Pyramid of Light (anyone, any number)

OoC: If you haven't figured out where this takes place, it's in and around a solitary pyramid of pure gold the size of the Great Pyramids combined. This is the reason for the amount that can join. There will be frequent storms, too. Zeik will start this one, once again, his link is in my sig.

BiC:

Traveling trough an almost endless desert, Zeik was in desperate need of water. There were no cactuses to cut for juice, and no chance of a village with water, so all he could hope for in this wasteland is a way out. He continued through the sea of sand in the hopes of finding this exit. Along his way, he had seen many skeletons and corpses, most likely dead from dehydration. There were buffalo, birds, and of course, humans. All scattered about the dry sands.

Zeik trudged through the desert, noticing a slight change in the wind speed. Suddenly, it really started to pick up, and it became harder to see ahead. The sands blew everywhere in such a speed, it felt like razors against his wings and face. The winds kept increasing speed, until it was nearly impossible to stand. Zeik unsheathed his sword and jabbed it into the ground, hoping it was enough to anchor him down. Unfortunately, it wasn't, and he was blown away by the sand storm. He did, however, hold onto his weapon. The storm spun him around, facing the wind, getting sand in his eyes and cutting his face.

There was great flash, and Zeik felt the winds give up. He felt for the ground, and felt nothing but smooth, stone. He stood up, and opened his eyes. What is this place? He looked around, and saw that it wasn't just any stone; it was gold. Pure gold, with a crack that leaked out water. Zeik bent down to cup some in his hand, and took a drink. It was real water. Once he did this, he heard foot steps coming from all directions, and a mist started. He heard weapons banging against each other, and headed in a random directon to find the cause.

OoC: Go ahead, shoot. Hope this doesn't get left like my last one...

OoC: ok, this sounds cool. i will use Carn, link in siggy.

BiC:

As the slave masters uncovered the carts they had use to hold out the storm, they started to argue. The kids all jumped off the cart and stood there, expecting to march.

"you! you lead us here! you make us go in desert and we get lost! i told you! you lead us into this mist! now we lost!" the skinny one said.Then the other spoke up. he was fat and short.

"no! i did not! you did! dont blame me for your bad mistake! you stupid! you take back your words!" he said and drew his rusty sword. Carn and the other slave children just stared at the two.

" i kill you first! you see! i will cut you in little pieces!" the skinny one said and waved his short axe menacingly. the fat one yelled and charged at the skinny one, swinging his old sword around. the skinny one ran at the fat one screaming and also waving his weapon. they clashed and made a loud clang as the fat ones sword broke in two, and the axe head snapped off. They fell to the ground wrestling and arguing. Carn grabbed the axe head and broke off his chains. He tossed the axe head to the other kids and he ran to a cart to get his belongings. he found his stuff and strapped his armor and his pack on. he started walking and then he saw a figure walking in the mist blindly.

"hey! mister! over here!" Carn called out to the figure, waving his hands fanticlly. Zeik saw the boy faintly and wandered over to him.

"what are you doing out here?" Zeik asked. Carn just stood staring at him

"whoa! cool you have wings! and real armor! thats awsome!" Carn said, still staring at Zeik.

" hey kid, did you hear a fight going on?" Zeik asked him, looking around.
"ya, it was the slave drivers, they always fight, but this time they couldn't take it anymore" Carn said.

"are they still fighting?" Zeik asked.

" probably not, they have probably ran out of energy by now, they are weak" Carn said in sudden seriousness. the last part almost sounded, evil.

"i can still hear it, the clashing of weapons" Zeik said and continued walking. Carn started after him.

" if there is a battle, then im coming with you" he said and ran after Zeik into the mist.

OoC: I'll be using Illdian, link in sig.

BiC:

The Kevlar beast snorted disgustedly. It shook off the growing crust of sand from its eyelids and stomped on. Its rider was hunched over in the saddle, constantly pulling his cloak to barr the invading windborne sand. Illdian pulled the reins taut and urged his steed forward. He knew the Kevlar wouldn't make it much further--its two legged stride and long toes unsuited to tramping through sand. He egged it on, begging for a few more miles or until the village came into view.

An hour later the scaly beast halted abruptly. It simply refused to march any further and settled on its haunches like a great nesting bird. Sensing defeat, Illdian dismounted and peered into the misty distance. He patted the Kevlar's long bony head, ignored a disgruntled snap at his fingers and packed up his supplies. A run in with Morgul bandits had depleted most of his arrows but most everything else was intact.

