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[K T Ong]

"Hey, wait!" cried Chun-Li as StoneRock was about to leave. "How could we have forgotten? We can combine the powers of our items and dispel clouds and fog, remember?"

"But of course!" exclaimed Sir Morgeruat. "Come, let's do it now!"

The nine adventurers raised their magical items high into the air. Fenric raised his hands, his instincts guided by the magic of his torc.

"O Spirits of the Light of Day,
Drive those Clouds of Gloom away!"
sang the group in unison, Fenric following as best as he could. A great bolt of pure power shot up from the group, up through the ceiling and right into the firmamants. There was a deafening thunderclap -- and then the dark clouds overhead faded into nothingness, leaving a perfectly clear sky all across the continent from which the sun glared down fiercely at the countless hordes of demons and undead creatures, not only in Khadgar's town but over the entire land. Instantly, the tables were turned against the forces of darkness...

"It worked!" exclaimed Rufus.

"Come," cried StoneRock, "let's go and help our fellow townsfolk now! I'll resurrect and heal those who have been slain or injured; the rest of ye go bash up the remaining baddies!"

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Jorlon- He was quickly running around corners, scanning the areas for any temporary bases or shelter. He also had to avoid the shadow men. Occasionaly, he'd get spotted by some men, and he quickly defeat them. "I'm running out of places. Where would anyone hold up a fort here. Think Jorlon THINK!" He thought to himself. He then realized it. "The SideCorner Bar!" Jorlon remembered seeing the bar when visiting Khadgar. It was full of mercenaries trying to test their steel against others. Plenty of ruffians to go around. Jorlon quickly headed to the bar.
Khadgar-"Come on Magnus, just a little bit further. I know these steps are tiring, but we must go on!"

Magnus-"I don't see how those short little people can climb all of these! Whew, it is so tiring. Wait! Pull that statues left arm."

Khadgar- He did as he commanded, and a secret doorway opened up. "Come on, lets go in." The two went in. They were on a large stone platform, with a number of dwarven numbers. "That reads -2, -1, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8. Hmm, whats that other lever for? And why are there buttons to press."

Magnus-"Hmm, I believe reading about these. They are called Stone Lifters. You press on of the number buttons, and pull the lever, then it goes to that floor. Lets press it so it goes to level 8."

Khadgar-"Great Idea. I believe that is where we will find the Golden Gong." They pressed the button and pulled the lever, and the platform started to lift.

Morgeruat-"Look, that elf needs help!" The elf was apparently alive, and still fighting the shadow men.

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(ooc: Gee, SecretMaster, with the sun high in the sky, would the Gong still be needed anymore? )

Chun-Li quickly ran to the place where the remaining demons who still hadn't been killed by the sunlight were still attacking the townsfolk. "Quickly, come here!" she shouted at the fighting men. "My Parasol of Protection will protect you all!" She opened her parasol and spun it around and around -- and a great dome of magical force cupped over her and the townspeople, deflecting back at the demons the missiles fired by them. StoneRock cast several rejuvenate and mass heal spells, healing and reviving the fallen and injured townspeople by the dozens. With the help of his Ring of Greater Magic, he cast the spells almost without effort and the mana in his body was quickly topped up again after each casting. Rufus' Halberd of the Constellations darted towards the vile minions of the Dark Knight, mowing them down in large numbers. Ghzarbanan promptly dispatched the rest with his Wrath of Ra after Fenric had them ensnared in his webs.

Elsewhere, Sir Morgeruat quickly destroyed the shadow men with his Sunblade and ran to the elf. "You okay, friend?" he asked.

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The Dark Knight saw everything from his underground quarters -- and bellowed with rage. Where could those meddlesome fools have suddenly got such great power from? And what was he to do now?

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[K T Ong]

(ooc: Thought I'd introduce another character... )

Druhk the orc woke up from his sleep to find the place strangely deserted. What was going on? He remembered delivering a cartload of orc melons into this city the evening before; after passing the customs, he decided to take a night's rest in the nearest inn before delivering the melons to Ryu's Restaurant the next day.

He walked out of the inn and was shocked to find several demons attacking the townspeople in the distance, near the town gates. Yet he could also make out a few people who seemed endowed with exceptional abilities, defending the civilians and engaged in battle with the monsters. There was this dwarf in particular who was apparently casting healing magic on the injured... And Druhk noticed with alarm that a demon was advancing on the dwarf from behind, and everyone else seemed not to notice...

Quickly Druhk grabbed a large rock nearby and hurled it at the demon with all his might -- and it struck the demon in the head, causing him to yell loudly with pain. And the dwarf took notice and turned around...

StoneRock- He quickly turned around and threw his warmhammer at the demon with such a great force. The throw was strong enough to crack the demon's skull, and he fell to the ground unconscious and blood oozing out of his skull. He grabbed his hammer, finished his healing incantations. He ran to the Orc, "Are you Alright? Thanks for saving me back there, I'm surprised you lived this long.

Elf- He grabbed Morgeruats hand and pulled himself up. "Why thankyou kind fellow. I'm glad to know you folk are here, you being super strong. These demons are quite formidable for me. Especially these two. Two rare demons from the Abyss called Autuzu and Blathuezet. Those two races use their wits to outsmart the enemy. My name is Goden. I'm a high elf, and I can tell you a lot about these demons, and the man behind this. Thats right, I'm a spy. Stick to the shadows I do. But if these demons attack me, my two blades right here will put these ole blokes outta their misery. C'mon, we gotta help the other people!"
With those words he ran to aid some people.

