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Author Topic: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy  (Read 505748 times)

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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2130 on: September 15, 2017, 08:41:16 am »

So.... I may have laughed too hard when I realised what the name of Th4DwArfY1's husband and Lemonpie's father means.

Zon Bitchshields the Armored Enchanters of Pulling, you are one helluva dawg.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2131 on: September 15, 2017, 08:43:34 am »

Zon Bitchshields the Armored Enchanters of Pulling
*Spits out drink*
*Dies laughing*
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2132 on: September 15, 2017, 10:05:35 am »

Zon Bitchshields the Armored Enchanters of Pulling
*Spits out drink*
*Dies laughing*
*stares intently at Th4DwArfY1*
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2133 on: September 15, 2017, 04:48:03 pm »

*Would laugh, but is dead because of chainsaw king*
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2134 on: September 16, 2017, 02:12:01 am »

*Would laugh, but is dead because of chainsaw king*

Funny story, that. Originally I didn't plan to kill you, only threaten you. But then you posted something about dying at my hands before I could get to the next post and I decided to keep it like that.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2135 on: September 16, 2017, 04:10:17 am »

Hidden in a crack in the wall are several pages. On them, streaks of charcoal. Judging from the look of the papers, they must have laid there since before Apiks even took a crown upon him.

Though religion had been forbidden, there were still a few worshiping Omer. Faith had it one of them found the crumbling parchments. An engraver, who had stumbled upon them by accident. Secretly, hidden from Apiks' regal stare, the man managed to smuggle them to the cathedral, where he handed them to the high priest himself. Finally, after so much time, the last chapter of the "MANVSCRIPTVM REGIMEN CITREACRVSTI II: QVIS SACER" (or: Book of the Rule of Lemonpie II: the Holy one") had been added. The book was finally complete.



Fire. It raged, everywhere around the fortress. Trees fell, bushes shriveled and animals crumbled. Nothing but bare rock would remain. Nothing but bare rock, and Necrothreat eternal. Though constructed of wood, the outer fortress stood deftly against the licking flames. The tongues of many minor demons and spirits, wanting to taste everything the world had to offer. Yet they could but lick the walls of Necrothread, which had been enchanted, blessed and bloodied so many times being near them could be considered painful for any being, loyal to Necrothreat or not. For those lacking a sense of magic, it would often manifest itself as unwelcome tingling in the contacted areas, resulting in tiny cramps, bruises and sizzling blisters after a long time of exposure. For those who could sense magic, it resulted in chills, tiny spasms, visual and auditory hallicunations, as well as odd thoughts, combined with the previous physical complications. Most of the fortress was used to it, though children and newcomers would often try to avoid the walls as much as they could. The military had been desensitized, as part of their training. The enemy had not, giving us the advantage whenever fighting close to the walls. The walls that had resisted anything Ur and Armok could have thought to throw at us. Politicians, Gamers, hordes of undead. Unspeakable monsters, tiny and large. And fire. So much fire. The walls were no longer brown on the outside, no. An odd substance had formed. An amalgamation of blood, ashes and crystallized magic had formed a thick black crust on the entirity of the outer fortress, shining almost metallicaly.

The fire had started by the brook flowing south of the fortress. It had once been an idyllic sight. The bank of the river had been overgrown with a variety of lush plants. Yellow lillies, their lush petals the same colour as the fluff on a newly hatched chick. Pink orchids, the colour of sugary treats. Tiny blue flowers, growing between and under everything. Insects buzzed betwixt the lavish banquet of flowers and other plants. Fuzzy bumblebees drifted around lazily, while majestically coloured dragonflies darted over the water and regal butterflies fluttered from flower to flower. Vermin inhabited the banks and waters. Hamsters built their nests and waddled around proudly, whilst green frogs swum through clear water, filled with an abundance of colourful fish. Waterfowl was plentiful. Elegant swans, plump little coots and graceful herons were able to thrive on the abundance of food present. And at night, looking from the walls of the fortress, one could see wanderlights hovering above the shallow waters, their lights causing the water to sparkle like a gemstone unlike anyone had ever seen before. Lemonpie had been little when it had still been like this. But he remembered. And everytime he remembered, tears flowed from his eyes.

Now, life could hardly take foot. Whatever grew was sparse, and doomed to burn through a crisp within months. There were no flowers, no overgrown riverbanks. There hadn't been for years. Now, the ground was just black. Gleaming white bones offered the only contrast to this sea of darkness. Even the lifeless waters were no longer clear. Ashy sedíment coloured the water a disgusting shade of dark grey. Black even, on a rainy day. Necrothreat had come, but with it, life had left. Even the trees that still stood had changed, their branches almost barren, bearing little leaves and crumpled, semi-rotten fruits. In spring, Lemonpie had had hope. He'd seen several green bushes appear out of the ground. But his hope had been to no avail, as he saw it all burn once more. He turned around from the fort's painful walls to head inside when he heard the sound of a horn in the distance. No, not one horn. Two forumite horns, from different locations.



((I still had to write several updates when I passed on the savefile, but I didn't. See this as official, somewhat late updates to my turn. One or two more will follow.))
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2136 on: September 16, 2017, 04:20:16 am »

Is this before or after your second turn? The beginning indicates that it's during or after my turn.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2137 on: September 16, 2017, 05:12:19 am »

Is this before or after your second turn? The beginning indicates that it's during or after my turn.
It's the yet unwritten end of my second turn. After the defeat of the vomit fb a few things still happened. It isn't much and it won't change anything for the story though.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2138 on: September 16, 2017, 07:04:16 am »

Is this before or after your second turn? The beginning indicates that it's during or after my turn.
It's the yet unwritten end of my second turn. After the defeat of the vomit fb a few things still happened. It isn't much and it won't change anything for the story though.