After an hour's walk the shaggy heads of palm trees came into view. Soon the high wall of the village loomed ahead, with the sounds of struggling feet and fighting. Illdian rushed to the wall and pressed himself to it. The voices of children and men were in a heated argument. He edged over to a crack in the wall and barely slipped through, his pack almost staying behind.

Ooc:: I really need to become active again. So lets go. 3, 2, 1, Damion!

Bic::

With a parched lips and a fading mind out hero was in a grim situation. With nothing in his wake but the bleak, dry desert and little water left it was evident to him he made a mistake. He was even willing for the huge water waves he dreaded to come and save him! As the man laid down on the peak of a sand dune he dramatically took out the last bit of water he had. Taking it all in.

With that Damion arose to his feet and held his fist in the sky. With a humorous cry he yelled, "I live!" With that the man let out a light chuckle continuing on the sand. As he started making his way down the dune Damion began to slide, pick up speed, and practically sand bored the way down. he let out exited yells feeling he was the best thing since sliced bread. That is until.....

Wam! He ended up smashing into a brick wall. He held his face in agony cringing. Though this would soon be interrupted by viewing he had stumbled out of the desert and into a prosperous village. And on the horizon laid a massive structure, a pure golden pyramid. He eyes gleamed with excitement as he began rushing to it and the sound of blades clashing in the distance. With a sigh of relief he said to himself, "I guess I don't need that dumb old wet stuff after all"

OoC: ok hopefully this won't die like everything else I've posted on

BiC: " "Bastion of flame" thats who I need to kill" Marce said to himself as he leaned on the wall outside of the desert city. He was told that he was to kill this man here and was paid in much gold and was promised twice as much when he brought back the head of this man.

A man had went face first into the wall a few meters away

"Sand in your eyes?" Marce said tauntingly letting out a small laugh

"Haha very funny." said the man

"What are you doing in a place like this?" Marce asked

OoC: I'm new at this, so if I do it wrong, PM me and tell me how to make my writing better for these, thanks. Also, I will be using Zorlo, he's in my sig.

BiC: It had been a long time since I had headed to the desert, especially by myself, mostly because in the army you always had someone with you, even when you didn't want anyone. I had been sent on a mission by a women to find something out here. She said that she needed money, and that a gold pyramid had plenty I could take claims on. Such a barren land takes its toll on a man I told myself as I headed deeper into the wasteland. So much death was only natural in two places I thought to myself as I continued on, but I didn't care to think more about that than I already had.

I was one who did not need money, adventure and love are all I was searching for, but lucks never in my cards it seemed, because every time I find a girl I think might be the one, I wind up with a broken heart and on the road, but I don't think about that now, I just keep walking. I've little credibility when it comes to women, but a lot of skills with a sword, such that one might expect from someone who has fought in wars.

I soon found myself without food or water, I had only packed enough for a few days, it had been a few weeks, but it was hard to tell, the desert sun made a single day seem like an eternity. Soon though, I found myself in a raging sand storm, I ducked behind my shield for the best defense from it as possible, but nature is more powerful than I could have imagined as I was thrown into the air and found myself unable to keep my weakened body under control, I passed out and let the winds carry me.

It must have been a few hours, because when I awoke, I found it was night, and fate had cruelly placed me next to an Oasis that I could not reach. My body had not the strength to move, even to think about my fate seemed to be a mean joke someone had played. "Cruel fate" I exclaimed, "why do you torture me so." Then, I turned my head, and found that I had landed right next to a golden pyramid, and though it seemed fate had smiled on me, I soon remembered my cruel fate, that I could barely move. "Darn it" I thought to myself, "water and the gold that nice girl wanted, and i haven't the strength to take it." Shadowed figures now approached, I now foresaw an evident end. I exclaimed as if in madness "this cannot be my end, not when I am so close." Shadowed figures approached and I got a but a glance at them, and prayed I'd survive this night.

Ooc: Ok, my character is kind of new and I am kind of new to the battle arena so I hope I don't make to many mistakes. My character is in the sig

Bic: I was wondering the land scape trying to find food. I came across a deer and tryed to kill it, but it started to run. I went to chase after the deer and I came across a desert. Not having seen this desert before, I decided to check out the desert. I walked a couple miles in the desert and came across an oasis and decided to have a drink and a bit to eat. After I was done, I decided to leave the desert, and then realized I had forgotten how I got here. So I started to walk it one direction.

I walked for a couple miles before I passed out from the desert's heat. Just then, the wind picked up or I sunk into the desert sand. All I know is that when I came to, I was in front of a golden pyramid. I got up and started to walk to the pyramid. I was not to concerned with how to get back. I finally came to the entrance of the pyramid and started to enter so I could explore the pyramid. I suddenly heard a loud sound that made me decided to wait.

