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<blockquote data-quote="Ycekhold" data-source="post: 32247" data-attributes="member: 169"><p><strong>Part 1-D</strong></p><p></p><p><em>*The following morning dawned on the day of the funeral. Living Weapon awoke and, after feeding, cleaning, and clothing himself, was on his way to retrieve Bhallreah's still-preserved body, that it might be laid to rest. Suddenly--this time in the waking world--the Ancient Master appears beside him "again"!! After a quick double-take on the part of the masked man, he engages the venerable one in conversation*</em></p><p></p><p>"Ahhh....so, this time, you're <em>not</em> just a dream." <em>soft chuckle*</em></p><p></p><p>"Well, young one...though I know not the context in which you speak, I <em>do</em> know that, in all the eons I've been here, I've evolved sufficiently to be oft-perceived as a dream by you locals. Out of curiosity, though....what did we discuss in this dream you apparently had, if anything?"</p><p></p><p>"Well....you had repeated to me a....signal? a warning, perhaps? It came in the form of a couple sentences; to wit, the following...."</p><p></p><p><strong><em>"She will call you, and you will go. You will be tested....and you will be judged."</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>*the Ancient Master chuckles*</em> "Well, young one....Bhallreah is <em>still</em> a most formidable presence in this realm, even in dea--"</p><p></p><p>"No, Ancient One...respectfully, that's not it. If there be any truth to this dream-message I'd had--not once, but <strong>thrice</strong>--someone is about to judge me, and it won't be Bhallreah."</p><p></p><p><em>*The Ancient Master outwardly shows no reaction...but inwardly, if he'd still possessed a physical body, his heart may very well have leapt out of his chest at that juncture, as he ponders the significance of what he just heard the masked man say*</em></p><p></p><p><strong><em>("Could it actually be true?? If the Rule of Threes has come into play with these dreams of Jenner's, it must be RELEVANT, at the very least. Still....could it truly be, that this walking epitome of chaos, who never truly was--or truly WANTED to be--a part of this world, even despite his love for Bhallreah....would be judged by....HER??? Might it actually be about to happen, now, after all these eons? This masked man, this anti-hero of a thousand faces....is HE The One???")</em></strong></p><p></p><p><em>*As far as Living Weapon can tell, however....when he asks the Ancient Master what the dreams could possibly mean, he receives only a smile and a shrug in reply*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em>*Jenner looks at the ghostly form of the Ancient Master closely now*</em></p><p></p><p>"I have no idea why....but you look <strong><em>very</em></strong> familiar to me. I know you're not from my old world....not counting my first match, which you judged....have we ever met before?"</p><p></p><p><em>*This time, the Ancient One's reply is a bit more obscure*</em></p><p></p><p>"No, Jenner; we haven't met before....<strong><em>yet.</em></strong>"</p><p></p><p><em>*On the way to the secret location of Bhallreah's preserved corpse, they pass through the ruins of an ancient temple...so ancient, in fact, that even the Ancient Master has never remembered it as having been intact. Living Weapon is only partially concentrating on stepping over and around the rubble as he speaks, and therefore isn't prepared for what happens next. Just ahead of him is what was apparently the entrance to this ancient temple. Though the columns to either side of it are ruined, the archway itself is in remarkably good condition, despite the fact that it now lies flat on the ground*</em></p><p></p><p>"Yes, but....most honorable Ancient One, if Bhallreah is <em>not</em> the key to these recent messages, and you're apparently not either....there are no women of any significance in this realm who haven't already been eliminated as possibilities by my dreams. Just who <strong><em>could</em></strong> "she" be, anyw---"</p><p></p><p><em>*Just then, Living Weapon trips over a stone, and goes sprawling....however, when he is about to hit the ground where the archway is, he simply passes into the ground and vanishes, without leaving a hole--or even so much as a ripple--to indicate what'd become of him!! The Ancient Master simply stares at the ancient archway for the longest time, before finally having something to say*</em></p><p><em></em></p><p><em><strong>("So....HERE it is. Here, the way to my release had been, all along....and now, after all these eons, I have become too much a part of this world....to make use of it.")