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<blockquote data-quote="Silver Moon" data-source="post: 684100" data-attributes="member: 8530"><p><strong>Epilogue - Chapter 3 of 3</strong></p><p></p><p>Epilogue: Chapter 3 "One final trip to Li-Tak’s Castle, June 3rd 1019:</p><p></p><p>Li-Tak remains on Silver Moon Island for the next ten days. He spends most of the time with his daughters and their fiancées. He spends a lot of time with his three daughters who are working in the library, teaching them and Cassie how his vast collection of books was organized and pointing out key texts. </p><p></p><p>He is surprised that the school's administrator Jamie has given each of the girls one of the magical rings to become full hengeyokai, as he had intended those for their male children instead. He does not disagree with that decision, since this continent allows far more freedom and opportunity for women than the oriental cultures, plus there are some full-hengeyokai on the Island that are present to teach the girls how to use these abilities. Ebony’s player comments “I probably should be impressed that the father of our race is present, but since Ebony is part-cat, she’s decided to just ignore him.”</p><p></p><p>On the evening of the 13th he knows his time is drawing to a close, and has a formal dinner at the Panda House restaurant with most of the members of the Silver Moon Adventurers that had gone to the orient. He tells them how happy he is with the direction that his daughters’ lives are going, and thanks the Silver Moon for all that they have done. He also expresses his gratitude for them being willing to return his body to the past. </p><p></p><p>He tells them that when they return to the present to give the time travel cube to the Pond Dragon to return it to the Council of Dragons. “Why don’t we just keep it instead?” asks Lono. Li-Tak warns them not to do so, saying that “The cube isn’t like the one that you used five years ago, it is the exact same cube, which was destroyed at the end of that mission. You need to give it to the council now so that they will be able to use it to go back in time and give it to you then, otherwise it will create a paradox.” </p><p></p><p>Lannon comments that “All this time travel stuff is giving me a headache.” Li-Tak smiles, and says “Then you may want to shut your ears, as I have one more thing to say. This is last time for me to meet with you, but will not be the last time for you to meet me. I mentioned before that I made one other stop along my way back from 74 years in your future. We will meet once more at a time in your future, when you are in great need of help and I will have an opportunity to express my true gratitude to you for all that you have done.” “Ok, now I’m getting that headache,” comments Mojo. </p><p></p><p>On the morning of June 14th Li-Tak is found dead, having passed on in his sleep. Cassie covers the body with magical preservative, to keep it from decomposing, and they put it inside of the bag of holding. </p><p></p><p>Lannon, Mojo and Timothy volunteer to accompany Cassie on the journey to return the body. Cassie’s library assistant Wa-Chin offers to accompany them, stating that she is familiar with the castle in the time that they are going and might need a guide. There is no risk of her running into an earlier version of herself, as it will be a few years after she had been put into Stasis. The others decide that it will not be a bad idea having someone along who can transform into a humanoid bear, and also communicate with any of her half-brothers who would be on guard duty. </p><p></p><p>They decide that they need a safe place to spend a day 330 years ago, to that they can let the cube recharge for immediate use again once they reach the castle. Cassie teleports the group to the Capital of the elvan Lordholding of Aldorn, figuring that the ancient Lordholder would know of a place. Lord Aldorn is surprised but happy to see them. It has only been a month since Cassie last saw her teacher, but the ancient elf now looks far worse. For several years now he has been slowly dying from an incurable magic-resistant poison created by the demigoddess Loviatar, the Mistress of Pain. It is obvious to all of them that he has reached the last of his days. </p><p></p><p>He directs them to a secluded park-like area near a distant mountain, where his family has always maintained a mountainside retreat that will be unoccupied during the year they need to go to. He adds that the location was where Narg and Vallessa honeymooned a month earlier. “I hope you’ve had the place cleaned since then” is Mojo’s comment. The party spends the next few hours traveling to the location. </p><p></p><p>The retreat is in a lush area, with well-constructed stone buildings overlooking a picturesque landscape. They use