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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Stahn Li" data-source="post: 821643" data-attributes="member: 11025">Chapter 2 Part 2:Chapter 2 Part 2:           Welcome to the Order of the Black Phoenix.                                                  You will not enjoy your StayAfter Donavan and his cohorts get some distance, Adjsutments and Hradwick decide to pursue them from afar, trying to be unseen. However their unskilled pursuit is quickly noticed.“Those two that are following us”, Donavan says calmly, “ Bring them down and take them with us.” With that his two cohorts, Umbar and Ashanda head towards the adventurers. Umbar removes his cloak, reveling a series of sharp spikes on his right shoulder. Umbar charges Adjustments, baring his shoulder down on him. Adjustments reels from the blow. Before he can recover Umbar draws his mace and strikes Adjustments, bringing him down.             Hradwick cast levitate and flies forty feet in the air to avoid a similar fate. Ashanda quickly takes to the air herself and stops ten feet in front of Hradwick.  “This can not end well for you”, Ashanda says in a whispering voice“I can see that” replies Hradwick.  Ashanda then calmly extends her hand, and elegantly snaps her fingers. With that simply gesture Hradwick realizes his levitate has just been dispelled. He falls forty feet to the ground and is out cold.           Hradwick and Adjsutments awake in a small inn. Next to them is Myron, who is already badly beaten. All three of them are tied to chairs. In front of them is Donavan, Ashanda, Umbar, and two other soldiers dressed in black.“So this “play” came to you in a dream, and you know little else than what is in it.” Donavan says, holding a script.“Yes” whimpers Myron“What about the other chosen one, the one the Order of the Dawn follows. Did you have any visions of Gregor”“ Yes. You killed him too.”“That makes sense, because I do plan to kill him. Do you know where he is?”“I had visions of him in Azil forest, about a week before Guba’s day.”“That doesn’t give us much time” Ashanda whispers to Donavan.“Then we have to leave right away” Donavan says as he begins to collect his traveling gear. “One more thing, do you know where Valda is?”“No”“Then that concludes your usefulness” Donavan says as he draws his glaive and beheads Myron.“Was that wise. He might have had more information” Ashanda says to Donavan. “I was more concerned with secrets he could tell others. There are some things I don’t want the rest of the Order to know just yet. Abus, go and get Krelous. We will need him to interrogate these two properly. He will be perfectly willing to come. He has a new spell he has been wanting to try out. Enwan you guard these two. The three of us have to leave now.” With that everyone leaves the building except Enwan, who pulls up a chair and sits as he takes watch.         After fifteen minutes Hradwick decides its time to escape.  With a spell imbued on is magical red hand he casts burning hands, searing himself, but also burning his ropes. Enwan rises to his feet in surprise, but doesn’t have time to move before Hradwick casts a web spell and entangles him. Enwan struggles to free himself from the web’s coils as Hradwick unties Adjustmetns. The moment Enwan is free, Adjustments comes down on him with the back end of his scythe, returning him to the web’s entanglement.         “Now you are going to answer some of our questions” Hradwick explains.       Enwan tells his interrogators that the Order of the Black Phoenix is a fanatical group. Their sole mission is to create a war that will test the human race. There belief is that they can create a war so terrible that only the strong and righteous will survive, and that they will desire only peace in the wake of the world’s destruction. From the ashes of destruction a utopian society will emerge. They’re clerics heard of a demon invasion and have dedicated themselves to aid this invasion to accomplish there goals. There main concern is with the Order of Dawn and their chosen one Gregor, who legend has it, is destined to stop the demons. The Order of the Black Phoenix doesn’t believe in Myron’s visions and doesn’t view Hradwick and Adjsutments as a sincere threat.           Hradwick and Adjustments begin to head out, leaving Enwan entagled. “Aren’t you going to kill me!”, Enwan yells. “ If you don’t Krelous is going to torture me for my failure. Please don’t leave me stuck like this.” Hradwick and Adjsutments are unmoved and ignore their foes pleads.             The two adventurers decide they must first flee the city, although they have no idea where to go next. They know Donavan will be in Azil forest soon. But they are no match even for his henchmen, and they haven’t even seen Donavan fight himself! Still they know Krelous will be following them, they  will plan further once there safe from him.</blockquote>

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