</strong></em></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ycekhold, post: 32247, member: 169"] [b]Part 1-D[/b] [I]*The following morning dawned on the day of the funeral. Living Weapon awoke and, after feeding, cleaning, and clothing himself, was on his way to retrieve Bhallreah's still-preserved body, that it might be laid to rest. Suddenly--this time in the waking world--the Ancient Master appears beside him "again"!! After a quick double-take on the part of the masked man, he engages the venerable one in conversation*[/I] "Ahhh....so, this time, you're [I]not[/I] just a dream." [I]soft chuckle*[/I] "Well, young one...though I know not the context in which you speak, I [I]do[/I] know that, in all the eons I've been here, I've evolved sufficiently to be oft-perceived as a dream by you locals. Out of curiosity, though....what did we discuss in this dream you apparently had, if anything?" "Well....you had repeated to me a....signal? a warning, perhaps? It came in the form of a couple sentences; to wit, the following...." [B][I]"She will call you, and you will go. You will be tested....and you will be judged."[/I][/B] [I]*the Ancient Master chuckles*[/I] "Well, young one....Bhallreah is [I]still[/I] a most formidable presence in this realm, even in dea--" "No, Ancient One...respectfully, that's not it. If there be any truth to this dream-message I'd had--not once, but [B]thrice[/B]--someone is about to judge me, and it won't be Bhallreah." [I]*The Ancient Master outwardly shows no reaction...but inwardly, if he'd still possessed a physical body, his heart may very well have leapt out of his chest at that juncture, as he ponders the significance of what he just heard the masked man say*[/I] [B][I]("Could it actually be true?? If the Rule of Threes has come into play with these dreams of Jenner's, it must be RELEVANT, at the very least. Still....could it truly be, that this walking epitome of chaos, who never truly was--or truly WANTED to be--a part of this world, even despite his love for Bhallreah....would be judged by....HER??? Might it actually be about to happen, now, after all these eons? This masked man, this anti-hero of a thousand faces....is HE The One???")[/I][/B] [I]*As far as Living Weapon can tell, however....when he asks the Ancient Master what the dreams could possibly mean, he receives only a smile and a shrug in reply* *Jenner looks at the ghostly form of the Ancient Master closely now*[/I] "I have no idea why....but you look [B][I]very[/I][/B] familiar to me. I know you're not from my old world....not counting my first match, which you judged....have we ever met before?" [I]*This time, the Ancient One's reply is a bit more obscure*[/I] "No, Jenner; we haven't met before....[B][I]yet.[/I][/B]" [I]*On the way to the secret location of Bhallreah's preserved corpse, they pass through the ruins of an ancient temple...so ancient, in fact, that even the Ancient Master has never remembered it as having been intact. Living Weapon is only partially concentrating on stepping over and around the rubble as he speaks, and therefore isn't prepared for what happens next. Just ahead of him is what was apparently the entrance to this ancient temple. Though the columns to either side of it are ruined, the archway itself is in remarkably good condition, despite the fact that it now lies flat on the ground*[/I] "Yes, but....most honorable Ancient One, if Bhallreah is [I]not[/I] the key to these recent messages, and you're apparently not either....there are no women of any significance in this realm who haven't already been eliminated as possibilities by my dreams. Just who [B][I]could[/I][/B] "she" be, anyw---" [I]*Just then, Living Weapon trips over a stone, and goes sprawling....however, when he is about to hit the ground where the archway is, he simply passes into the ground and vanishes, without leaving a hole--or even so much as a ripple--to indicate what'd become of him!! The Ancient Master simply stares at the ancient archway for the longest time, before finally having something to say* [B]("So....HERE it is. Here, the way to my release had been, all along....and now, after all these eons, I have become too much a part of this world....to make use of it.")[/B][/I] [/QUOTE]
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