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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 6170936" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>JOHN PLAY</p><p>“03 PLAY FOR KEEPS”</p><p>SEGMENT 67</p><p>“BATTLE OF THE MINDS”</p><p></p><p>DRAVAGO 5 ,997 NIGHT</p><p></p><p>A roar like an avalanche bursts out and it rains pieces of earth and stone as the golem quickly destroys the elemental. The team barely reaches the magical trap before the golem turns. They are already out of its reach as they rush up the stairs but this time either fly or leap over the top to avoid the magical adhesion and activation of the trap.</p><p></p><p>There are two hallways, one to the far right and one to the far left. Kerri motions to go left and they do. The curving hallway leads to the far end of the great hallway. They can still see the entrance area of the elemental and an awaiting Golem. A pile of rumble with a slightly humanoid shape lies near it. They go back and find the other hallway does the same but to the far right. Kerri curses.</p><p></p><p>Slowing down slightly, Play examines the main wall they first encountered. Frowning, he motions for Sookie to strike the wall at a specific point. The barbarian slams into it with all of his might and a section of wall next to it juts open. Carefully Play wedges a spike there in the crack and has Simon strike it with his mace from the side, using the main wall as protection. A spray of deadly acid erupts and sizzles on the stone floor as the trapped secret door opens.</p><p></p><p>Carefully they enter but already find multiple ways out…. Again.</p><p></p><p>“You didn’t expect this to be easy did you?” Play says trying to funnier than it comes across as.</p><p></p><p>“Sookie…..” Kerri says knowing the big ½ orc will understand.</p><p></p><p>He stands still and takes a deep breath and exhales slowly with his eyes closed. His large dragonmark begins to glow faintly as he visualizes the staff he had seen the man hold. He thinks of the crystal he saw and the slight bend in the shaft. Then he sees himself standing there, by himself. He sees the staff and a vague figure holding it. He watches as the staff moves through the wall and even another wall. It stops outside of the fortress about 200 feet away.</p><p></p><p>His eyes open suddenly. “Outside… there-“ and he points slightly to the left.</p><p></p><p>“Which way? Through his funhouse or back past the damned golem?” asks Play with apprehension.</p><p></p><p>“For some of us, our flight spells will be ending, we have no choice- after you.” says Simon with a frown.</p><p></p><p>After several missed secret doors and disabling of nasty traps, they find themselves outside.</p><p></p><p>Shortly the Tharashk Dragonmarked barbarian uses his wilderness skills to locate their target. There were three of them. Two left by either flight or teleportation. The other, one using a staff, goes into the forest. Sookie looks to the forest. “To identify him from the others so easily suggests he wants us to follow him.” He warns.</p><p></p><p>“So let’s not keep him waiting.” Says Play switching to his longbow.</p><p></p><p>Despite his bravado, Play is trying to analyze everything he knows about his foe…. And it’s little. Head of a top assassin group, held a staff, followers follow the Mockery, has at least two more agents prowling around. He has an ego and greater than thou attitude. Knows who he was. The son of the man he had killed. Play grinds his teeth in anger. He then thinks about whom hired them. Why is Kaius REALLY eager to remove these guys in secret?</p><p></p><p>Suddenly the barbarian seems to whirl out of sight with a painful grunt and reappears nearby away from the others in a heap.</p><p></p><p>No need to say the obvious, ambush. Play searches the area then looks up and still sees nothing.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly a bluish- white ray comes from the dark forest and strikes the cleric. Grunting, he drops to his knees with ice forming on his armor and his cloak becoming stiff from the cold.</p><p></p><p>“He’s taking us down one by one!” says Kerri.</p><p></p><p>“Worse- he’s playing with us.” Says Play.</p><p></p><p>Kerri screams out as a different ray effect strikes her and also nearly freezes her.</p><p></p><p>= I have watched you grow in skill and power from that fateful day John. I feel like you became my adoptive son on that day =</p><p></p><p>Play twists his head hoping to get the mental intrusion out but it doesn’t work. “F-U.” Play continues to search for any sort of ripple or energy signature. He then looks for something missing- stars in the sky from a body…. Anything.</p><p></p><p>Sookie gets up to his feet and also searches for what seemed to grab him, twist him dimensionally and thrown him. Simon also searches.