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<blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 7365674" data-attributes="member: 9255"><p>THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER</p><p>09 PAYBACK</p><p>SEGMENT 177</p><p>”COULD SOMEONE GO GET MY AXE? PLEASE?” </p><p>03/09/18</p><p></p><p>BARRAKAS 13, 1000 AFTER 4TH BELL IN THE MORNING—</p><p></p><p>A small Beholder (Gauth) leads a group of about eight sinspawn (greed) through a dockway leading into the swamps. Gern is quick to address the floating aberration. One beam strikes him arm making it breakout in painful boils and blood under the unharmed sleeve. Dan attacks through the main force of Sin Spawn. The wild orc known as Payback recklessly leaps through the air head first onto a barge they were loading with crates of treasure and aberrational goods along with the wives, children and one nobleman. The gauth is distracted by this act and thus an easier target for the blue faced elf (?) to attack. At one point the orc drives his axe through the body of a dying grey dawn orc. His weapon is stuck and the remaining orc attacks. He is easily lifted up and slammed onto the axe driving the large blade through two orcs now. He very much likes this idea. He is very very happy about it. He rips his double axe free of the barge (now filling with water)and turns to help Dan whom has just hopped on to help the people on board.</p><p></p><p>Gern stares down the gauth. Mental energy erupts from his body and the gauth is blasted into pieces and falls into the water. The local catfish stay away from it. Payback gives a loud howl of approval and waves his axe over his head. Suddenly the tail end of a large Aquatic Naga reaches up and pulls the surprised orc into and under the water.</p><p></p><p>“Friend Orc!” calls out Dan as he tries to reach him. “Forget him.” Snarls out in a raspy voice the masked elf. “The show boater…. Will handle himself.”</p><p></p><p>Dan, not sure what to make of the elf looks to the swirls and bubbles then to frightened people. The people are more important.</p><p></p><p>The battle goes like this without the orc named Payback for an hour. The creatures seem to be headed for the New Water with their plunder. No issues- any boat or barge they take can easily be caught up with and overtaken,</p><p></p><p>As the sun tries to burn through the morning clouds the two warriors- Gern and Dan, find a few aberrational humanoids remaining on the dock. Ahead of them are about six loot carrying Sinspawn of greed and wrath trying to enter….. a clear water and bead free area about thirty feet from the edge of the shore and twenty feet from a dock. Seeing what is happening, a Dolgrim leaves a staired entrance and reaches for the blue colored crystal rod being used to open the door and hold back the water and beads.</p><p></p><p>They have no means to stop the door. Suddenly there is a scream like a happy banshee. A thrown double axe strikes and kills one of the two SinSpawn that were fighting Dan. The orc runs past the surprised barbarian even as the second creature drops to the ground. Gern, ready to mentally strike down the dolgrim at the interest is forced to stop as the the orc, never slowing down, never hesitating, leaps off the dead at a full run.</p><p></p><p>The dolgrim, with two evil grins pulls the crystal rod closing the door. The door was never the orc’s goal.</p><p></p><p>The water and beads crash back in on the still bouncing and rolling large orc. The water settles, several inches of beads fill over the floor of the glass like floor. The dolgrim and others have escaped…… or have they?</p><p></p><p>“Any one got a blue crystal rod key?” The orc gurgles as the water depth is near his mouth as he sits on all fours.</p><p></p><p>“I am known as Dan. What is a blue crystal key?”</p><p></p><p>“Key to open these—fagh!- doors. With it closed, the beads and dark water-fagh! The water and beads would have….. covered it for sure.”</p><p></p><p>“If covered…. Then why the need of the ket?”</p><p></p><p>“Heh. It’s where my –fagh--- freakin’ finger is.”</p><p></p><p>Gern looks at the barbarian. Method to one’s madness.</p><p></p><p>“Oh yeah- Could you –fagh---- get me axe. Some critter is holding it for me.” BIG BIG Smile.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="megamania, post: 7365674, member: 9255"] THE HIDDEN: BEYOND NEW WATER 09 PAYBACK SEGMENT 177 ”COULD SOMEONE GO GET MY AXE? PLEASE?” 03/09/18 BARRAKAS 13, 1000 AFTER 4TH BELL IN THE MORNING— A small Beholder (Gauth) leads a group of about eight sinspawn (greed) through a dockway leading into the swamps. Gern is quick to address the floating aberration. One beam strikes him arm making it breakout in painful boils and blood under the unharmed sleeve. Dan attacks through the main force of Sin Spawn. The wild orc known as Payback recklessly leaps through the air head first onto a barge they were loading with crates of treasure and aberrational goods along with the wives, children and one nobleman. The gauth is distracted by this act and thus an easier target for the blue faced elf (?) to attack. At one point the orc drives his axe through the body of a dying grey dawn orc. His weapon is stuck and the remaining orc attacks. He is easily lifted up and slammed onto the axe driving the large blade through two orcs now. He very much likes this idea. He is very very happy about it. He rips his double axe free of the barge (now filling with water)and turns to help Dan whom has just hopped on to help the people on board. Gern stares down the gauth. Mental energy erupts from his body and the gauth is blasted into pieces and falls into the water. The local catfish stay away from it. Payback gives a loud howl of approval and waves his axe over his head. Suddenly the tail end of a large Aquatic Naga reaches up and pulls the surprised orc into and under the water. “Friend Orc!” calls out Dan as he tries to reach him. “Forget him.” Snarls out in a raspy voice the masked elf. “The show boater…. Will handle himself.” Dan, not sure what to make of the elf looks to the swirls and bubbles then to frightened people. The people are more important. The battle goes like this without the orc named Payback for an hour. The creatures seem to be headed for the New Water with their plunder. No issues- any boat or barge they take can easily be caught up with and overtaken, As the sun tries to burn through the morning clouds the two warriors- Gern and Dan, find a few aberrational humanoids remaining on the dock. Ahead of them are about six loot carrying Sinspawn of greed and wrath trying to enter….. a clear water and bead free area about thirty feet from the edge of the shore and twenty feet from a dock. Seeing what is happening, a Dolgrim leaves a staired entrance and reaches for the blue colored crystal rod being used to open the door and hold back the water and beads. They have no means to stop the door. Suddenly there is a scream like a happy banshee. A thrown double axe strikes and kills one of the two SinSpawn that were fighting Dan. The orc runs past the surprised barbarian even as the second creature drops to the ground. Gern, ready to mentally strike down the dolgrim at the interest is forced to stop as the the orc, never slowing down, never hesitating, leaps off the dead at a full run. The dolgrim, with two evil grins pulls the crystal rod closing the door. The door was never the orc’s goal. The water and beads crash back in on the still bouncing and rolling large orc. The water settles, several inches of beads fill over the floor of the glass like floor. The dolgrim and others have escaped…… or have they? “Any one got a blue crystal rod key?” The orc gurgles as the water depth is near his mouth as he sits on all fours. “I am known as Dan. What is a blue crystal key?” “Key to open these—fagh!- doors. With it closed, the beads and dark water-fagh! The water and beads would have….. covered it for sure.” “If covered…. Then why the need of the ket?” “Heh. It’s where my –fagh--- freakin’ finger is.” Gern looks at the barbarian. Method to one’s madness. “Oh yeah- Could you –fagh---- get me axe. Some critter is holding it for me.” BIG BIG Smile. [/QUOTE]
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