Castle Age Malekus
Malekus: 'I might fall this day, but you have not seen the last of me. As long as there is greed and ambition in this world, there will be conflict and war, and when war reaches its zenith, I will be reborn.' His body begins to flash in and out as if his body were beginning to disappear from this world. With his last bit of strength, you see him raise his mighty axe above your head. You try to move out of the way, but he has you held firmly in place!With a powerful swing, he drives the axe down through your body. But you do not feel the blade of his axe tear through your body.
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Instead you feel it cut into something deeper. You suddenly feel something deep within your body being pulled out.You cannot tell if the room is growing darker, or if your vision is leaving you, but all turns black as Malekus's form fades from your sight and you fall to your knees. In an instant the force shaking the room subsides. The objects which were blowing in the wind fall from the air shattering on the ground, and then the room falls quiet.When you regain your senses, and your vision returns, you look up. And see the splitting image of yourself staring back at you a few feet in front of you.Like you, the person in front of you stares back in blank surprise and confusion, not grasping the nature of what has just happened.Then in a sudden moment, you see the person before you start to scream and wrench in pain. One arm drops to the ground in a powerful stroke, cracking the floor. The eyes that looked so much like your own turn blood red, and the figure starts to mutate and grow into a familiar sight.'
You hear yourself mutter.With Malekus's defeat, the Dark Castle begins to shake and tremble, and you see parts of the walls start to crack and crumble. The entire place looks like it will stand only for a few more moments before collapsing into the surrounding mountains.A large black gauntlet grabs your shoulder from behind.
'Time to go,' you hear from Azeron behind you.-In a flash you find yourself warped from the dark stone walls of Malekus's castle to familiar green fields that you have not seen in some time. You call out, but there is no response. Azeron is no where in sight.As you begin to come to grips with what has just transpired, you begin to realize a noticeable change within you.The overwhelming darkness that has been gripping you in recent months has subsided, and you feel more like yourself than you have in a long while.You have many unanswered questions, but at this moment, your body feels overwhelmed with exhaustion, and you allow yourself the thought of a brief respite from what has been a very long journey. The last time you were standing in these fields, the fields had been overlooking the sight of a burning village.In your pouch you feel the Crystal of Fire beginning to resonate and pulse, yearning to return to its resting place.As you make your way to the village's temple, you see a feminine figure in purple take notice of your approach.
Her eyes widen in sudden shock and excitement as she drops what she is carrying in her hands and runs to throw her arms around you.You close your eyes and feel the warmth of the sun soothingly blanket your face as the woman utters the only words that could have made this a perfect moment; words that you had been yearning to hear for a very long time. Celesta: 'Welcome home.'
Smart as a whip def. CathySMART AS A WHIP - 'Bright, clever, alert. Smart as a WhipPosted by ESC on September 29, 2003In Reply to: posted by Cathy on September 29, 2003: Does anyone know the origins of this phrase?