Scene 4: Avernum Trilogy Forum
Scene 4: Avernum Trilogy Forum
Drakefyre enters the forum and blasts his way through the undead. The Spiderwebbers have been pushed back to the top of the hill. Inthrall strikes down an undead and dodges the claws of another. Drakefyre breaks free of the battle and steps in front of Ephesos.
Drakefyre: I need healing, Ephesos.
Ephesos steps aside and casts repel spirit on eight more undead.
Ephesos: But I must kill more undead. All undead must die. Again.
Dikiyoba picks up a bow and scrounges a few arrows.
Dikiyoba: Dikiyoba will kill the undead for you, Ephesos.
Dikiyoba aims at an undead and kills it. As Dikiyoba reloads, there is a huge roar that shakes the entire forum. The ur-noob enters. Dikiyoba accidently releases the arrow in shock.
Dikiyoba: Ow! Ow!
Dikiyoba hops around on one foot, having shot Dikiyoba's self in the other. The rest of the Spiderwebbers stand stunned at the sight of the ur-noob. Inthrall stares, enthralled by the size and might of the ur-noob.
Inthrall: Wow. That's... that's... We're all going to die!
The ur-noob spreads its vast wings and flaps them. The wind this generates knocks over Spiderwebbers and undead alike.
Ur-noob: MUAHAHAHAHA! YOU WILL ALL DIE, SPIDERWEBBERS!
Drakefyre: Retreat! Retreat!
Dintiradan: Retreat, my Legions of Terror! Retreat!
The Spiderwebbers and lurkers pick themselves up and run into the Blades of Avernum Editor Forum. Several lurkers fall to undead claws as they retreat. Slartucker carries an injured lurker with him. Shaun Waun assists Dikiyoba in hobbling out. Ephesos pauses to pick up a dropped potion and is clawed in the face by an undead.
Ephesos: Gah! Bad undead!
Ephesos casts repel spirit on the undead surrounding him and flees. Drakefyre is the last out. He casts arcane blow on the undead while the final Spiderwebbers exit. As he turns to go, the ur-noob points a claw at the exit and a magical barrier appears. Drakefyre crashes into it and is immediately set upon by undead.
Ur-noob: KEEP HIM ALIVE! I WANT HIM ALIVE! DO NOT KILL HIM!
Drakefyre kills the undead and attempts to dispel the barrier. Several 1337 h4x0rs attack him. He manages to kill most of them, but he is attacked by several more. Eventually, sheer weight of numbers pins him down.
Ur-noob: BRING HIM BEFORE ME!
The 1337 h4x0rs drag Drakefyre over to the ur-noob and force him to kneel.
Drakefyre: (Mutters.) This is so humiliating.
The ur-noob sniffs loudly and stiffles a sneeze. It stands well over sixteen feet tall but looks more skeletal and oddly-jointed than ever. It glows with such intensity that it almost seems to be clothed in light. The ur-noob glares at Drakefyre with bulging, red-tinted eyes.
Ur-noob: YOU HELPED JEFF ESCAPE!
Drakefyre says nothing.
Ur-noob: WHERE DID HE ESCAPE TO?
Drakefyre remains silent.
Ur-noob: SAY SOMETHING!
Drakefyre spits at the ur-noob's feet. The ur-noob yells. It starts off as a low growl but quickly reaches a high-pitched shriek that has Drakefyre and the 1337 h4x0rs on the ground with their hands over their ears. The yell stops abruptly as the ur-noob sneezes, frying several 1337 h4x0rs. The ur-noob manages to come to something resembling control as the 1337 h4x0rs recover and pin Drakefyre down again. It spends some time picking at its claws and then watches the noobs piling all the badly managled lurkers, undead, 1337 h4x0rs, and broken weapons into a pile. The relatively undamaged lurkers are being lined up to eventually become more undead. Finally, the ur-noob turns back to Drakefyre.
Ur-noob: WELL? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?
Drakefyre: What do you want?
The ur-noob watches Drakefyre for a moment and then picks up Thralni's body and eats it. Drakefyre winces.
Ur-noob: I SEE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION NOW! MAKE ME AN ADMINISTRATOR AND I WILL MAKE YOUR DEATH EASY! REFUSE, AND IT WILL BE SLOW AND PAINFUL! IT'S YOUR CHOICE!
Drakefyre says nothing.
Ur-noob: ANSWER ME! NOW!
Drakefyre struggles for several minutes to throw off the 1337 h4x0rs.
Drakefyre: Ban you! Ban you all!
Nothing happens. Then the ur-noob laughs. It stretches to its full height, nearly scraping its head against the forum header. Its wings spread wide and smoke pours from its open mouth as it laughs like a maniac. It appears to have grown even larger.
Ur-noob: YOUR PUNY POWERS ARE NO MATCH FOR MINE! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Drakefyre continues to struggle wildly.
Ur-noob: FACE IT! THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM ME!
Drakefyre: There is still one way.