the cube immediately upon arriving, finding the location almost identical 330 years earlier. They spend the next day in the year 689 relaxing and enjoying the scenery. Before departing on the 15th Cassie decides borrow from the film “Back to the Future”, and leaves behind a note for her teacher telling him the details of his future murder via poison, and to take the necessary precautions. </p><p></p><p>Wa-Chin says that it is safe to teleport directly to Li-Tak’s bedchamber in the castle, as her father told her that during the year of their destination he was temporarily living in the sub-basement, spending most of his time there working on the Anti-magic shell. Cassie has the girl handle the teleport, being most familiar with the room during this time. They arrive at Li-Tak’s bedchamber, and immediately use the cube to bring them forward 4 years. The body is carefully placed on the bed, and Cassie then dispels the magical preservative. </p><p></p><p>While neither Cassie nor Timothy are clerics of the same church of Li-Tak, they are both priests of Lawful Good deities, so they have a short memorial service, with Wa-Chin also saying a few words. </p><p></p><p>Mojo suggests teleporting back to the Aldorn Lordhoding, until Cassie points out that in the time they are now in the Anti-magic sphere is operating, so they cannot teleport out of the biosphere, or even use the cube again here for another day. They decide to spend the next day in the rear tower of the castle, as Li-Tak and his children had not used that part of it. The group gets into the Bag of Holding and Wa-Chin heads there, not running into any of her brothers along the way. She lets Lannon out to unlock the rear tower door. </p><p></p><p>At the appropriate time on the 16th they use the cube to bring them forward back to their own time. From inside the tower they hear the sounds of hundreds of avians. Mojo says “Let’s see what’s happened with Animal Farm during the past eight months”. They exit the tower, and begin to make their way though the castle. Although animal noises are heard outside, the castle itself is eerily quiet. They make their way into the great hall, hearing a familiar voice from above say “Hello, welcome back.” Cassie looks up into the face of her old friend Hendry Junior. “Uh oh, Arrowboy isn’t going to like this” Mojo mutters. “He’ll never let her out of his sight again,” Lannon adds. </p><p></p><p>Hendry instructs them to head over to the Mage’s tower section. The do so, meeting up with Hendry, his fighter associate Kenneth, and the cat hengeyokai Ling. Kenneth tells the party that he and Ling are now married, but to please keep that secret from the Hengeyokai Elders. “We don’t plan to talk to them at all if we can help it,” Mojo states. Hendry asks Cassie “How did you know I was here?” “We didn’t” Cassie states, noticing an immediate look of disappointment on his face. They then explain why they are there, and how they need to exit the biosphere safely and then return home. </p><p></p><p>“So what’s been going on here?” Lannon asks. Hendry explains how the hengeyokai first investigated the castle but found the large stone building itself uncomfortable. They decided to use the great hall for semi-annual gatherings, and several avians now use the towers as perches, but they otherwise leave the castle alone. The Hendry Family Adventurers continue to search for hengeyokai slaves to return them home. The hengeyokai elders invited the family to use the castle, and the group now resides in the mage’s tower. Kenneth adds that their party members Barry, Hendry Senior and Rainville are currently off on such a mission. “Aw, I’m so sorry that we missed them. Rainville and I really got along so well,” Mojo sarcastically states. “And old Hendry Senior hasn’t seen Cassie since she killed him,” Lannon states. “Maybe we shouldn’t be here when they return,” Timothy adds.</p><p></p><p>Hendry suggests that they teleport from here to the western edge of the Anti-magic shell, then exit the biosphere and stay with the druid they rescued, Chong-Tai, at his home until their magic recharges. Ling offers to go speak to the Elders, to ensure that they will not be attacked while at the sphere wall. Kenneth serves up a meal for the group, and afterwards talks to the group as Cassie and Hendry take a private walk around the castle. When they return Mojo tells Cassie “Arrowboy will not be happy when he finds out about this.” “Finds out what?” she answers, giving the others a very stern look to ensure their silence. Ling returns to let them know it is safe, and the adventurers from the Silver Moon travel unhindered to the druid’s home. The druid is happy to see them again, and says that there have been no slavers around for the past eight months.