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Re: The Good Apprentice (GoldGolem)
(Story time. Be prepared for giant wall of text.)
A set of stone steps leading up to the platform she had been held on were a convenient place for her to rest, so Eva sat on them to wait for a moment. As she sits, Eva actually feels a bit cold, as there was little warmth in this place. The spirit replies; 'I don't know if she'll be by here any time soon, she's probably going to be out of it for quite a while. Still, taking a rest isn't too bad of an idea, so long as no demons come by.'
When she continues, the spirit waits a moment before responding, in a grave and somber voice;
Having finished his tale, the spirit then says, in a much more light hearted tone; 'It's possible for you to find a spirit like me to tag along with you, I guess. You need to find one that's just right though. One that isn't malicious and spiteful of the living, hasn't gotten eaten by a daemon but isn't yet strong enough to become one themselves. Not easy to find, especially since the demons devour the souls of those they kill, leaving few that can become spirits.'
(I'll let you guess who the knight is. Though, you haven't met him yet.
)
Evas Status HP = 40, P = 30, EP = 30
(Story time. Be prepared for giant wall of text.)
A set of stone steps leading up to the platform she had been held on were a convenient place for her to rest, so Eva sat on them to wait for a moment. As she sits, Eva actually feels a bit cold, as there was little warmth in this place. The spirit replies; 'I don't know if she'll be by here any time soon, she's probably going to be out of it for quite a while. Still, taking a rest isn't too bad of an idea, so long as no demons come by.'
When she continues, the spirit waits a moment before responding, in a grave and somber voice;
'No, I suppose it's not, except for the hordes of demons that live here. I haven't been around long enough to know, but, from what other beings have told me, this place was once not so different from our own world. But some ancient evil god twisted the creatures and peoples that lived here into a reflection of its own dark image, turning them into the demons. Then, he began sending them out to invade other lands, so that it could consume the souls of those he conquered, until the whole of this world was like this, a barren, lifeless, wasteland. When this world was devoid of souls for it to devour other than those of its followers, it went to sleep until life rose anew. But, something went wrong, and when it awoke, it found only its followers, still alive through the centuries it'd hibernated, and knew that if it were to find more souls to feed on, it would have to go to other worlds. At the time, their entire world was a desert yes, but was still lightened and warm.'
'And so, the demons came to our world, through the first of the dark gates, in the midst of the desert, in the place now inhabited by the early Su-Ku-Ta tribes. It took nearly a decade, during which the humans there were forever changed into the cat-like people that they are now, but the demons were eventually pushed back after a group of knights from early Crolia came to aid them at the head of a small army, but at great cost. The tribes were tainted forevermore, and of the knights and their followers, only one man returned home. It is said that the only knight who survived that war, and made it back to Crolia, committed suicide shortly after telling his tale. He was entombed there, but his name was forgotten long ago.'
'Anyway, centuries later, another gate opened, this time in the heart of Crolia. There were many wars already going on at the time in Crolia, and so the place they initially invaded was quickly overwhelmed, and it seemed that another decade of war, while the vile demons twisted the lands and consumed the souls of thousands was upon us. But then, it is said, the spirit of the knight rose from beyond the grave as a daemon, filled with righteous rage. Angered by the gods of this worlds refusal to do anything to aid their mortal followers against the demons, he destroyed all of Old Gods, and in so doing, consumed their strength. Then, he purified the area around the new gate with fire, and stepped through the gate. There, he destroyed their world even further, going so far as to take the sun from their sky. But, realizing that, in doing so, he would be committing genocide, the knight filled the sky with a new light, the aurora that you see above you. Then, he returned to our world, and closed the gate.'
'But, the dark god remained, and so did the demons, despite how many had been killed. When their numbers returned to enough strength, another dark gate opened, only for the knight, now a being of unimaginable power to rival the dark gods own, but without his insatiable hunger, forced them back once more. He has tried again several times since then, each time to be forced back beyond the gate and have it closed.'
'The woman I came here with, she says she once met a powerful daemon that claims to have been fighting the demons since they first invaded our world, but if he is the spirit of the knight of legend, I do not know. Perhaps all of this is just a story, and events truly went in a completely different manner, but this is what the High court of the Fey believes to be the truth of the matter.'
'And so, the demons came to our world, through the first of the dark gates, in the midst of the desert, in the place now inhabited by the early Su-Ku-Ta tribes. It took nearly a decade, during which the humans there were forever changed into the cat-like people that they are now, but the demons were eventually pushed back after a group of knights from early Crolia came to aid them at the head of a small army, but at great cost. The tribes were tainted forevermore, and of the knights and their followers, only one man returned home. It is said that the only knight who survived that war, and made it back to Crolia, committed suicide shortly after telling his tale. He was entombed there, but his name was forgotten long ago.'
'Anyway, centuries later, another gate opened, this time in the heart of Crolia. There were many wars already going on at the time in Crolia, and so the place they initially invaded was quickly overwhelmed, and it seemed that another decade of war, while the vile demons twisted the lands and consumed the souls of thousands was upon us. But then, it is said, the spirit of the knight rose from beyond the grave as a daemon, filled with righteous rage. Angered by the gods of this worlds refusal to do anything to aid their mortal followers against the demons, he destroyed all of Old Gods, and in so doing, consumed their strength. Then, he purified the area around the new gate with fire, and stepped through the gate. There, he destroyed their world even further, going so far as to take the sun from their sky. But, realizing that, in doing so, he would be committing genocide, the knight filled the sky with a new light, the aurora that you see above you. Then, he returned to our world, and closed the gate.'
'But, the dark god remained, and so did the demons, despite how many had been killed. When their numbers returned to enough strength, another dark gate opened, only for the knight, now a being of unimaginable power to rival the dark gods own, but without his insatiable hunger, forced them back once more. He has tried again several times since then, each time to be forced back beyond the gate and have it closed.'
'The woman I came here with, she says she once met a powerful daemon that claims to have been fighting the demons since they first invaded our world, but if he is the spirit of the knight of legend, I do not know. Perhaps all of this is just a story, and events truly went in a completely different manner, but this is what the High court of the Fey believes to be the truth of the matter.'
Having finished his tale, the spirit then says, in a much more light hearted tone; 'It's possible for you to find a spirit like me to tag along with you, I guess. You need to find one that's just right though. One that isn't malicious and spiteful of the living, hasn't gotten eaten by a daemon but isn't yet strong enough to become one themselves. Not easy to find, especially since the demons devour the souls of those they kill, leaving few that can become spirits.'
(I'll let you guess who the knight is. Though, you haven't met him yet.
)