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Very cool fight
Very cool fight
First Sight: A d20 Modern Story Hour (Updated 01-03-2008)
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Broccli_Head
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And....glad that you didn't kill Piotr.
He's too cool of a bad guy. I have to admit, however,a soft spot for werewolves.
More Mr. Fixit, please!
And....glad that you didn't kill Piotr.
He's too cool of a bad guy. I have to admit, however,a soft spot for werewolves.
More Mr. Fixit, please!
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Lamprolign
First Post
As always thanks for the good words! I'm glad that we're able to spin an enjoyable tale with First Sight, it's been allot of fun to write. Jodo Kast is supposed to be penning two "Jodo Kast special installments" over the next couple of weeks. In the first week of June we'll be launching into episode 3 and back on a normal schedule. Thanks for reading!
Lamprolign
First Post
Begin Episode 3
019
But there's a fire inside
When I'm falling over
There's a fire in me
When I call out
There's a fire inside
When I'm falling over
I feel the fire
I'm going home
-U2, Fire
"Mommy?" The small girl's fragile voice quavered, solitary in the inky mists. "Mommy, where are you?"
Silence echoed back from unseen walls. She ran. Small slippered feet made little slapping sounds against the obsidian floor. Her reflection looked back at her through deep brown eyes, tears ran in shining rivulets across the caramel skin of her cheeks. Long, curly hair, seemingly a piece of the unbroken night streamed behind her.
"Sarah," a woman's voice drifted to her. "Sarah, I've been looking for you."
"Auntie?" the child sniffled as she called out. "I hear you, but I can't see you."
"I'm here," the reassuring voice answered. A small point of light broke the dark veil. Sarah ran toward it. "That's right. Come to me child."
A smile lifted Sarah's frown. She had found someone. She would be safe, no longer alone. The light grew in size as she approached, taking on the silhouette of a person.
"You're almost here," came the voice from within the luminescence.
Sarah raised her arms, hands outstretched, running as fast as she could. Suddenly the floor rose before her, throwing her back. She screamed.
"AUNTIE!"
Three dark forms condensed from the murk. They swirled around her, blocking the light.
"GET AWAY!" Sarah screamed as she dropped to the floor. She pulled her knees to her chin in a tight embrace.
The shadows moved closer to her, wispy arms reaching out. Sarah squeezed her eyes shut and buried her face in her knees.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A circle of blue fire sprang to life around her. It rose in a column to infinity and then flashed outward. The darkness was devoured in an expanding ring of blinding blue light. The shadows disintegrated in the cacophony of flame.
Sarah opened her eyes. Beneath her she felt cold pavement. The sounds of distant traffic reached her ears. Fitful flames, consuming bits of garbage, cast dim, flickering light on the scene. She laid her head back down on her knees and softly cried. She was alone again.
****
"A little more work and you might even be able to defend yourself without me." Mary seemed unusually complimentary this morning.
"Seems to me I did just fine before you came along." Gabe's voice sounded too loud in the wood paneled hallway leading to the Sister's study. "But I suppose I should thank you for your backhanded compliment. Now, what do you want?"
"Why do you immediately assume I'm only going to be nice when I want something? It's not my fault that you hardly ever do anything deserving a compliment!"
Gabe chuckled. Sometimes it was just too easy to ruffle Mary's feathers. It had scarcely been two weeks since their battle with the werewolf and his shattered arm was nearly healed. Over those same two weeks he found himself spending more and more time at the Haven. At first he'd gone strictly to placate Mary, but that was changing. The Sister started teaching him simple magics. She believed Gabe had a power that had slept inside him until awakened by the backlash of Abrams' miscasting. His abilities were nowhere near Mary's, but it seemed that Mary's spells were greatly enhanced now that she was casting 'though' Gabriel.
He stopped at the study door. It normally opened before he had a chance to knock, but this morning it remained shut. Gabe knocked lightly on the door. Several moments passed with no response.
"Something's wrong," Mary said.
Gabe felt a knot of anxiety rising in his throat. He inched the door open. The room seemed empty. Gabe felt a little silly for picking up Mary's apprehension. He stepped into the room and looked around.
"Nothing to worry about Mary, she's probably around somewhe..." Gabe stopped abruptly.
