Saviours from Shadows
It was a nice day in the beatiful land of Shire. Fanatica the Calian gnome (always called Fanny) was standing at the Huge Sign, enjoying the nice weather and listening to the birds singing while waiting for a friend and fiddling with her gizmo while waiting.
"NeedsMoreWhistlesAndbellsAndStuff," she mumbled and started to think of all the lovely inventions she is working on for the benefit of all races. Slightly distracted, she didn't take much notice of the goblin that hurried past her, obviously on his way to the port to travel to another country. She was a bit surprised though, when he suddenly returned, and just stood still in the room with her for awhile. She did not worry much though, knowing that friends were coming.
Suddenly, the goblin laughed viciously and attacked her! Fanny was surprised, not used being attacked like that - after all, who wants to kill a gnome? Feeling that she needed to get to a better place to fight, she ran west, and meanwhile projecting her Calian Brother Bren, which she was supposed to be meeting. He projected her back, telling her to hurry to the port, so they could fight this horrible goblin together.
Fanny ran, but the goblin ran faster, and to her horror Fanny realised she had mislaid her armours somewhere, meaning she had nothing to her defence but her sword. The goblin hitted her again and again with his club, and Fanny started to fear for her life now... Would she die under the hand of this unknown goblin? Fanny is not a big fighter, she can defend herself, yes, but what she cares a lot about is her gizmo and her inventions, so fighting with angmars is not what she is used to, and this attack scared her and made her feel very uncomfortable.
"SomeoneHelpMe!" she called, when once again, the heavy club made contact with her body, hurting her.
And her call for help was heard...
Suddenly, the shadows started to move inwards, cloaking the sunlight out completely, making day to night. A voice whispered in her head: "Do not worry anymore, little gnome," and she noticed that the goblin was no longer fighting her. She heard wimpering noised from the goblin, and she realised that something horrible was happening to him, and all she could hope for was that she wouldn't have the same fate after him. Stiff with fear, but at the same time to curious to leave, she bravely stood in the dark place, listening to the futile struggles of the goblin. The creatures (because she had a feeling they were more than one) sometimes laughed viciously and highpitched, making her ears ache and she also heard ripping noices, like someone was tearing on someones skin. But what scared her most, was the slurping she could hear, like someone was draining the blood of that goblin, sending shivers down her spine and making her body cold with fear. She refused to leave though, hoping she could trust her saviours...
The goblin did not struggle long. She heard a soft thud when the creatures dropped the body to the ground, and out from the shadows two humans emerged. Imagine the suprise from Fanny when she recognises one of the humans as her old friend Dazalarian! He didn't look like Fanny used to remember him though. He was pale and he looked cold and hard, and on his lips rested a wicked smile. He smiled broadly to her, revealing to white pointy fangs, and Fanny shivered. His friend looked exactly like Dazalarian, pale and with hourglass eyes almost. She smile nervously at Dazalarian.
"Hello Daz..... thanks for the help."
Dazalarian laughed that horrible laugh again, with a sound that gnawed on her backbone.
"And thanks to you too, stranger," she said and turned towards the other human. My name is Fanatica, Advanced Mistress Tinkeress, Brightstar of Calia and High Blademistress of Khalakhor.
He smiled an unnerving smile at her and said one thing to her before they both disppeared in the shadows again: "My name is Krewl..."
And the sunlight returned, and Fanny stood there alone with the corpse of the angmar-goblin.