Drakefyre disappears in a small puff of smoke.
Ur-noob: WHAT THE! HE... HE BANNED HIMSELF!
Drakefyre: I need healing, Ephesos.
Ephesos steps aside and casts repel spirit on eight more undead.
Ephesos: But I must kill more undead. All undead must die. Again.
Dikiyoba picks up a bow and scrounges a few arrows.
Dikiyoba: Dikiyoba will kill the undead for you, Ephesos.
Dikiyoba aims at an undead and kills it. As Dikiyoba reloads, there is a huge roar that shakes the entire forum. The ur-noob enters. Dikiyoba accidently releases the arrow in shock.
Dikiyoba: Ow! Ow!
Dikiyoba hops around on one foot, having shot Dikiyoba's self in the other. The rest of the Spiderwebbers stand stunned at the sight of the ur-noob. Inthrall stares, enthralled by the size and might of the ur-noob.
Inthrall: Wow. That's... that's... We're all going to die!
The ur-noob spreads its vast wings and flaps them. The wind this generates knocks over Spiderwebbers and undead alike.
Ur-noob: MUAHAHAHAHA! YOU WILL ALL DIE, SPIDERWEBBERS!
Drakefyre: Retreat! Retreat!
Dintiradan: Retreat, my Legions of Terror! Retreat!
The Spiderwebbers and lurkers pick themselves up and run into the Blades of Avernum Editor Forum. Several lurkers fall to undead claws as they retreat. Slartucker carries an injured lurker with him. Shaun Waun assists Dikiyoba in hobbling out. Ephesos pauses to pick up a dropped potion and is clawed in the face by an undead.
Ephesos: Gah! Bad undead!
Ephesos casts repel spirit on the undead surrounding him and flees. Drakefyre is the last out. He casts arcane blow on the undead while the final Spiderwebbers exit. As he turns to go, the ur-noob points a claw at the exit and a magical barrier appears. Drakefyre crashes into it and is immediately set upon by undead.
Ur-noob: KEEP HIM ALIVE! I WANT HIM ALIVE! DO NOT KILL HIM!
Drakefyre kills the undead and attempts to dispel the barrier. Several 1337 h4x0rs attack him. He manages to kill most of them, but he is attacked by several more. Eventually, sheer weight of numbers pins him down.
Ur-noob: BRING HIM BEFORE ME!
The 1337 h4x0rs drag Drakefyre over to the ur-noob and force him to kneel.
Drakefyre: (Mutters.) This is so humiliating.
The ur-noob sniffs loudly and stiffles a sneeze. It stands well over sixteen feet tall but looks more skeletal and oddly-jointed than ever. It glows with such intensity that it almost seems to be clothed in light. The ur-noob glares at Drakefyre with bulging, red-tinted eyes.
Ur-noob: YOU HELPED JEFF ESCAPE!
Drakefyre says nothing.
Ur-noob: WHERE DID HE ESCAPE TO?
Drakefyre remains silent.
Ur-noob: SAY SOMETHING!
Drakefyre spits at the ur-noob's feet. The ur-noob yells. It starts off as a low growl but quickly reaches a high-pitched shriek that has Drakefyre and the 1337 h4x0rs on the ground with their hands over their ears. The yell stops abruptly as the ur-noob sneezes, frying several 1337 h4x0rs. The ur-noob manages to come to something resembling control as the 1337 h4x0rs recover and pin Drakefyre down again. It spends some time picking at its claws and then watches the noobs piling all the badly managled lurkers, undead, 1337 h4x0rs, and broken weapons into a pile. The relatively undamaged lurkers are being lined up to eventually become more undead. Finally, the ur-noob turns back to Drakefyre.
Ur-noob: WELL? WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO SAY?
Drakefyre: What do you want?
The ur-noob watches Drakefyre for a moment and then picks up Thralni's body and eats it. Drakefyre winces.
Ur-noob: I SEE I HAVE YOUR ATTENTION NOW! MAKE ME AN ADMINISTRATOR AND I WILL MAKE YOUR DEATH EASY! REFUSE, AND IT WILL BE SLOW AND PAINFUL! IT'S YOUR CHOICE!
Drakefyre says nothing.
Ur-noob: ANSWER ME! NOW!
Drakefyre struggles for several minutes to throw off the 1337 h4x0rs.
Drakefyre: Ban you! Ban you all!
Nothing happens. Then the ur-noob laughs. It stretches to its full height, nearly scraping its head against the forum header. Its wings spread wide and smoke pours from its open mouth as it laughs like a maniac. It appears to have grown even larger.
Ur-noob: YOUR PUNY POWERS ARE NO MATCH FOR MINE! MUAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
Drakefyre continues to struggle wildly.
Ur-noob: FACE IT! THERE IS NO WAY YOU CAN ESCAPE FROM ME!
Drakefyre: There is still one way.
Drakefyre disappears in a small puff of smoke.
Ur-noob: WHAT THE! HE... HE BANNED HIMSELF!