The Sister lay on the floor, as if pitched from her favorite chair.
"Sister!"
"
."
Gabe quickly knelt by her side and felt for a pulse. It was there, weak but steady. He checked her breathing and found it near normal. Gabe could discern no outward clues as to what had stricken her. A visual scan around the room revealed nothing out of place.
"What's wrong with her!?"
"I don't know," Gabe answered Mary's frantic question. "She's breathing fine and her pulse is steady. I'm going to call an ambulance."
As Gabe reached for his cell phone his vision began to distort, as if he viewed the room through water.
"Damn, I hate this."
The room dissolved, leaving a black void. There was no sound other than his own breathing and no light at all. He reached out with one hand and touched fabric.
"Mary?"
"Yes"
Gabe felt her small hand grasp his.
"Can you see anything?"
"No"
Dim outlines appeared and slowly took on substance. They were standing in a trash littered alley. Starlight glinted from rain-slicked asphalt. Rats scurried between piles of refuse, their claws skittering on the pavement. It was cold, but not below freezing. A quiet whimper drew their attention. Huddled in a pile of discarded papers, a small child slept. They could see no details in the scant light. Gabe turned to see three forms walking towards them. As they drew closer Gabe recognized Rosemont Police Department uniforms. One of them spoke in the microphone on his shoulder.
"I think we've found her, we're..."
The child's screaming cut the officer short.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A ball of blue flame erupted around the child. It flared outward. Its force cast the policemen into the air. Before their bodies fell to earth, the inferno consumed them. The blazing wave passed over Gabe and Mary as nothing more than a gust of wind. As the fire faded the child raised her head. She looked up and down the alley. Sniffling she laid her head upon her knees rocking back and forth.
The alley dissolved before Gabe's view. He squinted against the bright sunlight streaming through the windows of the Sister's study.
"What the hell?"
"What was that?"
"You had a vision," the Sister stated
"You're okay!" Mary exclaimed.
"Not quite 'okay' my dear," the Sister responded, "but once again among the living." Her voice dropped to an almost inaudible whisper, "far more fortunate than those poor souls who were near her."
© 2003 Austin Hale
019
But there's a fire inside
When I'm falling over
There's a fire in me
When I call out
There's a fire inside
When I'm falling over
I feel the fire
I'm going home
-U2, Fire
"Mommy?" The small girl's fragile voice quavered, solitary in the inky mists. "Mommy, where are you?"
Silence echoed back from unseen walls. She ran. Small slippered feet made little slapping sounds against the obsidian floor. Her reflection looked back at her through deep brown eyes, tears ran in shining rivulets across the caramel skin of her cheeks. Long, curly hair, seemingly a piece of the unbroken night streamed behind her.
"Sarah," a woman's voice drifted to her. "Sarah, I've been looking for you."
"Auntie?" the child sniffled as she called out. "I hear you, but I can't see you."
"I'm here," the reassuring voice answered. A small point of light broke the dark veil. Sarah ran toward it. "That's right. Come to me child."
A smile lifted Sarah's frown. She had found someone. She would be safe, no longer alone. The light grew in size as she approached, taking on the silhouette of a person.
"You're almost here," came the voice from within the luminescence.
Sarah raised her arms, hands outstretched, running as fast as she could. Suddenly the floor rose before her, throwing her back. She screamed.
"AUNTIE!"
Three dark forms condensed from the murk. They swirled around her, blocking the light.
"GET AWAY!" Sarah screamed as she dropped to the floor. She pulled her knees to her chin in a tight embrace.
The shadows moved closer to her, wispy arms reaching out. Sarah squeezed her eyes shut and buried her face in her knees.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A circle of blue fire sprang to life around her. It rose in a column to infinity and then flashed outward. The darkness was devoured in an expanding ring of blinding blue light. The shadows disintegrated in the cacophony of flame.
Sarah opened her eyes. Beneath her she felt cold pavement. The sounds of distant traffic reached her ears. Fitful flames, consuming bits of garbage, cast dim, flickering light on the scene. She laid her head back down on her knees and softly cried. She was alone again.
****
"A little more work and you might even be able to defend yourself without me." Mary seemed unusually complimentary this morning.
