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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 23:49:43 GMT
You step off the path.
Immediately you hear whispering in your mind.
"Don't step off the path." "He stepped off the path." And snickering laughter.
You approach the headstones. Yep, Molloy. Brogan Molloy. Beside it is one for Cassidy Molloy. The two are old, worn, the dates of death not legible. Behind them, are other headstones for Molloy family. And for other people Caleb knows well. There's even a Waterford back by a big tree, and you can see the Yellow Sign clearly etched on the stone.
More laughter inside your head. And the sound of footsteps. Big ones. Coming closer.
"He stepped off the path."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 11:18:49 GMT
The sight of all the familiar names shocks him. It takes awhile for him to hear the loud foot steps.
Looking all around him he twirls his blades in his hands, 'Shoulda listened to ye Raven!'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 11:53:33 GMT
The ground shakes.
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.
The trees start to shake in time.
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.
Some trees in the direction of the mountain bend, and part. Then more in front of them. Like something very large and invisible is coming towards you.
Bounce. Bounce. Bounce. Bounce.
The ground you're standing on shakes, making you bounce and jump. The tombstones near you bounce and jump. You look into the darkness to see a creature. It looks human, but has no head or neck. It uses large hands to push trees from its path, and you can see that in each palm is a great mouth.
"He stepped off the path." "Yes, didn't it."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 19:00:57 GMT
Caleb's jaw drops and he stands watching for a moment, transfixed on the giant monster making its way towards him.
'What de clean fook is dat? It's feckin' hands are talkin' to each other!'
He turns tail and begins sprinting back to the path, shifting to his fastest form Lupus. His clothes and weapons blend it his body like they never existed. Wolf Caleb ran for his life along the path, desperately looking for the Raven, looking to see if he was back on the right path.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 22:26:57 GMT
You shift, and run. You get back to the path. The monster is coming at you from the direction you'd been heading. It's not giant, just large, tall fat man sized, but very bulky and strong looking ... and no head or neck. Just the mouths in its hands.
It lumbers towards you. It's not actually ON the path, but coming from one side.
Which way do you go? Back, or forwards?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 10, 2017 9:32:37 GMT
Caleb quickly glances over his shoulder, the creature doesn't look as big as he first thought. He keeps moving forwards, 'Christ Caleb! It's a good ting noones here to laugh at ye! Cause dey surely would ye big coward!' He stops and turns to Crinos again, spinning his Klaives in his hands and faces the creature.
'Common ye fat fecker! I'll gut ye like a swine!'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 0:44:54 GMT
The thing lumbers towards you. It's about as tall as you, even in Crinos, and probably out weighs you just in fat. "He's back on the path." "Maybe he'll make a deal." "Looks like he wants to fight." It stops in front of you, and swings with one hand/mouth, trying to get a bite. You get your own bite as your Klaive strikes putrid flesh. The mouth laughs, as the flesh where you struck it liquifies and heals itself. "Come, little monster. What is it you want? What will you deal for, hmm? Knowledge? Power? Life? Everyone has something."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 8:51:42 GMT
Caleb keeps in a defensive stance and listens to the thing speak, deals? 'Well now! Ain't you an ugly fecker, what could you have dat I would possibly want?'
He grinned, or at least the closest a Garou could manage to a grin. 'More to de point, what ye want of me?'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 9:07:23 GMT
"I can eat you. I am sure you will taste very delicious. Wolf meat. Man meat. All rolled together in one. Will you let me eat you?"
IT reaches for you with one of its hand/mouths. It's not very fast, you manage to dodge easily. You even slash at it again, but the flesh melts and closes as before.
You are on the path. It has stopped within arm's reach, but hasn't come onto the path.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 10:23:56 GMT
Caleb snarled at the fat thing. He wasn't going to let it close enough to eat him.
'You look like ye already had enough to eat ye fat bastard! Ye ain't getting your filthy gub on me!'
Looking down at the things feet he notices it doesnt seem to want to come on the path,
'So whatcha want from me den? To stop you from eatin' me?' Caleb was careful with his words around the Spirit, one wrong word could seal his fate.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 10:30:24 GMT
"Nothing stops me!" it says loudly, from both hands at once. And yet it comes no closer to the path. Instead, it begins to circle you ... then you notice, the path behind you has vanished. You're standing at the *beginning* of a path, that goes ahead, winding to the right, into a clearing beyond the trees.
"Go forth, little wolf. Walk your path. Or, come back to me and be my supper."
