| From: | "Thomas W. Craig" <Craigtw1@***.COM> |
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| Subject: | Olorin and Vader Part 3 |
| Date: | Fri, 27 Oct 1995 02:15:11 -0400 |
+++++Begin Drone Footage
You see below you a street, with, surprisingly, no traffic whatsoever at this
time of day. To your right is what you assume to be the clinic that houses
THE Nexus. This is in an area with high affluency. Coming from around the
corner to the right is the reddish-orange glow of a fire. You fly towards
the glow, knowing you have to inspect it.
As you turn the corner, you see Olorin and Vader between the street and the
front doors
of the clinic. They are, once again, locked in combat. You see two
shimmerings surrounding them; the one around the dark being seemingly mutes
the light around him. The shimmering around the white robed one seems
brighter than the surrounding light. Electricity arcs where the two
shimmerings interact. Near the
curb is the burning wreckage of a car, what type it is cannot be told. You
can see that the combatants are speaking as they fight, but you are too far
away to hear the words. You get closer and you begin to pick them up.
"....Why, brother? Why?" Olorin's voice asks, "Why did you betray our
people?
Why?"
"Brother, you are foolish; those fools in charge couldn't keep things in
control." states Vader's.
"Things were peaceful, until you betrayed our homeland. Our people were
prosperous, our order was well respected, YOU were respected. But, now,
because of you, we are homeless, the vast majority of our family is dead,
there is still a schism between our people and the ones you aided. So, why
did you do it? Tell me the truth...it was for power wasn't it, since we
vowed to give up all political aspirations. Brother, you didn't have to
start a war...you could have used your influence as leader of our order to
get what you wanted." Tears run down Olorin's face as he speaks, an
unutterable saddness in his voice.
"You have always been weak-willed, Olorin. Too soft in the heart, and blind
to what was in your grasp." Vader states scathingly, "You failed to see the
true benefits of power...Brother it is still not too late to join with me and
aid me in bringing the world under control, together we can bring this world
into a new Golden Age."
"Brother, you fail to see that _I_ do NOT wish to control anyone, let alone
the entire world, I wish to help others learn." Olorin replies.
Words stop as they concentrate more on their blades and movements. Their
grace once again makes it seem they are dancing, rather than fighting. Vader
slashes visciously at Olorin's face, who barely dodges the blow, and falls
back. As this occurs the doors to the clinic burst open as the security
detachment from Nex's room exit the building, taking up cover positions. A
slim human, dressed in light armor with fetishes and foci hanging from it,
suddenly falls back as if struck by some unseen force. He stammers, as he
collapses in a whimpering heap, "F...F...F....Oh, God....Mommy!"
The sergeant yells, "Jackson? JACKSON! What the HELL is going on??!!!
DAMMIT, GET ME ANOTHER MAGE, ON THE DOUBLE!!!!!! AND GET A PSYCHIATRIST!"
Vader addresses Olorin, "You are lucky this time brother, but next time you
WILL die." He, then, disappears, only to reappear farther down the street.
As Vader ducks around a corner, the sergeant orders, "Get Him, boys!"
But as the security officers begin to move, Olorin's voice, with thunderous
authority, says, "NO! You would not be able to catch him. Even if you did,
you would fall to him like leaves before the wind. Besides, it is not his
time, yet."
The officers look at Olorin and each other with bemusement in their eyes.
Olorin turns and begins walking towards the clinic, "Sergeant, if you need to
speak with me, I'll be in Mr. Og O'Brecon's room. Oh, and check the people
within the area for any injuries. As for your mage, he just saw something he
wasn't prepared for, it will pass in time." The last is spoken as Olorin
enters the clinic.
+++++End Drone Footage]<<<<<
-- Freeline (Ain't no line/ Like a Free Line)
>>>>>[As promised, mates, here's my comments.
First off, I have never seen anything like this before. A mage throws up a
cocoon of energy, which I have NEVER seen any mage do. By the way, who is
this Darianne person? What is so important about him that someone would try
to take his life. Why did one of those twins call this Darianne nephew,
while the other called him brother? This is so confusing, can someone give
me an answer please?!]<<<<<
-- Freeline (Ain't no line/ Like a Free Line)
