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| Elven Gamblers Part 1 By LL Bane |
| As the chariot rolled into Glenmalden it caught the eyes of many elf. On the back laid out on a litter lay a twisted wreck of a man or was it beast. The stench from the gaping whounds in the mans chest, abdomen and left thigh made all ill who happen to be in the vicinity of the litter. Hawry worried he was too late. His lycan pride was greater then his worry so he held his head up high. He thought Lord Bane would do it that way. Bane moaned and twisted but Hary had lashed his arms and legs and body to the litter using dwarven rope. It was said to be unbreakable and so far Bane has tested it well during his fevered delirium. An elf maiden, one of high rank apparently, stepped out of the crowd and halted the chariot. She held her delicate and pale hand up and surveyed Hawry and then the litter with her emerald green almond shaped eyes Her beauty was breathtaking thought Hawry and he felt a stirring in his mind that seemed to say, thank you. He jumped at that and the elven lady smiled at him and turned motioning for him to follow. "Nay, you can not enter this palace with that common warrior." A gaudy robed elf stormed out with a staff in his hand to block their passage. The elven lady spoke harshly to him but he stood his ground almost barking back at her. Hawry caught small bits of elvish that he knew. One word was unmistakable, Howler. This as Lord Banes battle name. He has been in so many battles he has been known a Howler Bane for as long as Hawry could rememeber. Tales of Bane fighting in the abyss of hell on behalf of the gods of nature for hundreds of years before he finaly escaped were told to young children either to scare them or give them courage. Finaly tiring of the argument Hawry stood up to full height and shouted at both of the arguing elves. "This is Emperor Bane. he fell in battle while defending the Dragon Queen and her nurseries. Death magic was used by foul beings from the same Abyss that he had fought in to save the world before. The dragon palaces lay in smoldering ruins, and there were no survivors from the battle. No egg was found that had life in it." Both elves eyes grew wide and the lady began to weep. The other ran off to spread the news. To the healer they went. Sometime during the night Hawry had explained what he had seen and heard over the last few days to the elven council. Emperess Jade had quietly arrived and was by the bedside of her husband. The elves had to lance and place boiling strips of medicine sacks into the open wounds. To close the wounds would cause death so they left them open. Soon, after any purified water baths the green ichor stopped oozing and the swollen redness of infection slowly left. This would not have been the case had it not been for the lycan regeneration. The magic dowsing and potions given to Bane helped his regeneration. His body was healing but his mind was gone. He lay with his eyes open. Staring out into oblivion. He made no movement and no sound. He barely breathed. Many thought he was dancing on the edge of death and life and was struggling between the two. On the dawn of the following day the Lady Aleutin (pronounced All Loo Tan) sat by Banes bed and sang elven songs of happiness, and of family. Of great epics and deeds done by many including Bane himself. Her voice was said to be honey golden which uplifted a persons soul should they be in despair. Bane's fever had returned and the silveron poison worked its way deeper into his body. He began endless screaming and spoke in gibberish. His sweaty body twitched in pain and torment. The poison would it seemed, take him. Jade cried and many elves hung their hoods over their heads, hiding their faces. The sun became blotted out by angry black clouds. Flashes of red and silver lightening raced through the clouds. When Glenmalden was in total darkness the cloud stopped. War drums were heard and then the trumpets. The stamping of heavy booted feet sounded like thunder to the small forest. The trees shook and the ground seemed to groan from the strain. Demons with death magic had found the elves. stay tuned for part 2 LLBane |