</p><p></p><p>Mango carefully skitters to Kerri. He doesn’t like this either. She looks to the Finder’s Guild excoriate. Knowing what she wants he motions above. The target is completely invisible and above them. She senses no magic, possibly psionics then. Gambling she calls up a spell with no intended target. She rolls over and aims it into the sky and the fireball bursts into the sky with a thunderous explosive effect. She hoped to either get him or least expose him. No luck.</p><p></p><p>She feels a surge of energy around her but through sheer will she is not dimensionally displaced.</p><p></p><p>= We have great hopes for you Storm Bringer. Such a wonderful name. Storm Bringer. We laugh with it whenever we watch you =</p><p></p><p>“We?” yells Play trying to locate the invisible voice.</p><p></p><p>“The Face of the False Moon, the Chaos Bringer…. The Five Nations will grow to fear and respect him soon enough =</p><p></p><p>Play gives up trying to locate him. By mentally connecting with him, he cannot locate him by sound. He is magically blocking his visibility. Time to do what he does best- think and act outside of the box. Do the unexpected and unpredicted. He pulls out a wand and points it at the ground. The fireball ignites the grass and trees. Not sure what he is doing but knowing his strange methods have worked wonders before, Kerri does the same as does Simon.</p><p></p><p>The smoke rises and Play listens carefully. A COUGH!</p><p></p><p>Suddenly several fireballs from assorted wands are air bourn and explode with him calling out in pain.</p><p></p><p>= well done my son =</p><p> </p><p>“If you’re trying to piss me off its working @$$whole!”</p><p></p><p>“ENOUGH!” the assassin guild leader calls out. A green bit of psionic energy appears from an outline of the man that Play can now see and then suddenly- PAIN! As it explodes and washes over him.</p><p></p><p>Before the man can mentally Cloud Play’s mind again, Play fires his arrows up. (scores a crit!) The psionic assassin screams as his body is struck three times, one in the chest. Though the others are still clouded from his existence, Play is not. Kerri tired of this calls to Mango. Hoping her familiar is not also targeted she reaches into its mind and more importantly, through his eyes. She sees a cloaked old man holding a staff with three arrows in him motions to do something to John whom is reaching for more arrows. “bastard.” She says with an eerie quiet calm. She releases another Polar Ray at the unsuspecting mindbender. He can’t even scream as he is flash frozen and falls to the ground…. Snapping in several places inside.</p><p></p><p>“Still proud of me?” Play says bitterly as the others all circle around the dead man.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 6170936, member: 9255"] JOHN PLAY “03 PLAY FOR KEEPS” SEGMENT 67 “BATTLE OF THE MINDS” DRAVAGO 5 ,997 NIGHT A roar like an avalanche bursts out and it rains pieces of earth and stone as the golem quickly destroys the elemental. The team barely reaches the magical trap before the golem turns. They are already out of its reach as they rush up the stairs but this time either fly or leap over the top to avoid the magical adhesion and activation of the trap. There are two hallways, one to the far right and one to the far left. Kerri motions to go left and they do. The curving hallway leads to the far end of the great hallway. They can still see the entrance area of the elemental and an awaiting Golem. A pile of rumble with a slightly humanoid shape lies near it. They go back and find the other hallway does the same but to the far right. Kerri curses. Slowing down slightly, Play examines the main wall they first encountered. Frowning, he motions for Sookie to strike the wall at a specific point. The barbarian slams into it with all of his might and a section of wall next to it juts open. Carefully Play wedges a spike there in the crack and has Simon strike it with his mace from the side, using the main wall as protection. A spray of deadly acid erupts and sizzles on the stone floor as the trapped secret door opens. Carefully they enter but already find multiple ways out…. Again. “You didn’t expect this to be easy did you?” Play says trying to funnier than it comes across as. “Sookie…..” Kerri says knowing the big ½ orc will understand. He stands still and takes a deep breath and exhales slowly with his eyes closed. His large dragonmark begins to glow faintly as he visualizes the staff he had seen the man hold. He thinks of the crystal he saw and the slight bend in the shaft. Then he sees himself standing there, by himself. He sees the staff and a vague figure holding it. He watches as the staff moves through the wall and even another wall. It stops outside of the fortress about 200 feet away. His eyes open suddenly. “Outside… there-“ and he points slightly to the