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<blockquote data-quote="akira1" data-source="post: 4450908" data-attributes="member: 64437"><p><strong>The End Maybe</strong></p><p></p><p>"Yes, there was only one more hallway they had to get through and the shadow halfling searched it for traps and found nothing. They followed it to a steel door." The Cold lady stated. </p><p></p><p> "This was where the adventurers were located I presume?" Dr Zhindzhe asked. </p><p></p><p> "Yes, they had sealed themselves into this room along with the leaders of the Nightstalkers, Rat and El'Tari. The Shadow Halfling easily picked the door and the human fighter charged in followed by the shadow halfling who avoided a swinging block trap that Damien, hidden in sight of the door had released." The Cold lady stared calmly across the table at Dr Zhindzhe as she related this story and then she continued," The rest of my team then entered the room where the death box was and began taking out the opposition." </p><p></p><p> "This death box can you describe it?" Dr Zhindzhe asked.</p><p></p><p> "Of course, it was 7 feet long and about 4 feet wide. It emitted a chill cold in the air immediately around it and it even dampened sound a little." She replied. </p><p></p><p> "Was this due to the nature of the box?" Dr Zhindzhe asked. </p><p></p><p> "I wish" The Cold Lady said. "It was the nature of the boxes occupant." </p><p></p><p> "I see." Dr Zhindzhe said he then motioned for the Cold Lady to continue. </p><p></p><p>"In any event, Damien began sneaking up on Fel' Thiz and Kalanaghar and El' Tari moved to flank the giant dueregar whom El' tari initially attempted to disarm. Rat shape shifted into a half goblin half rat man and attacked the shadow halfling. while Valen summoned his necromantic powers and sapped the dueregars strength." </p><p></p><p> "Sounds like the adventurers did pretty well." Dr Zhindzhe replied smugly. </p><p></p><p> "Looks can be deceiving good doctor. Fel Thiz noticed Damien and unleashed another burning hands on him which caused Damien to flee. The Human mutant charged Kalanaghar and took him down and Rat and the shadow halfling seemed embroiled in their own personal fight. As this continued, Fel'thiz dropped Damien with a couple of magic missiles and the human warrior began to advance on Valen. El'Tari began fighting defensively against the dueregar and the cleric of Orcant struck Rat with the torments of Orcant." </p><p></p><p> "Hmmmph" Dr Zhindzhe replied. "For all of this, they still survived it would seem." </p><p></p><p> "Indeed, Luck is a fickle mistress," the Cold Lady replied. "Valen opened the death box and released the evidence." </p><p></p><p> "He what!" Dr Zhindzhe exclaimed. </p><p></p><p>"He opened the death box and the creature came out and began slaughtering everything close to it. The creature itself was completely black and had gashes where its eyes should have been, these gashes leaked blue smoke and their temperature around it dropped noticeably as well as an increase in the silencing effects. It bit the human fighters face off and sucked all of his internal juices and fluids out of the hole in his face. It then began to grow and sprouted a small pair of wings." </p><p></p><p> "By the lords below!" Dr Zhindzhe exclaimed startled at such a gruesome description, " What did they do after this?" </p><p></p><p> "My team fled the room. Valen, either through gross stupidity or pure luck, fell to his knees and said that he was there to worship the beast ignoring the fear and dread the creature engendered in everyone else." The Cold Lady continued. </p><p></p><p> "I see, so everyone was fleeing, Valen was prostrate before the creature, and Kalanaghar and Damien were both incapacitated." </p><p></p><p> "You have amazing powers of observation Doctor. The beast began to go after Valen screaming telepathically the whole time when it suddenly stopped and smashed through the inner wall of the warehouse and fell upon my team, Rat and El' tari, all of whom were fleeing. It killed all of them except for Rat, El'Tari, and Fel'Thiz I presume, I have not seen or heard from him and there are no reports that he was slain in the conflict." The Cold Lady continued. </p><p></p><p> "So Valen rescued the other two and then they left." Dr Zhindzhe stated.</p><p> </p><p> "Yes, but he remained prostrate for a while fearing that the creature would return to consume him and then he took potions from his fallen companions and poured them down their throats reviving them. They then left taking the death box with them and looting the corpses of the fallen along the way." She said contemptuously. </p><p></p><p>"Thats it then." Dr Zhindzhe asked. </p><p></p><p> "Yes Doctor, thats it" The Cold Lady stated as she stood and began fastening the veil across her mouth. She stood and began to leave and as she left she turned and said, "If you see them Doctor, tell them that our business is far from finished and when the day does come, I am going to enjoy turning them over to the master torturers in the City of the Damned."