</p><p></p><p>On the morning of the 17th the Helm of Teleportation again functions and the group heads home. Cassie opts to not tell Aradyn about her reunion with Hendry. </p><p></p><p>THE END.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Silver Moon, post: 684100, member: 8530"] [b]Epilogue - Chapter 3 of 3[/b] Epilogue: Chapter 3 "One final trip to Li-Tak’s Castle, June 3rd 1019: Li-Tak remains on Silver Moon Island for the next ten days. He spends most of the time with his daughters and their fiancées. He spends a lot of time with his three daughters who are working in the library, teaching them and Cassie how his vast collection of books was organized and pointing out key texts. He is surprised that the school's administrator Jamie has given each of the girls one of the magical rings to become full hengeyokai, as he had intended those for their male children instead. He does not disagree with that decision, since this continent allows far more freedom and opportunity for women than the oriental cultures, plus there are some full-hengeyokai on the Island that are present to teach the girls how to use these abilities. Ebony’s player comments “I probably should be impressed that the father of our race is present, but since Ebony is part-cat, she’s decided to just ignore him.” On the evening of the 13th he knows his time is drawing to a close, and has a formal dinner at the Panda House restaurant with most of the members of the Silver Moon Adventurers that had gone to the orient. He tells them how happy he is with the direction that his daughters’ lives are going, and thanks the Silver Moon for all that they have done. He also expresses his gratitude for them being willing to return his body to the past. He tells them that when they return to the present to give the time travel cube to the Pond Dragon to return it to the Council of Dragons. “Why don’t we just keep it instead?” asks Lono. Li-Tak warns them not to do so, saying that “The cube isn’t like the one that you used five years ago, it is the exact same cube, which was destroyed at the end of that mission. You need to give it to the council now so that they will be able to use it to go back in time and give it to you then, otherwise it will create a paradox.” Lannon comments that “All this time travel stuff is giving me a headache.” Li-Tak smiles, and says “Then you may want to shut your ears, as I have one more thing to say. This is last time for me to meet with you, but will not be the last time for you to meet me. I mentioned before that I made one other stop along my way back from 74 years in your future. We will meet once more at a time in your future, when you are in great need of help and I will have an opportunity to express my true gratitude to you for all that you have done.” “Ok, now I’m getting that headache,” comments Mojo. On the morning of June 14th Li-Tak is found dead, having passed on in his sleep. Cassie covers the body with magical preservative, to keep it from decomposing, and they put it inside of the bag of holding. Lannon, Mojo and Timothy volunteer to accompany Cassie on the journey to return the body. Cassie’s library assistant Wa-Chin offers to accompany them, stating that she is familiar with the castle in the time that they are going and might need a guide. There is no risk of her running into an earlier version of herself, as it will be a few years after she had been put into Stasis. The others decide that it will not be a bad idea having someone along who can transform into a humanoid bear, and also communicate with any of her half-brothers who would be on guard duty. They decide that they need a safe place to spend a day 330 years ago, to that they can let the cube recharge for immediate use again once they reach the castle. Cassie teleports the group to the Capital of the elvan Lordholding of Aldorn, figuring that the ancient Lordholder would know of a place. Lord Aldorn is surprised but happy to see them. It has only been a month since Cassie last saw her teacher, but the ancient elf now looks far worse. For several years now he has been slowly dying from an incurable magic-resistant poison created by the demigoddess Loviatar, the Mistress of Pain. It is obvious to all of them that he has reached the last of his days. He directs them to a secluded park-like area near a distant mountain, where his family has always maintained a mountainside retreat that will be unoccupied during the year they need to go to. He adds that the location was where Narg and Vallessa honeymooned a month earlier. “I hope you’ve had the place cleaned since then” is Mojo’s comment. The party spends the next few hours traveling to the location. The retreat is in a lush area, with well-constructed stone buildings overlooking a picturesque landscape. They use the cube immediately upon arriving, finding the location almost identical 330 