Illdian watched the two slave drivers tussle for a while, amused at the sight of them rolling in the dirt. He left the wall assured that his intervention was not required. He strolled through the dusty lanes and streets, ducking bright cloured banners hung overhead. Avoiding noisy merchants and groups of scruffy pickpockets he entered a small blacksmith and fletcher. The store was dark and cramped, with old armour stacked onto the walls awaiting repair. An ancient olive-skinned man sat by a doorframe from which smoke poured.

"Canna help ya?" the man asked, coughing loudly.
"Arrows please, four dozen." Illdian replied. "I've been told Morgul fletchers are amongst the greatest."

His boldfaced lie seemed to wake up the old coot as he hastened into the backroom. The old man however did not return. From the smoky smithroom a short, apron clad girl emerged. She held the bundle of arrows in one arm and shyly brushed her thick black hair out of her eyes. Sweat lined her brows and a smear of ash marked her cheek. She lowered the arrows onto the counter and wiped her palms on the apron. Illdian could see that through the dirt and sweat she was quite pretty. He smiled warmly and took the arrows, quickly filling them into the quiver on his back.

<ill post more later, gotta go>

ooc: alright. i will post now.

bic: As Zeik and Carn wandered through the thick mist, they were coming nearer to what the thought might be a battle. Soon they saw figures fighting. There looked like about 30 in all from what they could see so far.

"You wanna fight kid? you cant be a burden" Zeik said looking down at the small boy.

"If anyone is gonna be a hinderence(spl?), it would be you Zeik" Carn said looking at the battle hungrily.

This kid. he isnt normal. he seems hungry for battle. I can sense his power. concentrated, powerful and ready to burst. Zeik thought as he stared at the boy, the small body practicly shaking with excitement.

Zeik nodded and they ran forward into the fray. they instantly saw the reason of the fight. a merchant caravan was being attacked by skeloten warriors rising out of the ground! they looked menacing in ancient armor wielding their sickles and blades. Carn blasted a couple with a huge ball of flame, but more rose from the ground. Zeik drew his blade and parried and sliced, the skeloten warriors disapearing in a poof of sand when they got hit. alll around there were dea merchants, horribly mutilated. limbs, heads, faces, fingers, all ripped off or cut off. Then the warriors started to surround Zeik and Carn.

"this is bad, i hope somone comes" Zeik said, slicing and cutting.

"I am pretty sure its just us. lets go down with as many as possible" Carn said. his fist started glowing blue, and he shot a beam of energy into the warriors.

ooc: sorry really short. i have a lot going on, i can post longer later.

After a little while of waiting I decided to started walking toward the sound that I was hearing. I was still being caution because I did not know where I was. As I was walking, the sound was getting louder and I could almost see what was happen. I started to run to get a better view when a skeloten looking warrior attacked me. I slashed the skeloten and it disappear or that what I thought. Then I saw a flash of light and then noticed that two people were surrounded by something, and I ran to join them in battle. I got there just in the nick of time because one of them was just about to get hit. I struck that skeleton and prepared for the long fight to come.

Ooc: Sorry it so short but don't know how you want this to go.

OoC:I don't think anyone will mind as log as its enough to go on

BiC: Marce heard the sounds of battle beyond the wall where he was standing

"see ya" he said to the man ,and ran up the wall and fliped over the top

He found many skeletons with three men fighting them off. Marce knew in a place like this there must be many among the dead that could rise to fight them, so marce decided to help. He jumped up and shot forward with his blade taking 3 skeletons out. and then turning to slice a skull off.

"watch out!" said the youngest looking one fighting as a blade went to Marce's back

but the sheath of his dagger blocked it and Marce quickly chopped it's head off

I awoke a few hours later, I think, I did not know, all I know is I was not in the desert anymore. I awoke to find myself in a golden room, which i supposed to be in the golden pyramid, but hey, this was not bad for me, I could take what I needed and leave. I soon realized that that would not be an easy task. When I snatched something, a group of skeleton warriors appeared, and I found myself fighting them off, with the might of my Rapier, but as I slew them, they just resurrected themselves.

Soon, a man appeared, with but a word, he destroyed the skeletons, and told me he was a necromancer, but didn't give me his name, and told me I was his guest, but that if I tried to take something, I would be attacked by those warriors, and I would not survive them next time. He also told me that outside the temple, other warriors were fighting the skeletons because they were raiding a caravan. I thought to myself, "I should help them," and grabbed my stuff and bolted past him, but his next words struck me with more fear than any I had ever felt to that moment. He said "they are lost. You cannot leave, I can invite people in and they can enter by choice, but they cannot leave without my death or with my blessings.