</p><p> </p><p> Dr Zhindzhe sat and reflected on what he had just heard. He also memorized every aspect of the Cold Lady's appearance, she was definitely one he did not want to run into by "surprise". His analytical mind began to put a few things together about the lovely Cold Lady, after the fact and a pin she wore on her upper left shoulder, a circle with a pyramid in it with an eye at the apex of the pyramid figured prominently into her past the Doctor was sure of it, now if only he could remember where he had seen that particular symbol before. </p><p></p><p>*********************To Be Continued***********************</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="akira1, post: 4450908, member: 64437"] [b]The End Maybe[/b] "Yes, there was only one more hallway they had to get through and the shadow halfling searched it for traps and found nothing. They followed it to a steel door." The Cold lady stated. "This was where the adventurers were located I presume?" Dr Zhindzhe asked. "Yes, they had sealed themselves into this room along with the leaders of the Nightstalkers, Rat and El'Tari. The Shadow Halfling easily picked the door and the human fighter charged in followed by the shadow halfling who avoided a swinging block trap that Damien, hidden in sight of the door had released." The Cold lady stared calmly across the table at Dr Zhindzhe as she related this story and then she continued," The rest of my team then entered the room where the death box was and began taking out the opposition." "This death box can you describe it?" Dr Zhindzhe asked. "Of course, it was 7 feet long and about 4 feet wide. It emitted a chill cold in the air immediately around it and it even dampened sound a little." She replied. "Was this due to the nature of the box?" Dr Zhindzhe asked. "I wish" The Cold Lady said. "It was the nature of the boxes occupant." "I see." Dr Zhindzhe said he then motioned for the Cold Lady to continue. "In any event, Damien began sneaking up on Fel' Thiz and Kalanaghar and El' Tari moved to flank the giant dueregar whom El' tari initially attempted to disarm. Rat shape shifted into a half goblin half rat man and attacked the shadow halfling. while Valen summoned his necromantic powers and sapped the dueregars strength." "Sounds like the adventurers did pretty well." Dr Zhindzhe replied smugly. "Looks can be deceiving good doctor. Fel Thiz noticed Damien and unleashed another burning hands on him which caused Damien to flee. The Human mutant charged Kalanaghar and took him down and Rat and the shadow halfling seemed embroiled in their own personal fight. As this continued, Fel'thiz dropped Damien with a couple of magic missiles and the human warrior began to advance on Valen. El'Tari began fighting defensively against the dueregar and the cleric of Orcant struck Rat with the torments of Orcant." "Hmmmph" Dr Zhindzhe replied. "For all of this, they still survived it would seem." "Indeed, Luck is a fickle mistress," the Cold Lady replied. "Valen opened the death box and released the evidence." "He what!" Dr Zhindzhe exclaimed. "He opened the death box and the creature came out and began slaughtering everything close to it. The creature itself was completely black and had gashes where its eyes should have been, these gashes leaked blue smoke and their temperature around it dropped noticeably as well as an increase in the silencing effects. It bit the human fighters face off and sucked all of his internal juices and fluids out of the hole in his face. It then began to grow and sprouted a small pair of wings." "By the lords below!" Dr Zhindzhe exclaimed startled at such a gruesome description, " What did they do after this?" "My team fled the room. Valen, either through gross stupidity or pure luck, fell to his knees and said that he was there to worship the beast ignoring the fear and dread the creature engendered in everyone else." The Cold Lady continued. "I see, so everyone was fleeing, Valen was prostrate before the creature, and Kalanaghar and Damien were both incapacitated." "You have amazing powers of observation Doctor. The beast began to go after Valen screaming telepathically the whole time when it suddenly stopped and smashed through the inner wall of the warehouse and fell upon my team, Rat and El' tari, all of whom were fleeing. It killed all of them except for Rat, El'Tari, and Fel'Thiz I presume, I have not seen or heard from him and there are no reports that he was slain in the conflict." The Cold Lady continued. "So Valen rescued the other two and then they left." Dr Zhindzhe stated. "Yes, but he remained prostrate for a while fearing that the creature would return to consume him and then he took potions from his fallen companions and poured them down their throats reviving them. They then left taking the death box with them and looting the corpses of the fallen along the way." She said contemptuously. "Thats it then." Dr Zhindzhe asked. "Yes Doctor, thats it" The Cold Lady stated as she stood and began fastening the veil across her mouth. She stood and began to leave and as she left she turned and said, "If you see them Doctor, tell them that our business is far from finished and when the day does come, I am going to enjoy turning them over to the master torturers in the City of the Damned." Dr Zhindzhe sat and reflected on what he had just heard. He also memorized every aspect of the Cold Lady's appearance, she was definitely one he did not want to run into by "surprise". His analytical mind began to put a few things together about the lovely Cold Lady, after the fact and a pin she wore on her upper left shoulder, a circle with a pyramid in it with an eye at the apex of the pyramid figured prominently into her past the Doctor was sure of it, now if only he could remember where he had seen that particular symbol before. *********************To Be Continued*********************** [/QUOTE]
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