Those Who Search for That Which was Lost...

[Peregrinus]

Falson staggered slightly, grabbing at the stones in the circle. Staring down at the bowl, he picked it up slowly and calmly, placing it softly in a pocket in his robes. He turned to the battle behind him still raging, Drakin's roar as he, Skia and their cubs had been slowly backed into a corner. Shalandra's blood-soaked vistage, he sword glinting with electricity and the rising sun, Hakiseth and Haxley striking swiftly, suddenly, with a sort of dance, Myles and Den, their swords soaked with blood and their arrows long since exhaused. They knew now... knew where they needed to go. Knew what Lone was going through.

Falson watched almost impassively as the battle continued unabated for a few moments, even as the other casters still reeled from the shock of the link being severed. Finally he stepped forward, chanted softly, and burning arrows flung from his hands onto the oncoming horde, sending them screaming in pain. And moment, and more fire finished off an entire wave. Slowly the sorcerer made his way to Shalandra, Shalandra didn't turn as she lopped off the head of one of the attackers.

"Did you find the information?"

"Yes," Falson answered, tossing a few arrows of flame at another attacker.

"How?"

"I cheated," Falson smiled darkly.

[Redder]

Within a sea of chaos, the energies surge in all directions, knowing of no form and no order. The Temple of the Dark Sphere was quiet as a lone figure slowly stood up from kneeling. Uroch looked up upon the face of the shrine of the Dark Lord, bowed graciously and proceeded to lay down his Hammer of the Nyar. Turning, he unbluckled his Ansharian Full Plate armor and placed it by the shrines feet along with his shield. Slowly he gets dressed into some dark robes and without his weapons and armor, he proceeds to the ship that will return him to the lands of Dasaria. Un-armed and with nothing more than his faith in Lord Anshar, he brings forth the Veil of Darkness…

“Mystery upon mystery, I have conquered. For now the seven gates to the Halls of Amenti shall be opened and no weapon can bring harm to The One.”

[Rego Blin]

Glancing up at the gathered casters Tathar smiled slightly knowing they had found what they needed. Turning back to parry a blow from another creature he promptly embedded his blade in it.

A moment later some of Falson's burning arrows impacted with some shades nearby, practically destroying them altogether. Glancing across the battlefield he spotted the panthers being beaten back and started to fight his way towards them. About half way there when the shades became more numerous he called Megara to his side and together they began hacking their way to the other panthers.

[Clerified]

Mitchifer passed by Falson and Shalandra and Tathar, walking purposefully without being noticed by the shadows in his shroud of sanctuary. What ended abruptly on the mount he hoped provided Falson with enough answers to find Uroch, because when they did... Those who thought they feared the darkness would find out what the light could do.

He finished directing Anu's healing waves over the damaged auras among his peers and turned upon the crawling scene of dark figures with his fists clenched tightly in his gauntlets. Moments later, pillars of light began hammering down among the shadows, scattering them wherever the brightness touched the land.

[s4rx7]

When the light cleared, they found Isioviel in the center of the stones. The elven cleric was unconcious, still, and quite pale.

As soon as the light cleared the little Girl Isis found sprinted from her hiding place catching those around a little off guard. She ducted and weaved passed those in her way. Landing heavily on her knees next to Isis. Her small hands gripped onto Isis, shaking her in a vain attempt to wake her.

[Redder]

Uroch arrives in Sea Side of Daris, proceeds out the southern gate of the village and heads up the road towards Dasar. He seems to be in a tranced state, knowing how the plan was so perfect, yet going over each of the details with unending focus. He didn't seem to care if he was seen and didn't bother to use his Divine magics to cast an invisibility spell to cover his tracks. Through the farmlands and into Spider Forest, he stops for a short while as if saying goodbye to a familiar setting, yet proceeds onwards past the falls and the Old Ruins.

On reaching Hunars, he stops in for an ale to parch his thrist as the mighty dwarf eyed him suspiciously and seemed somewhat relieved when he left. Uroch proceeded past the sacred lands of the Minitores and the Lizard folk, finally reaching a mighty hill where giants reside. It is at this point he casts his invisibility to sneak past the giants and enter a not well known site of an ancient shrine. It is here the mystery unfolds as Uroch slowly approaches the tome on the alter and opens it.

He speaks the words confidently as his knowlege in Lore matches that of a wizard, yet a very bright beam of light shone forth from the heavens causing much pain and fear within his soul as a portal appeared at his feet. Gritting his teeth and clenching his fist, he steps into the portal of light, his scream echoed about the mighty hill stirring the giants from their usual duties.

Once Uroch was through the portal, he felt weakened by the light and it took some time for him to cast forth a veil of darkness before he could replenish his strength. Yet upon searching nearby, he could find nothing more than a pillar of light. He knew the journey was going to be difficult, but he had not anticipated shafts of divine light being the only key of the mystery to unfold. Walking cautiously up to the pillar of light, he casts forth once again a veil of darkness, but nothing happens. Kneeling for a while he thinks of what possible means this key would have, scratching his head and looking up and down the shaft of light, he reaches out towards it. As his hand passes into the light, another bright beam of light encicled him, his scream of pain and fear echoing about the halls as the surroundings merged into yet another hallway with yet another pillar of light. Uroch knew now that this path was going to be much more difficult than he had anticipated. He approached the next pillar of light loudly annoucing his presence in the empty hallways.

"I am Uroch! High Priest of Lord Alinkahar, the Whole Sky! I have come to solve this mystery and enter the lands of the shadows, for there is the first gate to the Halls of Amenti! I will pass! I will open the seven gates and bring forth The One by the name of Anshar! Darkness will reign o'er the Light!"

Uroch reaches his hand into the pillar and once again the Light shone forth and Uroch's scream echoed through the empty halls. Onwards he pressed, with some rooms presenting more than one Pillar of Light which sent him back to where he started, yet with determination he moves forward with each step back.

Undead arrose from the aether to defend the shrine, yet Uroch easily turned them with his Divine Powers and they appeared more of a hinderance than the true pain he was suffering from being subjected to so much divine light.

Eventually reaching the lowest level of the shrine he is confronted by a posessed being. At first Uroch turns the undead creature sending it running to the edges of the halls, but after looking about from upon the shrine's rising, he realizes the undead creature must be the key to the shadow world. Using his cunning and promising something he would not deliver to the undead fiend, the portal is opened and Uroch enters the Plane of the Shadows, his stregth becomes renewed as his body appears ethereal. Many screams now echo the Plane as he gently rubs the dark grey sphere on his Amulet of Torment.

"Even the Children of Light will have one who walks amoung them in service of the Brothers of Darkness. This will be the one whom will make me pass through the first gate within the Shadow Plane, for even now I can sense the approach..."