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 10:36:47 GMT
He laughs at the fat Spirit behind him and turns his back to it. With no other choice Caleb sets off down the path towards the clearing. He thought to himself as he walked, 'Feckin' Umbra! Always messin' witcha. If only me aul'grandda was here, he'd walk me right outta dis without a wrong step.'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 10:47:44 GMT
You set off ahead. The path winds to the right slightly, then enters a large clearing. You can see up ahead, it begins to move to the left in a wide arc ... then it dawns on you, you're walking a spiral ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 10:55:03 GMT
It took him awhile to realise the path kept turning the same way, like a spiral. Part of him screamed not to carry on, but the part that mostly ruled Caleb's mind said sure carry on whats the worst that could happen.
'Fer feck sake! Either get ate by a fat ting or walk dis here spiral. The symbology isn't lost!' he looks to the sky and shakes his fist in mock anger at nothing in particular and then continues along the path.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 11:39:12 GMT
You walk the spiral path, following the nine concentric circles to the centre. In the centre is a spiral staircase made of onyx, going down, running in the opposite direction to the path itself. Below it is dark.
The headless monster is waiting at the beginning of the path, grumbling to itself. Outside the circle, in one of the trees, the Raven sits, watching you.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2017 11:57:17 GMT
Caleb isn't surprised to see the staircase and at the same time can't believe his eyes. He shakes his head. What was he supposed to do now? Going down the spiral could spell the end of things for him. Any chance of mixing with anything of Gaia would be gone if it was what he thought it was.
Talking with the Fat Spirit could end up with him being eaten and the Raven was being quiet. He looked at it and smiled. 'Nothin' to add Raven? A lil'help would be most welcome!' he pleeded with it.
Again he shook his head, who was he kidding! As always it was up to him, he had to make a choice.
'Well I sure as fook don't wanna get ate!'
Caleb touches the smooth onyx handrail and began to walk down the stairs.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 2:19:48 GMT
You walk down the staircase. The onyx is smooth, well polished, but not slippery under foot. Once you've walked the first round of the spiral down, you're in darkness. After the second round down, you start to see a feint green glow in the distance below you.
The staircase winds down quite a way. Nine rounds down in all, if you're counting. The glow gets brighter as you descend, and you find yourself in the entry chamber of a massive cathedral made of green veined black marble.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 8:53:29 GMT
Caleb stood dwarfed by the Cathedral. He could feel the emanations of the Wyrm pulsing over him, memories of the ones that had killed his family flooded back. Anger filled his body, completely and fully, with an incredible display of willpower he barely gained control. He had to bring the fight to the Wyrm, he had to know how they thought to defeat them. The cost didn't matter, all that mattered was vengeance for his lost family.
He stepped through the entry chamber into the Cathedral proper. There was no turning back now.
'Well Caleb aul'fella at least Arthur will still be around if it all goes to shite!'
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 9:44:19 GMT
You step through into near darkness. The only light coming from the sickly green balefire that runs around the edges of the room. The air smells of sulfur. On the floor before you is a delicate interweaving pattern stained in blood. It spirals around the room, weaving and dancing its way back and forward.
As you step onto the path all goes dark. Your feet seem to find their way forwards as a vision fills your mind.
You're in a bar, with your family. You're sitting at the bar, drinking with a friend. They're sitting at a corner table, eating. A group in black approach your family. As you're laughing and drinking with your pretty friend, the group attack your family. You see it, but you're too busy drinking, and enjoying yourself to help. You're having too good a time. You finish your drink, and look over, and your parents are dead. This makes you angry. Hate rises in you, hate for those who killed your family. You feel Abhorra the Urge of Hatred close by your shoulder, whispering in your ear, urging you to keep walking, to gain power so you can carry out your revenge. But deep down, you know, if you hadn't been partying, they mightn't be dead. Before you is a mirror. As you look at your reflection, the mirror shatters.
do you keep walking?
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 9:57:23 GMT
At first Caleb dan't think of anything but the good times with his pretty friend, then the dark ones are there killing and he still just drinks. Now they are dead anger rages inside, he needs to avenge them, needs to be stronger to find the ones that killed his family, needs to be stronger to help those that need helped.
The mirror shatters, what did he see? He can't remember! Whispers of power and greater strength urge him forward deeper into the vision.
Yes, Caleb does keep walking, he needs to learn more, become stronger.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 10:01:26 GMT
You continue on the path. You're feeling angry, in need of revenge, a need to avenge those weaker. You see ahead of you an army of men and women in black, just like those who killed your parents. Before them is a field full of children playing: innocents. All that stands between the children, and those in black, is you, and your Klaives. Your anger rises, and fills you ...
