Castles Vampiria, Fright, and Hope

[Arke]

The assassin smiles, slowly rising and dusting off his robes. "Then do it now, and save us both the trouble." He starts laughing again, his voice raspy from the knights grip, and spreads hit arms. Beneath his robes, the raptors lacerations had reopened. "Kill me if you have it in you! One of us is going to die in this room, and it looks as if it will be me, so let's just get this over with, eh?" No daggers, and that Gods-cussed raptor had his short-sword, an enchanted weapon that would make short work of this insolent fool. Ah well, it seemed Ka was not on his side today.

[Somebody]

Kiolosk stormed down the halls, searching room after room. In fustration he sent a wall of fire down a corridor, torching all the rats and insects. "Where could it be?" he growled moving a few more feet. Suddenly voices crept into his ear, and he stopped. They were comming from the other side of the wall. "Perhapss they know where the tome for this castle lies." With that he burst through the wall and caught them all in a crushing mind field, levitating them and holding them in place. "Where iss the tome?" he said angrily. "One of you will tell me or you are all gonna die"

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Nyx finally felt a breif flash of anger from the dragon spirit, and no Tezztor was to be sensed. Though the flash was brief, she was able to press hard enough to catch a location and a motive. She instantly took flight heading for the last castle. Not fright. There was no way that she could take him on in a battle, but he would need the third tome... And in oreder to get it, he'd have to find her.

[knightfighter]

"And why should I be so generous to give you the sweet kiss of death? No, only those who prove themselves to be worthy foes have the privilege to die by my hands, and you are far from that, but I am might just be so kind to reconsider if you tell me why you were sent to kill me?" Crimson fury continued to stand his ground though just in case this man was foolish enough to do anything more rash than he had already, or even the slim chance that Crimson fury might have underestimated him.

[Dr. Strange]

When he'd stopped flinching, she fixed him up and left him asleep. Watching the two exchange blows she soon grew tired of it. "Both of you stop. What has this place come to that its heirs are fighting again?" She asked them, frowning at both. "You say you will honor your heritage but you fight like children. Can you not see what fighting brought us? My family is dead and I must loot from others to keep my human and fox alive. You have to end this, else every citizen of this once beautiful country will die in agony for your idiocy." She stood there, quietly speaking, knowing they would hear her. "Bring the broken pieces of Hope, Fright, and Vampiria together and build a better kingdom." She growled, annoyed at how they were continuing to fight when there were people dying. "Like the child here, your subjects will die for you. And all you can do is fight? Disgusting." She spat, turning to leave.

[Somebody]

Kiolosk raged waiting for their answer, tightening his grip on them until one of them finally spoke, though with trouble. "I d.. don't know what your talking about" He was furious, growing tired of these word games he wanted his body back so that he might rein terror and destruction to all that fail to worship him. He focuses on them, tightening his mental grip till their bodies exploded in a violent spray of blood all over the walls. "Ssurely somebody here must have it" He wandered around the dark halls for a while before he caught the sound of people arguing. He peeked around a corner to see two at each others throat with weapons drawn, as well as another fustrated walking away.


Tezztor floated there outside the nexus, pondering what to do, if he could do anything at all. Sadness was draped all over him, he wanted to help so badly but what could he do without any heft in the physical world? Thoughts raced through his mind about spirits, life and death. Surely there had to be some connection. Then something came to him..

[Arke]

The assassin laughs again. "Anyone of my kind worth his price never asks who. All I know is that there are three here that must die, and I've been surprised by two of them so far. Let us hope the third will be less troublesome." All he truly knew of his employer was his deep hatred for this place, and even deeper coin-purse. "Oh, but believe me, he wants to see the end of you."

[Dr. Strange]

"Your employer is probably the one person I'd hoped was dead already. And he's a she." She replied, smirking. "If anything, she's around here somewhere. She likes to watch her hired hands do their job. I heard about her having a job out but I wasn't sure if it was true. Nice she's back in business." She growled, turning more to the door. "What's the name?"

[knightfighter]

"I doubt our friend here knows even that much my loyal servant, one such as him can be easily prevented fro needing to know such information if the price is right of course, which brings something to mind." Crimson Fury then turns to look at the man that tried to kill him. "Seeing as it should be quite clear to me you are not capable of doing the task you were sent here to do, I am willing to give you a fairly reasonable offer. I will pay you double whatever the person who sent you to kill me offered you if you leave this land and never return to it."

[Goblin Cat 😸]

Nyx finally saw Castle Vampiria, in the same condition as the others: Slightly broken down, weathered, and wrapped in age. She landed carefully on the edge of one of the tower's window and looked inside, crawling into the room. She felt a weird connection with the place.. As if she'd been there before in a past life. She crept down the hallways, hoping to find the library, and the tome.

[Arke]

Surrender may not be in his creed, but a bussiness deal? "Double? Are you sure you can afford that, even with the treasures lying within this place?" He thinks for a few moments, his muzzle drawn back to show his teeth, one broken fang prominent. "My current employer will likely not be pleased were I to accept such a gracious offer. Perhaps you could find a blade or two somewhere in these halls, and add that to the deal, eh?"

[knightfighter]

"If it causes you to end your vile task then you have deal, my only concern is the safety of those here, and that of my servants, for there is no cost too great for a thing I consider to be so valuable. You can be assured I will pay you, even it takes me to conquer every kingdom that exists in order to do so, for even though I am one whose greatest love is war, that does not mean I can not show concern for those who are loyal to me, nor does it mean I am not a man of my word. For once my task is complete here I shall pay you in full."

[Arke]

The assassin starts for the door and his camp, not too far from the castles. "You have my interest. If you can convince me that there is any way you can pay this outrageous sum you have offered me, I shall leave here forever." He gives a bow and a smile, though he doubts he will make it far past the door. His head is reeling, the accumulated injuries and stress of the day taking it's toll. "Until I have decided one way or another you and all else here have nothing to fear from me, so long as you give me no trouble. I bid you all a good night."

[Somebody]

Kiolosk grabs the assassin as he tries to leave in his claw, then quickly grabs the others with his mind, squezing them and levitating them in the air where he could see. "Tell me where the tome is, or you all die" He eyed them over for any sign of the tome, he could feel its presance nearby and he would have it. He peers at the fur in his grasp. "How about you? Got anything to add?"

[knightfighter]

Crimson Fury watches the man leave, not entirely trusting me yet. He then heads over to the cub to make sure she is well. "You are not wounded too bad I hope?" he asked his servant.