This is a bit of a problem, since I am uncertain where to place it in the OP. Placing it properly during your turn would create a problem with the beginning of your post. Placing it during Th4DwArfY1's turn may also be confusing for the reader though.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2139 on: September 16, 2017, 07:14:15 am »

Is this before or after your second turn? The beginning indicates that it's during or after my turn.
It's the yet unwritten end of my second turn. After the defeat of the vomit fb a few things still happened. It isn't much and it won't change anything for the story though.

This is a bit of a problem, since I am uncertain where to place it in the OP. Placing it properly during your turn would create a problem with the beginning of your post. Placing it during Th4DwArfY1's turn may also be confusing for the reader though.
I see where you're coming from. I'll edit all of the late updates into my last official update post once I've written everything.

Shall I still post the coming late update(s) in here? Lost pages being found fit in with the active story, so that shouldn't be a problem, and I fear they'll remain unread if I just edit my post from twenty pages ago.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2140 on: September 16, 2017, 07:45:03 am »

Is this before or after your second turn? The beginning indicates that it's during or after my turn.
It's the yet unwritten end of my second turn. After the defeat of the vomit fb a few things still happened. It isn't much and it won't change anything for the story though.

This is a bit of a problem, since I am uncertain where to place it in the OP. Placing it properly during your turn would create a problem with the beginning of your post. Placing it during Th4DwArfY1's turn may also be confusing for the reader though.
I see where you're coming from. I'll edit all of the late updates into my last official update post once I've written everything.

Shall I still post the coming late update(s) in here? Lost pages being found fit in with the active story, so that shouldn't be a problem, and I fear they'll remain unread if I just edit my post from twenty pages ago.

Yes, keep posting them here. If you put them into your last few posts as well that would be of great help to me.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2141 on: September 16, 2017, 05:37:44 pm »

And so it is that I mobilise what resources I have to bear. The moment, truly, has come. And with it, a grim omen, a sign that someone – one among our number – still holds to the ways of Armok. Blood, again. Always the blood.
The ferns of the cavern’s floor gleam damply with it. It coats everything. Those few I trust come with me to survey the scene, as Apiks only laughed when told of it. Somehow, in the short time it took for me to get down here, a child managed to enter.
It was playing in the blood, beside the corpse.

One of my comrades threw up behind me, and though I keep my stomach, it is not easy. The child giggled, holding up something, letting it drip over his face.
I lose my fight, and am quickly, violently sick behind a Quarry Bush. When done, I queasily order the child’s immediate removal, and then begin surveying the scene. Blood coats the ground, true, but it is in…a path. I can see the poor Forumite now, injured horribly, groping across the tubers of the ground, groaning for help. To make it so far, so close to the corridor and saving hands…it tears the soul to think of it. And for what? Undoubtedly some foul ritual to Armok.
 
It was not meant to be like this. The halls were meant to be full of laughter, children were supposed to play in sand or stone, learning the glyphs of writing from their teachers. Instead, this place has them crawling in blood. A flicker. Sprin, walks through the halls laughing, and blood is at his back and front. Before him, fire. Behind, hell, demons. The destruction of Necrothreat, and the tears of a hundred thousand widows. I gasp, and fall. The ground is soft as I lay upon it, it cradles me as I groan. It always ends the same way. Always! Is there no way to end the destruction, stop the wheel from turning? In my head, Necrothreat burns, while before me a Forumite lies, hand stretched towards freedom. It feels...ineffable. Like a misunderstood metaphor.

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Time passes, and happier tidings come the next day to take my mind off the blood, the child, and Armok. A caravan from home! Though my memories are clouded, I still remember my love for the place, the redstone columns glistening in the light of a thousand torches, my family happily eating their lunch and arguing around the table. Good times.

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Sorry for small update. Not feeling creative juices flowing, and I have to get ready for my dad's, granny's, and brother's birthday.
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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2142 on: September 17, 2017, 05:27:17 am »

[Manuscriptum regimen II: Late second rule of Lord Lemonpie]

I hurried back towards the fortifications. The thick black smoke the wildfire brought with it pained my eyes, but I did not care. The loud horn I had heard was recognizable. Every year I had lived in Necrothreat, I had heard it being sounded. The traditional instrument, carved from the broad horn of a large ram, was carried by only a single group. The merchants of our civilization. I praised Omer as I attempted to peer through the smoke. My eyes teared up, but I would not close them. A gust of wind, however, revealed something unexpected. An army, a full size army, accompanied the caravan. Legendary weaponlords and shieldmasters stood around the caravan, guarding it deftly. Yet, trolls and gamers still roamed outside. Only the Gods knew how long both sides would last in their conflict, and it was a matter of time before the surviving party would charge our fortress. I could not risk opening the bridge, as the fire approached the merchants. Not even their armor would be able to protect them. Only the Gods could.

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Re: NecroThreat IV: Fortress for BFEL, God of Necromancy
« Reply #2143 on: September 17, 2017, 07:23:51 am »

Yea, monsieur Lemon, your story line gets slightly darker in my turn.
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« Reply #2144 on: September 17, 2017, 07:58:07 am »

Yea, monsieur Lemon, your story line gets slightly darker in my turn.
I know ;_;
Still surprised I've managed to survive for so long though
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