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"Actually," wondered Magnus as he and Khadgar rode the elevator , "do we still need the Golden Gong anymore? We've already banished the artificial cloud cover created by the Dark Knight, by combining the powers of our magical items; now the sky should be clear all over the continent, and as a result the sun's light should make short work of any demons and undead caught in the open."

"You don't understand, Magnus," explained Khadgar, "the Golden Gong has a special additional power; when brought into operation, it can resurrect all living creatures of non-evil alignment within a 30-mile radius who have died of unnatural causes within 24 hours -- though this power of the Gong can be used only once a year. StoneRock told me all this before. And with so many dead and injured, now would certainly be the time to use this power!"

At length the elevator stopped and the two archmages found themselves in a large chamber, at the far end of which was an alcove in the wall, in which rested a beautiful gong.

"That's the Golden Gong!" said Khadgar. "Come, let's grab it and go!"

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By now all the remaining demons have been rounded up. "Good ta know ya, friend," replied the orc in response to StoneRock. "Ah'm Druhk. Ah've been delivrin'em melons. Jes woke up from mah sleep when ah saw this mess. What's goin' on?"

Before StoneRock could reply, Magnus and Khadgar returned with the Golden Gong, and Sir Morgeruat could be seen coming towards the rest of the party as well, accompanied by a high elf. "Is everyone fine?" shouted Sir Morgeruat.

"We sure are," replied Rufus. "Got all those demons rounded up -- now it's time to subject them to some interrogation!"

"Wait..." said Chun-Li. "Where's Jorlon?"

Demon-"Heheheheh. That little weak mortal friend of yours that you call Jorlon, is attempting to stop one of our commanders, he and some puny fighters. I doubt they are living right now, for the commander is not a joker when it comes to puny little knights interfering with our Plans of Domination!"

Jorlon- He was having quite a struggle with the commander. He and some men were attempting to defeat him, but he was just too powerful.

Commander-"HA! I've never had a better time defeating you scum! You'll make good practice for when our times of domination come. You, nor the Dark Knight will stand against us!"

Jorlon-"What are you talking about. You demons ARE working for him."

Commander-"HA, foolish mortal! Do you really think T'zaletect opened this portal so we can be under command of him?!?!? No! He had ulterior motives, to free us from our confines, and rule again! He never really subdued to the Dark Knight, he was double crossing him from the start. And now my little friend, now that this chat is over, you must DIEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" With those words, the Demon charged full force towards Jorlon. Jorlon braced himself, but he was no match for the Demon's superior strength. Jorlon went flying in the air, and hit a stone wall. Battered and Bloody he got up slowly. He attempted to lift his sword up, but it was too hard, and he looked at his shoulder. There was a deep gash, from the demons talon. No healing could cure this wound completely. There would be a big scar, and some demon blood and some of the demons evilness was inflicted upon Jorlon. Jorlon collasped.

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The adventurers were shocked upon hearing what the captive demons said. "We've got to find Jorlon quickly!" cried Chun-Li. "He might be in danger!"

"But where is he?" asked Ghzarbanan. "How shall we find him?"

"I know," said Magnus. "Fenric's got an extremely sharp sense of smell; he should be able to lead us quickly to where Sir Jorlon is, being by now familiar with the scent of everyone of us." Fenric nodded. "Yes... Fenric show you!" And he started to sniff around intently, then make off in a certain direction.

"I'll follow him!" said Sir Morgeruat. "I'm coming as well!" said Chun-Li.

[Morgeruat]

OOC: great posts everyone, I'm sorry I haven't been around as much as I'd like to post and update this, but alot of my energy has been diverted to other endeavors, both offline and on.

IC: Sir Morguerat followed Fenric along a very circuitous and rambling course, obviously the battle had taken the paladin all across the city, as they rounded a corner they saw a terrible sight, fiends were tearing apart (literally) the knights that went with Sir Jorlon, he was nowhere to be seen at first, but as the group charged the demons and attempted to destroy them they saw him, lying in a pool of blood near a large grotesque gargoyle like fiend, Chun-Li surprised everyone by telling them to stand back.

Sir Morguerat and Stonerock were hesitant to comply, but a sharp glance from Chun-Li made them quickly fall back, Rufus, Kadgar, Magnus, Fenric, Druhk, and the strange elf all had the wisdom to obey her the first time.

She walked towards the ramapaging howling beast-like monstrosities and raised her arms towards the heavens, chanting a soft prayer she turned and looked at them, "BY ALL THAT IS SACRED AND HOLY, YOU WILL LEAVE THIS MORTAL PLANE HENCEFORTH AND FOREVER" her words were like a thunderclap, and the demons cowered before her wrath for a split second, before they were thrown backwards, into - and through the wall of a shop. Sir Morguerat charged after them, and found the inside empty, the demons had been banished by the cleric who was now rushing to the side of her love.

glancing around and seeing no other enemies Sir Morguerat walked back to the elf "What is your name, I would prefer to be able to call you something other than friend, or hey you"

Elf="My names Goden. But we must tend that wound quickly. Those are demonic powers inside of him, and some of it will stay in him permanetly."