an icy chill of terror and scrambles back from the grave as a cloud rises out of the hole and floats into the night sky. "C'mon, Ruby," Kate said softly. "Let's move away. They don't need us to fill the hole back up." Ruby wipes her eyes with the back of her hand then numbly lets Kate help her stand. They walk a little bit away from the scene but stay close enough so the others can still see them. Ruby continues to keep her back turned as she stares off blankly into the now dark night. "Let's get this cleaned up,” Chester says. “Is Ruby going to be OK? This is not something any of us should have seen, but it had to be done." He and Nanuet grab a shovel and begin filling in the raw wound in the earth. Chester and Nanuet notice when they start filling in the hole that there is literally nothing left of Gus Thomas. No charred remains, no bones, nothing. "Where did he go? Does the fire from those bullets burn that hot?" Nanuet inquires aloud. "I was hoping that Chet could have still drove a stake into him once he was down. I wonder if we have seen the last of old fuzzy face." Jake looks around the darkened Boot Hill. "Something does not feel right about the way there is nothing left. Turner became a puff of smoke or mist, so why not fuzzy?" "I think maybe he did and just camoulaged himself with the smoke." Nanuet says weakly. Minerva looks at her friends with wild eyes. "When a vampire is "killed" they turn into a gaseous cloud! I'm sure that's what I felt," she says seeking the warmth of Nanuet's arms. "But they must return to their coffin within a couple of hours to regenerate. If they are unable to return to the coffin, say if it were destroyed by fire like this one is, then the vampire will die permanantly. We have to be sure there is NOTHING left of this coffin!" Nanuet holds her as best he can with his one arm, his other still unnaturally twisted. "Well, I am glad to see all your studying paid off. Maybe I will have to learn to read after all. Let's see what we can do to make sure there is no coffin left." "Why don't you take care of that arm instead, indian, it looks pretty bad." Jake jumps down into the hole with a shiver. Nanuet nods in agreement "Thanks Jake, I owe you one." He casts his own healing spells on himself until he is at least able to move the arm again. "Have to be careful with the arm still, not sure how well it healed. Don't want to test it just yet." Ruby shivers at the thought the monster was still alive and even worse he would have a long protracted death from not being able to get back to his coffin. Better to have put it right out of it's misery. She continues to tremble. "Hurry up!" she calls frantically over her shoulder, "I want to get out of here!" Kate moved around to Ruby's front and wrapped her arms around the taller woman, soflty rubbing her back like you might do for a child. Ruby softly mutters, "Thanks Kate. Is it done?" Kate nods and the two women walk back to the Lucky Lady. "Like I am taking my time because it is so enjoyable down here...." Jake hands up whatever pieces of wood remain in the hole to Chester. "Chet, make a pile and douse it with oil from a lantern." When the last piece is out and on the pile Chester offers Jake a hand out of the grave. Chester shakes oil from the lantern on the pile and Jake stretches out his dagger and says, "Incendie." The little pile of wood begins to burn. Jake looks over at Nanuet's arm, shakes his head and picks up the shovel. With the next shovel full of dirt Jake remarks, "Chester, did I ever mention how much I hate working with a shovel?" "I don't think you have, Jake. Bad memories?" "Heh, yah," Jake replies, "No matter how hard I try memories of hard work haunt me." Chester snorts. "We'll make an honest man of you yet. You've alredy put down roots." The remaining bits of coffin burn in the lamp oil aided flames. By the time the hole is filled back in, all that remains is a few cinders as the dry pine burns well. It seems to the companions that their work here is done. Minerva watches as the coffin shards smoulder and burn. She stares into the flames wondering how the gods could allow such evil to befall an inoccent man like Fuzzy. [I]He must have been a good man to attract the loyalty of his fellow miners. She looks up to the dark heavens and vows [b]I[/b] will Not allow such evil to walk this earth. [b]I[/b] will avenge you, Fuzzy Thomas.[/I]" She is lost in her dark thoughts until the fire has consumed the remains of the coffin, She kicks the embers to be sure that there is nothing left but ash and turns to the others with a fire in her eyes. "There is nothing left to do here. Let us go back and make a plan to rid the earth of the vile creature." Nanuet could sense the fire burning from within Minerva. He too felt a need to take upon this creature known to them as Colin Turner but for a different reason. These creatures were an abomination of nature, the opposite of life. Especially now that he had seen what they could do to innocent men he too was ready to rid the world of this evil. "Yes Minerva, I agree, our work here is done, let us plan for future battles against this monstrosity of evil." Minerva wraps Nanuet's injured arm imobilizing it against further injury. She takes out her holy water and dumps it on the grave and over the burned ashes of the coffin for good measure. "Just in case" she says to Nanuet who is eyeing her in puzzlement. She puts her arm through his good arm and carries his things as they begin to walk back to town. "At least we now know that he can be destroyed." "I hope so, Priestess. If not, we went through a lot of trouble for nothing." Chester looks at Nanuet. "How are you doing there, Nanuet? Ol' Gus got you good." Nanuet thanks Minerva for the aid with his arm. As he walks with her he puzzles out loud "Do we know that he can be destroyed? I mean, I just hope all your information is correct. I wish we had someone who had dealt with something like this before." Nanuet looks at Minerva and wonders if he hurt her feelings unintenionally. "Don't get me wrong, your information has been invaluable, I just wish we knew someone with some experience." “I am not offended, Mi Amore. I too wish that we knew someone with much experience so that [I]my[/I] experience with this creature could stay confined to books. He is my worst nightmare come true. But since we do not have someone to turn to we will have to rely on our book knowledge and guidance from above," she sighs in despair. [/QUOTE]
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