[Taocow PBEM] Chapter XVIII - Into The Heart Of Darkness

[Troy Imlach]

[Talas]
Talas turns from Ted to Sia "I will ride with you. I am immune to Possession."
[/Talas]

> [Sia]
> Sia seems distant and deep in thought as she stands near
> the felled  
> rock creature.  Then suddenly she snaps to attention, her
> eyes wide  
> with alarm, as Ted starts getting sick.  She runs to his
> side.
> 
> "This scratch," she says, pointing to a barely
> noticable mark on the  
> lizard man's face, "how long have you had
> it?"  She gulps.  "There's  
> some kind of force, like a shadow, creeping from this wound
> into his  
> body.  I don't know what it is but I think he may
> require an exorcism  
> as well."  She casts Sense Evil to get a better sense
> of the damage.
> 
> "What's more, we've got a problem.  My
> familiar just spotted our guide  
> Maiea from the air- she's dead.  And from the looks of
> the body it  
> looks like they sacrificed her to drain her psychic energy.
>  I don't  
> know how these pieces fit together yet, but we'd better
> get moving."
> 
> "I have an idea... this might be a little crazy but if
> Ted and I ride  
> in one ATV and the rest of you go in the other, I might be
> able to  
> remove whatever taint is in the wound while en route. 
> You'd have to  
> keep your distance from us while driving though unless you
> want a  
> repeat of what happened to Om.  Do you feel up to driving
> just a  
> little further Ted?"
> [/Sia]
> 
> 
> On Mar 3, 2009, at 5:15 PM, Aaron Clausen wrote:
> 
> >> [Talas]
> >> Talas gets out of the ATV and walks over to the
> demon. Upon seeing  
> >> that
> >> its arm is growing back Talas pulls out his rail
> gun and at point  
> >> blank rang
> >> fires a bust into the demons chest. (The gun has
> depleted uranium  
> >> rounds.
> >> Stops all regeneration, as long as the rounds are
> in the creatures  
> >> body.)
> >> [Strike: Natural 20!]
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> > [GM]
> > Talas levels a perfect blast against the demon
> [Damage: 60MD].  Much  
> > of
> > the torso of the creature is split in half, and all
> regeneration
> > stops.  Incredibly,
> > it is still moving, however, vainly flailing against
> the magic net.
> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Talas]
> >> Talas takes out his Katana and proceeds to
> decapitate the  
> >> abomination.
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> > [GM]
> > The head falls of the demon, and finally it stops
> moving and seems  
> > quite
> > dead.
> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Talas]
> >> Talas then turns his attention to the overturned
> ATV and asks if  
> >> every
> >> one is safe. And if he is needed to turn it right
> side up.
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> >> [Ted]
> >> "I think we are all right," Ted stated,
> climbing out of the  
> >> overturned
> >> vehicle. "If everyone can get clear, I might
> be able to tip this  
> >> thing right.
> >> Sia, Talas, can either of you make it a little
> more weightless for  
> >> me?"
> >> [/Ted]
> >
> >> [Koba]
> >> Shaken and a little stunned, the ringing in his
> ears finally settles.
> >> Clutching his left hand there is a sharp pain
> running down his arm as
> >> he makes a fist and the shoulder looks a little
> deformed. While the
> >> ATV gets the once over from those who know how to
> drive them, Koba
> >> sits down a a log on the side of the road. Pulling
> out an e-clip from
> >> his belt, Koba squeezes it tightly in his good
> hand. Immediately
> >> feeling the rush of energy pulse from the clip
> Koba feels that same
> >> warm feeling rush over him. Shortly thereafter,
> his arm feels back to
> >> to normal and the pain resolves
> >> [/Koba]
> >
> >> [Talas]
> >> After dealing with the demon, Talas heads over
> towards the overturned
> >> ATV. And in response to Ted's request says
> "Mr. Ted I believe I can  
> >> do
> >> more that make it a little lighter." With
> that Talas walks up to  
> >> the ATV,
> >> and assuming everyone is out of it proceeds to
> pick up the ATV and
> >> sets it back on it's wheels.
> >> [/Talas]
> >
> >> [Sia]
> >> Sia hauls herself of the ATV before Talas rights
> it with his  
> >> incredible
> >> strength.
> >> [/Sia]
> >
> >> [Owen]
> >> Owen approaches those that were in the overturned
> ATV and ask, "Is
> >> anyone injured, or in need of healing help?" 
> If there are any in  
> >> need,
> >> Owen uses Healing Touch on the injured.
> >> [/Owen]
> >
> >> [Sia]
> >> "I took a little lump," Sia tells Owen,
> pointing to her swollen eye.
> >> "See if you can do anything for it."
> >> [/Sia]
> >
> >> [Ted]
> >> "Me, too." Ted replied, surveying his
> body for injuries. Psychic  
> >> healing
> >> beat waiting around for the body to recuperative
> natural any day.
> >> [/Ted]
> >
> > [GM]
> > Owen's healing touch makes Ted's and Sia's
> bruises and scrapes simply
> > disappear.  Within a minute they are as good as new.
> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Sia]
> >> While waiting for Alister to make the necessary
> repairs, she has her
> >> familiar scout the area by air and see if there
> are any other threats
> >> approaching.   Somewhat fascinated by these
> creatures, she also walks
> >> over to the corpse of the one Talas felled and
> examines it to see if
> >> she can gain any information.
> >>
> >> In passing, she comments to Talas in Elven,
> "Somewhat lacking in
> >> subtlety, but effective.  Well done,
> Kindred."
> >> [/Sia]
> >
> > [GM]
> > The demon, possibly related to elementals, is quickly
> collapsing, the
> > controlling spirit either destroyed or fled. 
> There's an odd scent  
> > coming
> > from it, almost like burning bricks.
> > [/GM]
> >
> >> [Koba]
> >> Walking back over to the ATV, Koba slips inside
> and checks the
> >> function of the turret after that flip. "I
> guess we have to keep a
> >> better look out for anything now. Apparently the
> rocks themselves are
> >> chasing us. Either way, we should keep going as
> soon as we can."
> >> [/Koba]
> >
> > [GM]
> > The turret motor has been heavily damaged and seized. 
> The turret can
> > still fire, but cannot be aimed, save by the driver.
> > [/GM]
> >
> > [Alister]
> > Meanwhile, Alister is busy making sure that everything
> else about the
> > vehicle is ship-shape.  After about ten minutes he
> pulls his head  
> > out of
> > the hood and declares "It will run.  Bit bent up,
> but nothing a day  
> > or two
> > and a few spare parts couldn't fix.  A few more
> days and I could make
> > some additions.  The turret is going to have to wait,
> the bearings  
> > are shot
> > and I don't think we have time to pull it
> off."
> > [/Alister]
> >
> > [GM]
> > As the company is wiping off the dust and getting
> ready to go, a  
> > somewhat
> > faint and scratchy voice comes through their comm
> sets.
> >
> > "Osiris, I think I have encountered him but there
> is something  
> > wrong. He
> > is not conscious".  It is their wilderness scout
> companion, Alex.
> >
> > In the midst of that, Ted suddenly doubles over and
> starts vomiting.
> > [/GM]
> >
> > -- 
> > Aaron Clausen
> > mightymartianca at gmail.com
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