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dplax · 02-17-2005, 01:30 PM

OOC: Part 4 of 5

Plaxica 85/85

A feeling of profound sadness came over Plaxica. His worst memories, those he would have preferred to forget, all condensed into this small part of a day. Had owls been able to cry, Plaxica was sure that tears would have been flowing now.

”It is strange about you humans that such far away events can cause so much sadness. You dwell in the past much too much.”

”You can not know what I have been through!”

”Can’t I?”

Plaxica was drawn into another vision, yet this one was different. He could sense things much better and he felt that he was still in an owl’s body. The owl’s head turned and Plaxica in the vision spotted a man. The mage he had seen once during his father’s funeral. The mage walked over to the cage in which the owl was and in his hand was a small rat. The owl took the rat, and eat it with pleasure. The scene then changed and Plaxica saw several small figures down on the ground, running. The owl circled down and as he did so the figures became clearer. He saw himself as a young boy running along with Gary next to him. He saw Gary go ahead, he saw him go round the dune, and then he saw him meet a man. The man without a single word grabbed Gary and cut his throat, taking care not to spill any blood on the ground. He took the body of the boy in a bag and going around the other side of the dune took it a few hundred feet away, where he mutilated it and then using blood gathered from the body, wrote the following words in the sand.

Padrag Battan! Let the death of your son be a warning that you do not mess with us!

The image became blurred and slowly faded.

Plaxica snapped out of the vision and looked around himself. He had covered a great distance since he had left the druid’s grove yet before he could do anything more another vision literally hit him.

He saw again through the eyes of an owl. The owl’s master was just receiving the man, who had killed Gary. And then he killed the mercenary for having failed to get the right kid.

The image flashed and a winter landscape came into view. In the distance the town of Algan Falls could be seen. A group of six men crossed over the river and headed towards the town. The owl flew in closer and the six men could be seen making their way through the town, which was deserted due to the cold. One of them went to the back of the blacksmith’s house.

Four went to the front door, while the sixth mounted guard outside. They knocked on the front door. Elisa opened the door and with a swing of his sword the foremost of the men cleaved off her head in a single motion. Karan’s wife screamed and started running, yet a throwing axe caught her in the back and knocked her down. She tried scrambling up, but the one of the men, who was rushing in cut her down. Karan went towards the back door and there knocked over the man mounting guard. He scooped Elanor up in his arms and ran towards his smithy at the back of the house. At the entrance he put down Elanor and told her to run. He turned and entered the smithy. Two of the men ran after Elanor and caught up with her before she reached the next house. Her screams weren’t heard by anyone.

Karan lasted the longest in the smithy. He wounded one of the men, but eventually he too was killed. The six attackers then gathered together the supply of wood from the smithy and took it into the house. They placed the four bodies next to the fireplace and beheaded those which had still been complete. They then piled the wood around them and lit it and then they left.

They left the town the same way they had come, but three miles above the waterfall Plaxica had a perfect view in the vision as they reached the mage. The owl landed next to him and hooted into the mage’s ear. The mage then killed the six men, with a single spell. They too had failed to kill Plaxica. The mage camped in the extreme cold then, aided by a magical fire next to which the owl warmed up.

The next day he was just about to set out, when the guard captain and his men arrived. The mage killed them too and then went off.

This time the vision did not fade totally and Plaxica only saw a very brief glimpse of the real world around him, before he plunged back into the owl’s memories.

The owl flew close to the mage as the mage arrived in Plaxica’s own village. He cast a spell to attract the mother three weeks after arriving and then in front of the owl’s eyes he ordered her to slowly administer a potent poison to the father. If the mage could not find Plaxica he would make Plaxica find him…

And then Plaxica saw himself riding at high speeds towards his village. He saw the burial from the owl’s point of view, sitting on top of the temple.

Several days flashed by and then a nighttime image could be seen. Plaxica saw himself arriving at the temple through the dark vision of the owl. He saw the attack happen on the priests house and then he saw the owl following him. It followed him for several days and nights, he could see from the images flashing by, up to the point where he enlisted in the service of Lord Nargalad.

Then he saw the owl back in its mages cage. The owl was furious. All the reward it had gotten for following Plaxica was two rats. And so he did not give any warning when he heard and smelt a man approaching the mage’s cabin. Plaxica’s uncle forced his way into the cabin and killed the mage. In the struggle the owl cage was knocked down, and the owl managed to escape.

OOC: only one more to go. I’m off for food now, will get it done after that.