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 10:06:58 GMT
Without a moments hesitation he sprints as fast as he can towards the army of black figures. Slashing out in all directions at each figure that comes close to him or the children. His anger, his Rage both close to the surface, fighting to hold it back he unleashes it at the things in black.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 10:10:40 GMT
Your rage builds, and you fight. You fight and kill and move incredibly quickly, but they are quicker still ... they begin to overwhelm you, pass you, begin killing children. You need to move faster, fight faster, fight harder. You feel your rage grow, and frenzy is right below the surface, straining, waiting for you to let go.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 10:34:07 GMT
There's no choice, embrace the Beast. Caleb feels the Rage clawing at his mental barrier and opens it letting it wash over him. He howls, a howl filled with anger, sadness, lose and vengeance. Then attacks again fueled with Rage.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 12:32:14 GMT
Caleb howls, and lets his rage take over. Shifting to Crinos he attacks again, this time his motion more a blur than considered movements.
He cuts through the figures in black, decimating their numbers while barely taking a wound himself. At least, none that he feels. The Klaives become slick in his hands, and fall to the wayside as he uses hand and fist and claw and teeth to tear at his enemies.
When the last falls, the rage subsides, and he comes back to himself, shifting back down to human form. Instinctively he goes searching for his dropped Klaives, then he sees it.
The field is slick with blood, bodies lie everywhere. Figures in black, and children, all dead, all torn to shreds. But the way ahead is clear.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 12, 2017 18:09:45 GMT
Caleb retrieves his two Klaives and wipes them clean on the corpses of fallen black ones.
Once the grip is no longer slick, he looks over his shoulder and frowns then shakes his head and walks onwards.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 11:44:15 GMT
After all that death, you feel remarkably calm. Just another day in paradise. But somehow, you different too. Better. You've passed a test, benefited from the trial. Come out changed.
You walk on. The spiral path continues to wind before you.
As you walk, your mind goes back to earlier trials. To a hunt, where you were Alpha. You're thinking, about how great it was, hunting and killing Sabbat ... and how great it would've been to have had the same speed and agility you just felt, hunting them. Then you rememober ...
You look ahead on the path, and they're there. Your pack is behind you, and the hunt is on.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 11:51:59 GMT
Caleb becomes completely lost in the memory, its no longer a memory its happening to him now!
The Vampires were running and the Molly's gave chase, his grandfather 'Morrigan's Chosen' had blessed him with the honour of leading the pack.
He raced hard with his family behind him, leading them through the hills then the mountains and finally the forests of the Mournes. He could smell the dead creatures not far ahead,he lifted his muzzle to the clear night sky and howled. The howl was echoed by his pack and they plunged into the darkness of the forest.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2017 12:05:56 GMT
It's a hard chase, but a good one. You're feeling the buzz, scenting their fear, hearing the howls of your pack. The forest is pitch, the trees keeping out the moonlight. You smell them ahead. Two go your grandfather, and he's fighting for his life. You start to go to his aid, and two attack you. One is in wolf form himself, the other has silver blades ... where'd he get silver from?
You see others in your pack fighting. No one is coming to help you. It's blow against blow, and you're out numbered. The vampiric wolf leaps, teeth closing on your shoulder, as your claws slash it's belly. The one with the blades moves incredibly fast, slashing at your back. You howl in pain.
As the wolf gnaws on your arm, you shift to Crinos, taking half it's head off with one blow. Blades has sped away, and is attacking one of your cousins. You prize teeth from your arm, the body falling by the way as you sprint into battle again, struggling from the silver wound in your back, just above your kidneys. You pick up Blades from behind, and smash him into a tree.
Then you see her. The siren. The B**** who led the chase. You run to her, claws at the ready. Then she smiles, and calls your name. And all your rage subsides. You shift back to human as you get to her, and she kisses you. The passion is intense, and you respond. And then she's gone. You turn, and your grandfather is watching you. The rest of the pack turn to look too. The rest of the Sabbat are dead, but for the one you let go.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2017 10:39:24 GMT
One moment the fight was raging around him and the next he saw her and she him. Then all was calm, her eyes! He was transfixed, all he could do was goto her, kiss her. Damn it was a good kiss even for a leech.
Then she's gone, Caleb knew he had messed up almost instantly. He could almost feel the gazes of his family behind him watching as he let her go.
'! Not again!'
His anger built, he had been moving forward at a steady pace. Now he had failed again.
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