Fenris said:
Alexi stares at the bodies. He stares at the shaft, it pulsates with evil, it repels him and yet it also draws him like a moth to a flame. But this moth seeks to extinguish the flame. This was why he was brought here. Not for a simple wizard, though a wizrd maybe part of this problem. But this goes far beyond and mortal of Metropolis. Even Alexi could tell that. No mere mortal could contain this much evil within themselves. They may allow themsleevs to be a conduit to channel it, but surely such ancient, fell and malevolent evil would destroy any who dared serve it much less challenge it.
Still Alexi knew what needed to be done.
"Maybe we got the wrong tower, huh?" jokes Alexi. "So, does anyone know what this wizard looks like?" He ask the others. "Maybe someone took care of this for us. I wonder are these the other fools who assailed the tower like us, or were these the servants of the tower who were confronted by something far greater than themselves. Dragon, Boar any thoughts?" asks Alexi as he edges closer to the shaft to see if there is a ladder or stair leading down.
[sblock=Alexi (Please read OOC also)]Alexi edges closer to the edge and looks down. There was a darkness, an evil, that reached deep into his soul and grasped at his soul. He could feel the presence inside him of the creature, he looked into the darkness, and it into him.
He looked back to speak to the others, the waves of evil pouring over them, and he could finally see as if once blind.
The three shone like beacons in the darkness, pillars of light prepared to stand against an evil that none could face and survive. The spirits of their totems opened themselves to Alexi, showed that each of them harboured a secret from each other, that each of their souls were strong and resolute against the evil that laired here.
Alexi heard a voice from elsewhere, outside, where the darkness had not spread. It was her singing for him, wishing his safety as his safe return to him. There was love, pure love, in that voice, and tears, bittersweet.
The three knights looked at each other and Dragon was the first to shrug. "I'm sorry gentlemen, I have been harbouring a secret. I was not hired by Ham to bring death to these people, I was drawn to the tavern by a dream of a beautiful princess kidnapped by a terrible dragon. I cannot tell you why I am still here, but it seems, right.
Boar nodded and spoke slowly, "I was asked to guide you here by a woman that told me you people would need assistance, I am not here to will wizards. She paid me well and asked that I look after you like you were my own children."
Whale roared with laughter, "I got in a fight with four men who were attemping to assault a young woman. They were hired by a man called Ham to travel here and said there were others, I though that I would wait for the others and punish them for their crimes once we arrived. I am glad that I may not have to though..."[/sblock]