I now stood there, and I knew I could not kill him by myself, and even if I could, I could not do it, because I had not the power to beat him, and his skeleton friends. He told me to make myself at home, and I could do as I please, my only thought now would be to escape this place, or get the others in to aid me killing him.

OoC: yeah, uh, thanks for the help before, and i know someone's gonna get mad at me for making a villain, but try to work it in some how please. I really don't want to die.

After leaving the shop, Illdian went straight across the village square. The pyramid was imbued in his thoughts. How would he be able to get there? What would he find? Deep in thought, he filled a canteen with well-water, observing its gentle rippling surface.

In his peripheral vision, far off to the left, a sand-coloured figure slipped across and into the open. Illdian turned and almost stumbled with shock. A creature the size of a man moved effortlessly across the open sand outside the village walls. It was covered in dappled brown spines and had a small head with bulging insect eyes. Scuttling forward, it swivelled its head from side to side, making Illdian's reflection dance across the black globes that were its eyes.

Illdian remained motionless, hoping the sandcrawler would find him unappealing and scuttle away. However, he found himself slowly pulling his bow in front of him; he drew an arrow into the notch. Another sandcrawler had shot up from the ground followed by another two in quick sucession. They shook sand from their long quills and edged forward. Illdian grit his teeth and pulled the bowstring taut.

"The Pyramid would have to wait..." he thought.

OoC: This guy needs help, nikuvillain!

The battle started to slow down “I’m leaving you guys you don’t need my help any more,” I said.

“Ok, bye we can take it from here,” they said.

I ran off knowing that I need to get some food soon. As I was running I pick up a snake here and there but not enough to get rid of the hunger that I was having. I came to a city and as I was about to enter the city people started to run out. So I quickly run in to the city and came across two sand crawler about to attack a Dark Elf.

I used quick step and ran right up to the first sand crawler and then it happen I transform into my demon form then when got up to the sand crawler use quick draw and cut it in half. Then ran up to the other one that was about to attack the Dark Elf and cut he him in half.

“I finally find something to eat,” I said.

I Started to quickly eat the sand crawler I just kill. Then I became full and converted back to human form.

“Hi stranger what your name. My name is Nukidemon,” I said.

Ooc: As requested, sorry I killed both of them but I had to came up with a creative way of getting there.

Suddenly a blast of sand shot between them, settling to reveal another twittering sand crawler. Illdian leapt back instinctively, gaining just enough room to release his arrow into the creature's neck. Soon, more blasts of sand began erupting around them and he realised too late that they were trapped.

Illdian glanced at Nukidemon, who had already drawn his katana and was squaring up the half dozen crawlers encircling him. Illdian stowed away his bow and drew his own sword. Three of the beasts had him in their sights, and were extending long spines toward him as if tasting from afar. They drew back a little as Illdian's katana came into view, one of them clicking alarmedly.
Thier shyness however was abruptly curbed as a large, spotted sandcrawler leaped up towards Illdian's face. He brought the curved blade down, cutting the beast cleanly in half.

Even as the bloody pieces flew apart, the other two were on him, scrambling over his torso--trying in vain to pierce his armour. With his free arm he batted one off and impaled the other as it held on. A shooting pain flew up his arm and he tried not to mind the blood spurting from near his elbow. The last crawler dodged the falling body of its mate and jumped at Illdian again.

Backpedaling as he fought, Illdian found his feet on the solid tiles of the street, with a flight of stone stairs some way behind. Nikudemon could be seen clearing away more emerging monsters and also working his way to the street. Illdian rushed forward to help, and cut down the lone crawler in front of him as he ran. If both of them could get onto the stairs and wall, the creatures would be hard pressed to run across smooth tile as well as giving them height advantage. Illdian's magic would clear off a cluster at a time and would keep him far away from those spines. With his arm already healed but still stinging, he ran back to the sand to get back into trouble with Nikudemon.

(OoC:I'll join this since I see it hasn't quite died yet. I'm using Tsukineko.)

Bic:I was once again on the roam. I had heard a rumor of a pyramid made of gold far into the desert and it got my curiousity. That was two days ago as the horse travels at gallop. Luckily for me, I didn't need a horse to move that fast. For the past two days I had been running toward the desert to see if this pyramid truly existed. As night approached I could see a shape in the distance getting bigger very quickly and after a minute I could see it was the pyramid I had been seeking. As I drew closer, I realized this is easily the biggest anything I had ever seen before I my life. I decided at that point to sleep for the night since the pyramid was too noticeable to miss and laid down. I was asleep almost instantly.