02-17-2005, 01:30 PM	#200
dplax Jack Burton Join Date: July 19, 2003 Location: an expat living in France Age: 40 Posts: 5,577	OOC: Part 4 of 5 Plaxica 85/85 A feeling of profound sadness came over Plaxica. His worst memories, those he would have preferred to forget, all condensed into this small part of a day. Had owls been able to cry, Plaxica was sure that tears would have been flowing now. ”It is strange about you humans that such far away events can cause so much sadness. You dwell in the past much too much.” ”You can not know what I have been through!” ”Can’t I?” Plaxica was drawn into another vision, yet this one was different. He could sense things much better and he felt that he was still in an owl’s body. The owl’s head turned and Plaxica in the vision spotted a man. The mage he had seen once during his father’s funeral. The mage walked over to the cage in which the owl was and in his hand was a small rat. The owl took the rat, and eat it with pleasure. The scene then changed and Plaxica saw several small figures down on the ground, running. The owl circled down and as he did so the figures became clearer. He saw himself as a young boy running along with Gary next to him. He saw Gary go ahead, he saw him go round the dune, and then he saw him meet a man. The man without a single word grabbed Gary and cut his throat, taking care not to spill any blood on the ground. He took the body of the boy in a bag and going around the other side of the dune took it a few hundred feet away, where he mutilated it and then using blood gathered from the body, wrote the following words in the sand. Padrag Battan! Let the death of your son be a warning that you do not mess with us! The image became blurred and slowly faded. Plaxica snapped out of the vision and looked around himself. He had covered a great distance since he had left the druid’s grove yet before he could do anything more another vision literally hit him. He saw again through the eyes of an owl. The owl’s master was just receiving the man, who had killed Gary. And then he killed the mercenary for having failed to get the right kid. The image flashed and a winter landscape came into view. In the distance the town of Algan Falls could be seen. A group of six men crossed over the river and headed towards the town. The owl flew in closer and the six men could be seen making their way through the town, which was deserted due to the cold. One of them went to the back of the blacksmith’s house. Four went to the front door, while the sixth mounted guard outside. They knocked on the front door. Elisa opened the door and with a swing of his sword the foremost of the men cleaved off her head in a single motion. Karan’s wife screamed and started running, yet a throwing axe caught her in the back and knocked her down. She tried scrambling up, but the one of the men, who was rushing in cut her down. Karan went towards the back door and there knocked over the man mounting guard. He scooped Elanor up in his arms and ran towards his smithy at the back of the house. At the entrance he put down Elanor and told her to run. He turned and entered the smithy. Two of the men ran after Elanor and caught up with her before she reached the next house. Her screams weren’t heard by anyone. Karan lasted the longest in the smithy. He wounded one of the men, but eventually he too was killed. The six attackers then gathered together the supply of wood from the smithy and took it into the house. They placed the four bodies next to the fireplace and beheaded those which had still been complete. They then piled the wood around them and lit it and then they left. They left the town the same way they had come, but three miles above the waterfall Plaxica had a perfect view in the vision as they reached the mage. The owl landed next to him and hooted into the mage’s ear. The mage then killed the six men, with a single spell. They too had failed to kill Plaxica. The mage camped in the extreme cold then, aided by a magical fire next to which the owl warmed up. The next day he was just about to set out, when the guard captain and his men arrived. The mage killed them too and then went off. This time the vision did not fade totally and Plaxica only saw a very brief glimpse of the real world around him, before he plunged back into the owl’s memories. The owl flew close to the mage as the mage arrived in Plaxica’s own village. He cast a spell to attract the mother three weeks after arriving and then in front of the owl’s eyes he ordered her to slowly administer a potent poison to the father. If the mage could not find Plaxica he would make Plaxica find him… And then Plaxica saw himself riding at high speeds towards his village. He saw the burial from the owl’s point of view, sitting on top of the temple. Several days flashed by and then a nighttime image could be seen. Plaxica saw himself arriving at the temple through the dark vision of the owl. He saw the attack happen on the priests house and then he saw the owl following him. It followed him for several days and nights, he could see from the images flashing by, up to the point where he enlisted in the service of Lord Nargalad. Then he saw the owl back in its mages cage. The owl was furious. All the reward it had gotten for following Plaxica was two rats. And so he did not give any warning when he heard and smelt a man approaching the mage’s cabin. Plaxica’s uncle forced his way into the cabin and killed the mage. In the struggle the owl cage was knocked down, and the owl managed to escape. OOC: only one more to go. I’m off for food now, will get it done after that.