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A once loyal knight to King Alaric, having served as his bodyguard for the last few years, began his investigation. It was claimed and proven by the mages of Pynx themselves that King Alaric had died of natural causes. Trundaylan didn't buy that one bit.
He, and eleven other loyal knights, started the long search in Alaric's quarters...
Trundaylan sifted through the shambles of Alaric's quarters. Abruptly, one of his guards called out. Trundaylan walked over to see what was wrong. The guard showed him the crack of what was obviously a secret door.
"Stand back!" Trundaylan shouted as he kicked open the door. Splinters flew everywhere as a dark room was seen beyond.
Trundaylan and his knights walked through...
Talos, alerted by one of his seers, realized the danger of someone discovering the secret of Alaric. He decided to send his demonic and undead minions to LandKing Hall. He would lead an attack on Pnyx himself, and hopefully ruin the power of the mages once and for all...
Trundaylan gaped in awe at the sights that lay behind the now smashed drawer. He had found Alaric's private study. On the desk was a book, with some loose pages and corners burnt.
Trundaylan walked over and picked up the book. He flipped through it in astonishment while the rest of the paladins walked around the room, examining other items with awe. He realized, after looking at the first couple of pages, that the book was Alaric's private journal.
The journal had details of Alaric's entire life. Flipping to the end, Trundaylan noted with dismay that half the paper was burned. He read what he could of the page, which described the night before Alaric died. As he started to read the final paragraph, a sudden yelp from one of his guards caused him to close the book and walk over.
Trundaylan found himself on a balcony, overlooking an ethereal void. Minutes passed while he stared out at the void with his paladins.
As he turned and started to walk back to the light, a sudden shaking rumbled through LandKing hall. The paladin chief tripped and fell, scattering the many pages in the loose journal everywhere. The candles fell over and ignited the floor and walls of the study.
Paladins rushed over to help pick up papers of the journal before they were incinerated, but over half were lost. Another shaking occurred, dropping some loose beams and rock from the ceiling. Trundaylan called his paladins to him, after saving everything they could, and they dashed out of the room, just as the doorway collapsed and the study was sealed under several tons of rock.
The twelve paladins gathered together what papers they managed to save, and Trundaylan put them in a safe place. They then ran to the front of LandKing hall to see what was going on.
"What is going on?" Trundaylan yelled to the captain of the guard as another rumbling was heard.
"It's finally happened. Talos is attacking..."
The twelve paladins rushed over to see what was transpiring. Guards were fighting outside, slowly retreating back to LandKing hall while archers were positioning themselves so they had a clear shot at the doorway. The paladins took up a position next to the doorway on the opposite side of the hall.
Suddenly, the guards on the outside broke and ran inside, filling those that could suddenly see their enemies with despair.
As Trundaylan got his first look at his enemies, he muttered under his breath, "There must be hundreds of undead and dozens of demons. The undead shouldn't be a problem, but demons, in that amount?"
As the archers prepared to fire, Trundaylan grabbed a torch and lit all of the arrows on fire, just before they were released. The arrows were aimed high enough that the forests outside of LandKing hill were set ablaze. The huge fire did nothing to the demons, but started to literally melt the bones and weapons of the undead.
Yet still, the forces of Talos kept marching, and before long, they had reached the doorway. Arrows were sent at the enemy continuously, only to clatter off the bones of the undead, or make a demon scratch himself. One traveler had a crossbow, which seemed to be effective against the undead.
Suddenly, the undead were upon them, and the paladins and guards found themselves fighting for their life...
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[This message has been edited by Slayer (edited 04-24-2001).]
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