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| Tiercel's Peregrinations | |
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| Topic Started: Jan 10 2017, 09:00 PM (4,171 Views) | |
| Serethil | Mar 3 2017, 10:11 AM Post #301 |
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Et'Ada
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Thanks guys! |
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| Serethil | Mar 3 2017, 09:24 PM Post #302 |
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Et'Ada
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42 - Not good. He whispered back. “Hells. How would he have got out without us seeing him? Or.... well, there was enough time before Melki returned and we got here....” I nodded. But something still wasn’t right, something was scratching at my grave with razor-sharp nails.... I whirled and threw a pot off the cook-table. Not at anything, just to make noise. And the light blossomed - wasn’t my light, since I don’t know the spell.... I ducked, realized that Var had done the same, and kept my head down until the brightness didn’t hurt my eyes. Well.... shit. Vintan stood there with a huge grin on his face. “Why Tier. You must really love me after all! Look at you, come to me as if called. And who’s this great lout with you? Surely not a lover....” He didn’t know it was Var. Because, as a quick glance sideways assured me, Var’d had the wit to hide his face, burying it in his arms. “This lout.... well, he’s by way of replacing you in my affections, Vintan.” A black look crossed his face. “No. You will not replace me. You’ll wed me, and reign next to me as queen. Or you will die. Too bad you didn’t cooperate - would have saved me so much trouble.” He glared at me a moment. Then - “How did you know who I am? You should only know me as Devis!” And at that point, Var leapt to his feet, sword out and just a hair from Vintan’s throat. “Well brother.... because I told her of course. I think it’s time to end your little game. You’ll spend the rest of your life in gaol. I’d like to just kill you out of hand. But - well, I can’t do that. Since I’m what passes for a lawgiver in Skyrim, you’ll get a trial - and if it goes badly for you, I suppose you’ll give your head to the ravens.” I choked back a hysterical laugh at that - and naturally, I expected I’d be the only one finding that statement funny. But then I caught a small grin at Var’s mouth, where I could be expected to see it.... So yeah. I’m in love, I admit it. But now, I’m having more of those weird razor-sharps down my back now.... I whirled again and fronted two of Vintan’s bully boys. Well, this I could handle. “Var. Do NOT let him go. Spit him first! I’ll take care of this....” And about that time, I saw one of them pull out something that began to smoke.... |
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| Brambleberry | Mar 3 2017, 10:23 PM Post #303 |
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Oh man, oh man, oh man! So exciting. :book: Cannot wait to see how this turns out. :thumb: |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 12:29 AM Post #304 |
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Et'Ada
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43 - But.... could be worse.... I didn’t even think. I just reacted to the perceived threat. I shifted a dagger from its arm sheath into my hand and threw it - I didn’t care if it did any damage, just that it would distract. I was lucky - it hit him on the shoulder and caused him to stumble back - where the smoke could dissipate while he tried to recover. The other man stared at Var as if at a ghost, then back to Vintan. He was obviously confused. I took advantage of it, rushed behind him and kneed him from behind, then hit him hard with the second dagger’s pommel-nut. He slumped and didn’t seem likely to rouse for a bit. I turned back to the brothers, to see standoff. Var still held his sword close to Vintan’s throat - but Vintan had a spell ready in each hand. If Var moved his sword to wound or kill, it was likely he’d die to one or both of Vintan’s spells. But I had to still deal with the other man who’d had the smoke ready to release, so I turned back to him. Well, that was handy. When he’d stumbled, apparently he’d taken a breath in the wrong direction - and the smoke had got him. I liked it. So I swiveled back toward Var and his shit of a twin. And what would happen to Var if he killed his twin? Oh goddesses - I really wished I hadn’t thought about that.... But it seemed that Var was in control of the urge to wipe Nirn clean of his brother’s vileness. He was still simply standing with his sword at his twin’s throat.... waiting. Vintan was sweating - the spells he’d brought up were as far as I could tell still viable. But Vintan was - almost like a man trying to somehow walk barefoot over hot coals. He had the oddest look on his face.... |
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| Areial | Mar 4 2017, 01:14 AM Post #305 |
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Et'Ada
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OOOohh nail biting...both of them, but I had to laugh at the man gassing himself. |
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| Brambleberry | Mar 4 2017, 09:05 AM Post #306 |
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Jarl
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:book: awaits the next chapter. As bad as waiting for another book in a series that you just want to devour! :) |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 10:26 AM Post #307 |
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Et'Ada
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Thanks you two! Yeah, I won't buy books that will be trilogies or whatever any more until they all land, for that same reason! |
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| Areial | Mar 4 2017, 10:43 AM Post #308 |
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Et'Ada
