Let me tell you the story of Alu Thimiquileli's defeat.
In the time before this place was driven into destruction by it's owners, in the time before our all doom was wrought from the depths of Murdermachines, Alu the Second layed his mahagony eyes on this fortress, just like his ancestor did years before. Driven by madness and his desire for revenge, the beast assumed it's true form and layed havoc to all who couldn't escape it's wrath. Many were slain and Alu's sandy taupe hair dripped of the blood of innocent and wraiths alike. What I am about to tell you us what the survivors saw and were willing to share with others of their kin. And even if some of it may sound unlikely, you must know that before they fell to the terrors of the void, the dwarves were a sturdy and though folk. They were unforgiving and unwilling to pay the ultimate price without tasting revenge first.
After Alu slayed the dwarf N'rd'l (the wraiths already caused the dwarves to assume names in their own tongues back then) it began to stagger into the direction of the forts entrance, where a piece of the wall had collapsed, which would have allowed the beast to bring carnage and destruction to the fortresses heart. It was a stroke of luck which made it hesitate and saved the fleeing dwarves: A loyal dog attacked the foul creature, knowing it could not stand against the brute. It's sacrifice allowed the remaining warriors to arrive in time. Krosan the marksdwarf, one of many who already fell to the void, was the first one to arrive. Empowered by Anima'Rytak's dark sorcery he attacked Alu. Some say he was out of ammunition that day, other say it was due to his bad mood that he decided not to fire any bolts, but all agree that he jumped at the creature and, with a horrible scream, bit the wereape in his face. Alu shook him off and forced the dwarf to fall back. Dodging all of the beast attacks, Krosan lured the creature right into the arms off a fellow swordsdwarf, who layed his fierce blows across the ape's whole body, planting his blade right into Alu's heart. But the cursed monster did not fall yet. Ignoring the incoming storm of blades Alu grabbed the swordsdwarf's arm, ripping it off completely. The beast began gnawing off the skin of the swordsdwarf's head, when suddenly the rest of the military arrived: A speardwarf and a hammerdwarf. Combining their strenght they made the monster tumble and fall and kept hitting the brute with their weapons at the same time, causing him many wounds. And they all were upon him. Spears, hammers and fists kept pushing the beast towards it's death, and even the swordsdwarf, knowing he would die from his wounds, sunk his theeth into Alu's skull. But unlike the dwarves, Alu feared death, and with a howl which still haunts the halls of Murdermachines, he shook off the dwarves from his body and ripped the swordsdwarf's foot and head off with his teeth. Now using his legs, Alu continued grabbing the other warriors with his legs, blocking their attacks until he shattered the speardwarves hips and head. The beast then kicked the hammerdwarf against a wall, knocking him unconcious.
Only one dwarf was left. Calling upon an ancient dwarven god, Krosan lept across the battlefield and, in a last effort to save his home, the dwarf bit the wereape in the face one more time. In that moment the moon disappeared at the horizon. Unable to hold his powers any longer, Alu reverted to his lesser form. 'TRAITOROUS, POINTY-EARED SCUM!' where the last words Alu heard before Krosan mashed his brain into a red mist.
There stood the victorious one.
Without a single scratch.
Braveness and madness sometimes are the same thing.[
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Topic: Murdermachines - Return of the VoidGod (Deathgate II) (Read 785614 times)