left. “Which way? Through his funhouse or back past the damned golem?” asks Play with apprehension. “For some of us, our flight spells will be ending, we have no choice- after you.” says Simon with a frown. After several missed secret doors and disabling of nasty traps, they find themselves outside. Shortly the Tharashk Dragonmarked barbarian uses his wilderness skills to locate their target. There were three of them. Two left by either flight or teleportation. The other, one using a staff, goes into the forest. Sookie looks to the forest. “To identify him from the others so easily suggests he wants us to follow him.” He warns. “So let’s not keep him waiting.” Says Play switching to his longbow. Despite his bravado, Play is trying to analyze everything he knows about his foe…. And it’s little. Head of a top assassin group, held a staff, followers follow the Mockery, has at least two more agents prowling around. He has an ego and greater than thou attitude. Knows who he was. The son of the man he had killed. Play grinds his teeth in anger. He then thinks about whom hired them. Why is Kaius REALLY eager to remove these guys in secret? Suddenly the barbarian seems to whirl out of sight with a painful grunt and reappears nearby away from the others in a heap. No need to say the obvious, ambush. Play searches the area then looks up and still sees nothing. Suddenly a bluish- white ray comes from the dark forest and strikes the cleric. Grunting, he drops to his knees with ice forming on his armor and his cloak becoming stiff from the cold. “He’s taking us down one by one!” says Kerri. “Worse- he’s playing with us.” Says Play. Kerri screams out as a different ray effect strikes her and also nearly freezes her. = I have watched you grow in skill and power from that fateful day John. I feel like you became my adoptive son on that day = Play twists his head hoping to get the mental intrusion out but it doesn’t work. “F-U.” Play continues to search for any sort of ripple or energy signature. He then looks for something missing- stars in the sky from a body…. Anything. Sookie gets up to his feet and also searches for what seemed to grab him, twist him dimensionally and thrown him. Simon also searches. Mango carefully skitters to Kerri. He doesn’t like this either. She looks to the Finder’s Guild excoriate. Knowing what she wants he motions above. The target is completely invisible and above them. She senses no magic, possibly psionics then. Gambling she calls up a spell with no intended target. She rolls over and aims it into the sky and the fireball bursts into the sky with a thunderous explosive effect. She hoped to either get him or least expose him. No luck. She feels a surge of energy around her but through sheer will she is not dimensionally displaced. = We have great hopes for you Storm Bringer. Such a wonderful name. Storm Bringer. We laugh with it whenever we watch you = “We?” yells Play trying to locate the invisible voice. “The Face of the False Moon, the Chaos Bringer…. The Five Nations will grow to fear and respect him soon enough = Play gives up trying to locate him. By mentally connecting with him, he cannot locate him by sound. He is magically blocking his visibility. Time to do what he does best- think and act outside of the box. Do the unexpected and unpredicted. He pulls out a wand and points it at the ground. The fireball ignites the grass and trees. Not sure what he is doing but knowing his strange methods have worked wonders before, Kerri does the same as does Simon. The smoke rises and Play listens carefully. A COUGH! Suddenly several fireballs from assorted wands are air bourn and explode with him calling out in pain. = well done my son = “If you’re trying to piss me off its working @$$whole!” “ENOUGH!” the assassin guild leader calls out. A green bit of psionic energy appears from an outline of the man that Play can now see and then suddenly- PAIN! As it explodes and washes over him. Before the man can mentally Cloud Play’s mind again, Play fires his arrows up. (scores a crit!) The psionic assassin screams as his body is struck three times, one in the chest. Though the others are still clouded from his existence, Play is not. Kerri tired of this calls to Mango. Hoping her familiar is not also targeted she reaches into its mind and more importantly, through his eyes. She sees a cloaked old man holding a staff with three arrows in him motions to do something to John whom is reaching for more arrows. “bastard.” She says with an eerie quiet calm. She releases another Polar Ray at the unsuspecting mindbender. He can’t even scream as he is flash frozen and falls to the ground…. Snapping in several places inside. “Still proud of me?” Play says bitterly as the others all circle around the dead man. [/QUOTE]
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