"Seems to me I did just fine before you came along." Gabe's voice sounded too loud in the wood paneled hallway leading to the Sister's study. "But I suppose I should thank you for your backhanded compliment. Now, what do you want?"
"Why do you immediately assume I'm only going to be nice when I want something? It's not my fault that you hardly ever do anything deserving a compliment!"
Gabe chuckled. Sometimes it was just too easy to ruffle Mary's feathers. It had scarcely been two weeks since their battle with the werewolf and his shattered arm was nearly healed. Over those same two weeks he found himself spending more and more time at the Haven. At first he'd gone strictly to placate Mary, but that was changing. The Sister started teaching him simple magics. She believed Gabe had a power that had slept inside him until awakened by the backlash of Abrams' miscasting. His abilities were nowhere near Mary's, but it seemed that Mary's spells were greatly enhanced now that she was casting 'though' Gabriel.
He stopped at the study door. It normally opened before he had a chance to knock, but this morning it remained shut. Gabe knocked lightly on the door. Several moments passed with no response.
"Something's wrong," Mary said.
Gabe felt a knot of anxiety rising in his throat. He inched the door open. The room seemed empty. Gabe felt a little silly for picking up Mary's apprehension. He stepped into the room and looked around.
"Nothing to worry about Mary, she's probably around somewhe..." Gabe stopped abruptly.
The Sister lay on the floor, as if pitched from her favorite chair.
"Sister!"
"
."Gabe quickly knelt by her side and felt for a pulse. It was there, weak but steady. He checked her breathing and found it near normal. Gabe could discern no outward clues as to what had stricken her. A visual scan around the room revealed nothing out of place.
"What's wrong with her!?"
"I don't know," Gabe answered Mary's frantic question. "She's breathing fine and her pulse is steady. I'm going to call an ambulance."
As Gabe reached for his cell phone his vision began to distort, as if he viewed the room through water.
"Damn, I hate this."
The room dissolved, leaving a black void. There was no sound other than his own breathing and no light at all. He reached out with one hand and touched fabric.
"Mary?"
"Yes"
Gabe felt her small hand grasp his.
"Can you see anything?"
"No"
Dim outlines appeared and slowly took on substance. They were standing in a trash littered alley. Starlight glinted from rain-slicked asphalt. Rats scurried between piles of refuse, their claws skittering on the pavement. It was cold, but not below freezing. A quiet whimper drew their attention. Huddled in a pile of discarded papers, a small child slept. They could see no details in the scant light. Gabe turned to see three forms walking towards them. As they drew closer Gabe recognized Rosemont Police Department uniforms. One of them spoke in the microphone on his shoulder.
"I think we've found her, we're..."
The child's screaming cut the officer short.
"LEAVE ME ALONE!"
A ball of blue flame erupted around the child. It flared outward. Its force cast the policemen into the air. Before their bodies fell to earth, the inferno consumed them. The blazing wave passed over Gabe and Mary as nothing more than a gust of wind. As the fire faded the child raised her head. She looked up and down the alley. Sniffling she laid her head upon her knees rocking back and forth.
The alley dissolved before Gabe's view. He squinted against the bright sunlight streaming through the windows of the Sister's study.
"What the hell?"
"What was that?"
"You had a vision," the Sister stated
"You're okay!" Mary exclaimed.
"Not quite 'okay' my dear," the Sister responded, "but once again among the living." Her voice dropped to an almost inaudible whisper, "far more fortunate than those poor souls who were near her."
© 2003 Austin Hale
Re: Begin Episode 3
I don't know why but this sentance really moved me. It was a neat thought that Mary and Gabe could have physical contact, even if it was in his mind.
Damn guys, this is excellent work. That opening squence played out in my mind in pure technicolor. Lamprolign, you have out done yourself. Great work.
Now that my nose is sufficiently brown, where the hell's the next update?
Lamprolign said:
I don't know why but this sentance really moved me. It was a neat thought that Mary and Gabe could have physical contact, even if it was in his mind.
Damn guys, this is excellent work. That opening squence played out in my mind in pure technicolor. Lamprolign, you have out done yourself. Great work.
Now that my nose is sufficiently brown, where the hell's the next update?
Broccli_Head
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