years earlier. They spend the next day in the year 689 relaxing and enjoying the scenery. Before departing on the 15th Cassie decides borrow from the film “Back to the Future”, and leaves behind a note for her teacher telling him the details of his future murder via poison, and to take the necessary precautions. Wa-Chin says that it is safe to teleport directly to Li-Tak’s bedchamber in the castle, as her father told her that during the year of their destination he was temporarily living in the sub-basement, spending most of his time there working on the Anti-magic shell. Cassie has the girl handle the teleport, being most familiar with the room during this time. They arrive at Li-Tak’s bedchamber, and immediately use the cube to bring them forward 4 years. The body is carefully placed on the bed, and Cassie then dispels the magical preservative. While neither Cassie nor Timothy are clerics of the same church of Li-Tak, they are both priests of Lawful Good deities, so they have a short memorial service, with Wa-Chin also saying a few words. Mojo suggests teleporting back to the Aldorn Lordhoding, until Cassie points out that in the time they are now in the Anti-magic sphere is operating, so they cannot teleport out of the biosphere, or even use the cube again here for another day. They decide to spend the next day in the rear tower of the castle, as Li-Tak and his children had not used that part of it. The group gets into the Bag of Holding and Wa-Chin heads there, not running into any of her brothers along the way. She lets Lannon out to unlock the rear tower door. At the appropriate time on the 16th they use the cube to bring them forward back to their own time. From inside the tower they hear the sounds of hundreds of avians. Mojo says “Let’s see what’s happened with Animal Farm during the past eight months”. They exit the tower, and begin to make their way though the castle. Although animal noises are heard outside, the castle itself is eerily quiet. They make their way into the great hall, hearing a familiar voice from above say “Hello, welcome back.” Cassie looks up into the face of her old friend Hendry Junior. “Uh oh, Arrowboy isn’t going to like this” Mojo mutters. “He’ll never let her out of his sight again,” Lannon adds. Hendry instructs them to head over to the Mage’s tower section. The do so, meeting up with Hendry, his fighter associate Kenneth, and the cat hengeyokai Ling. Kenneth tells the party that he and Ling are now married, but to please keep that secret from the Hengeyokai Elders. “We don’t plan to talk to them at all if we can help it,” Mojo states. Hendry asks Cassie “How did you know I was here?” “We didn’t” Cassie states, noticing an immediate look of disappointment on his face. They then explain why they are there, and how they need to exit the biosphere safely and then return home. “So what’s been going on here?” Lannon asks. Hendry explains how the hengeyokai first investigated the castle but found the large stone building itself uncomfortable. They decided to use the great hall for semi-annual gatherings, and several avians now use the towers as perches, but they otherwise leave the castle alone. The Hendry Family Adventurers continue to search for hengeyokai slaves to return them home. The hengeyokai elders invited the family to use the castle, and the group now resides in the mage’s tower. Kenneth adds that their party members Barry, Hendry Senior and Rainville are currently off on such a mission. “Aw, I’m so sorry that we missed them. Rainville and I really got along so well,” Mojo sarcastically states. “And old Hendry Senior hasn’t seen Cassie since she killed him,” Lannon states. “Maybe we shouldn’t be here when they return,” Timothy adds. Hendry suggests that they teleport from here to the western edge of the Anti-magic shell, then exit the biosphere and stay with the druid they rescued, Chong-Tai, at his home until their magic recharges. Ling offers to go speak to the Elders, to ensure that they will not be attacked while at the sphere wall. Kenneth serves up a meal for the group, and afterwards talks to the group as Cassie and Hendry take a private walk around the castle. When they return Mojo tells Cassie “Arrowboy will not be happy when he finds out about this.” “Finds out what?” she answers, giving the others a very stern look to ensure their silence. Ling returns to let them know it is safe, and the adventurers from the Silver Moon travel unhindered to the druid’s home. The druid is happy to see them again, and says that there have been no slavers around for the past eight months. On the morning of the 17th the Helm of Teleportation again functions and the group heads home. Cassie opts to not tell Aradyn about her reunion with Hendry. THE END. [/QUOTE]
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