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<snicker> I try not to... but one ...errr two of the series I like are still being written.. 20 some book's in one.. and counting.. sure it's "romance" based, but I like them anyway. They are written so that each book could be a story all by itself.. but their is a "whole" when reading them all together.. which I am doing atm. |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 11:10 AM Post #309 |
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Et'Ada
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Oh yeah, like the Virgin River books, or the Fool's Gold ones. Those I reread all through about once a year - one big orgy of romance.... There's still some of those I don't have.... |
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| Areial | Mar 4 2017, 11:47 AM Post #310 |
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Et'Ada
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Yeah, like those. .. very sci-fi based though. What I really love is the character writting, they live through the story, but aren't so detailed that you can't use some imagination. |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Mar 4 2017, 12:02 PM Post #311 |
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OMG Sis! Oh I SO want Var to run him through, but see (sort of) why he can't. Good seeing Vintan get the big surprise, and Tier being fully capable of taking out the bastard's cronies! Like Areial, I lol'd at the inept one gassing himself. Can't wait for the next!! |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 02:30 PM Post #312 |
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Et'Ada
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Thanks Sis! |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 10:15 PM Post #313 |
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Et'Ada
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44 - and is.... Something wicked this way comes. Suddenly, Vintan collapsed. And.... where his body had stood - and his consciousness had existed - there was only a.... stain - darkness, but malevolence. In fact, I’d never fronted such.... hatred, blood-lust, NEED for human blood - and life - before. It was all I could do to keep my sense of self and not give way to that chittering terror, combined with salacious thoughts that caused me to blush when I understood them. Var turned, and seeing my frantic attempts to keep myself together, as well as shield from something he might not see himself - moved close with only a glance at where his brother had last been standing. “Tier. What is it? Can you tell me?” I sobbed out a breath. “It’s.... something not of our world. A demon, belike....” He grasped my shoulders, turned me to him and enfolded me in his arms. “Breathe my love. Do not let some revenant take our future from us. Hold to me. We will -“ He never finished that sentence. Suddenly - like an earthquake or a volcano erupting - the entire world caught fire and exploded....*****I don’t know where I am. Again. This is becoming.... tiresome. But I couldn’t avoid waking, much as I wished to do just that small thing. So.... I was alive. Was - Var? I didn’t know. And you might notice I wasn’t worried about Vintan. |
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| Areial | Mar 4 2017, 10:18 PM Post #314 |
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Et'Ada
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Oh...My ...gosh... now if that isn't a nail bitter I don't know what is!! great read!!! |
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| neildarkstar | Mar 4 2017, 10:28 PM Post #315 |
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Oh, my gosh... What the hell just happened? I got to read these last updates all at the same time, and I nearly blew a fuse! :D |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 10:28 PM Post #316 |
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Thanks sweetie! Let me tell you about roller coasters. Y'know, I'm not really fond of them. And that's a major understatement truthfully. So.... this particular roller coaster.... isn't really being a lot of fun. Though I do have to say, at least I'm just the scribe. Instead of having to keep my stomach where it belongs.... on the roller coaster.... |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 10:32 PM Post #317 |
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Et'Ada
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Uh. Well. Obviously you might want to space them a bit closer or something? Well, considering your "workload" that's probably not in the cards.... Eh. If you blow a fuse where YOU live, life is not going to be a lot of fun, so please let's don't go there! |
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| neildarkstar | Mar 4 2017, 10:59 PM Post #318 |
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Well, my workload is getting longer by the day. The radical radiation therapy didn't go well for wifey, and now she's pretty much bed-ridden. Anyway, my mind isn't really working all that well these days as I face what is apparently looming in the near future. Really though, it's so good to just be able to lose myself for a few minutes in the stories you and the others write... it helps immensely. I thank you for your efforts and your talent. :) |
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| Serethil | Mar 4 2017, 11:06 PM Post #319 |
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Et'Ada
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Neil.... I'm sorry. I - well.... I'm not very articulate with stuff.... but - anything I can do to help.... seriously. |
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| Andra Hawksdaughter | Mar 4 2017, 11:07 PM Post #320 |
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Neil *HUG* Sis, dear lord, I have no nails left to bite!!!!! |
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