When I awoke I immediatly noticed two things. 1:The pyramid was almost my pillow now for how close it was to me and 2:The large worm-like creature now sitting in my face. As I jumped up I was attacked by several of the things. I started hacking through them with my claws and realized there were too many as one of the worms stabbed my shoulder with their spikes. I jumped over the worms started to run up the stairs leaving the worms at the bottom. "Well that was a rude wake up. At least I get to explore the pyramid before leaving." I said to myself as I entered the pyramid.

Illdian hurled a small fireball down the flight of stairs. It hit a crawler in the shoulder and exploded, charring another creature as they clambered up the stones to get at him. Nikudemon was squeezed next to him to the point where it was getting hard to aim. Illdian sheathed his katana and held both hands in front as if ready to push the phalanx of sandcrawlers back. Instead a ball of fire, deeply crimson and turbulent, grew until it was the size of a large grapefruit. With his elbow he shoved Nikudemon aside and released the fireball. It ploughed through the mass of creatures, turning the most forward ones into ash.

They were continually being pushed back, as a sea of spines and antennae shifted and advanced with a horrible clicking and hissing. Nikudemon was overtaxed and Illdian couldn't keep up the light show.

A sudden flash of blue light made them both turn around. A pool of watery energy stood between them and the wall. Peering into it, Illdian could see a vague golden outline of some huge structure.

"Nikudemon! The town is overrun, our salvation lies at the Golden Pyramid!" Illdian shouted, moments before he dived through the gateway.

“Ok, I’ll be right behind you,” Nikudemon shouted out slashing some more sand clawer to there death. “Good he self now I got to make my exited, but first I’m going to need some food for later!” The swordsmen shouted to the sand clawers. The swordsmen went and took off his shirt and cut it down the middle. “Ok food come to me,” the swordsmen said. He run to a sand clawer and cut it into pieces having the food land in his shirt. Then he close his shirt and ran towards the pyramid that he had once stand in front of.

He started to run cross the desert waste land the whole time the sand monster keep getting in front of him. One of the sand swordsmen got in front of Niku, but the dark elf shoot him down with one of his arrows. The swordsmen finally reach the pyramid were the dark elf was. “Come on Niku let hurry in,” the dark elf yelled.

“Yes your right lets go in now,” the swordsmen said while running into the pyramid with the dark elf. As the swordsmen ran into the pyramid he dump into a cat demon. “Sorry I did not see you there,” the swordsmen said while looking back seeing that the monster was not coming closer. The swordsmen looked down the hallway and seen a dark shadow coming closer to the three people. “Hey cat demon do you know how to fight we might need your help,” Nikudemon said preparing to take down anything that gets in his way.

Zorlo was trapped, amongst the massive passages and riches of the Pyramid. He traveled through out the golden corridors in search of a way out, or something he could use to defeat the necromancer that had appeared before him. Why me, of all the things that could happen. Irony is the spice of life I guess, hmm.... best not to think about it, better to just look around until I find something. The fencer soon found a doorway that lead to a library that Zorlo hoped would have something he could use to destroy the necromancer.

The library was strange, it was packed with books written in an odd language, and one that Zorlo could not read. He skimmed through the books in hopes of finding something written in his tongue, but to no avail. He stared at the book shelf and thought All these books, and not a single thing I can read. Guess thats good because odds are if I grabbed one, more skeletons would appear, might as well get back to looking around.

The fencer left the library in hopes of finding something he could use. He walked near a strange looking passage, and wondered where it lead to. He payed it no mind as he continued back to looking for a way out, or something that could help. "Wonder if I'll ever get out of this place," he shouted and began to head walk through the massive corridors. Suddenly, he saw three figure, he hoped that they would not be hostile towards him. To break the ice, Zorlo screamed, "Hello over there! Be ye friend or foe?" he posed as they approached ever closer.

Marce noticed the skeletons inside the entrance of the pyrimid he bolted quicly slashing the first few then using his panther's claw to quickly strike down the many skeletons in the hallway.

One seemed to be charging what looked like a spell and marce quickly jumped up and kicked its head off. As he went deeper the skeleton's numbers seemed to grow smaller. finaly there were no skeletons but soon there was a sealed door. Marce could hear voices behind it, so he tried to pry it open with his sword and then noticed an unholy seal on the door and then stabbed it with his holy weapon. After that the door was quickly opened and the person he heard had seemed to have walked off through a tunnel...........................