From: vaughan8670@iscsvax.uni.edu Newsgroups: alt.pub.dragons-inn Subject: [R]Shade and Radan Bump into Killian and Jenever-fight scene-Radan Show Message-ID: <1992Sep3.114829.6476@iscsvax.uni.edu> Date: 3 Sep 92 11:48:29 -0500 ADMIN:posted in conjunction with RADAN's tale before....(by SHADE) Here is some more stuff from me to add to yours..!!!! I'M IN... [R] -Tell me about your adventures while you been gone... Radan asked as Shade finished the ale. Shade looked at Radan... "Wonder why they drink this vile stuff when there is good wine to be had..by the Old Ones..." Shade smiles a little.. -Thanks friend.. He rises from his chair and slips into the crowd followed by Radan... -Well I ran into a little trouble at Specifica with some brawlers, they could have been either slavers or a pressgang...once that was sorted out I had to go underground, or rather under deck for a while. Shade watches Radans face for a reaction, but there is only curiosity. -Then I got ashore here and found out where Karl was, I thought it was an ordinary inn, but I was wrong..I tried to follow him but lost him in the crowd here....then I both heard and saw you.. The Dark Ones eyes glitter with amusement... -You don't have to alert the whole city you know, but it's good to see a friendly face..... He looks over to a stall where they are selling exotic fruits and herbs of different kinds. -Just a minute...... Shade goes up to the stall, looks at the herbs availible...sorts through them, smells them and finally chooses three different ones... -I'll take these, thank you.. ...the proprietor looks at him wideeyed.... -You seem to know your business, stranger, but don't mix these together for your own sake... ...the Dark One looks back at him, smiles a little ruefully... -Ok, thanks for the warning... "By the Old Ones, I know...but I have no choise..without them I'm as good as dead anyway...I just hope they work.." ..flips a golden coin to the herbalist and walks of into the crowd. Radan looks at him with a strange expression on his face, but the Dark One does not seem to notice. -By the way, did you see Karl pass by here by any chance..? ADMIN:Radan starts up here... Radan looked worriedly at Shade, "N-no I-I haven't, Shade. Um, well, maybe we should just try to make our way back to the Inn. I have a feeling that He might have gone back there, I haven't seen Killian and Jenever either, but I am sure that we will catch up with those two. Tell me about these Old Ones... What are they, Who are they to be more polite, I am kind of curious. Is there anything that I can do to help you with those herbes? Let's make our way back to the inn-" Klaaannnngg!!!, CHINNGGG! Ummmphhh! AAAAAAAAHHHHH!!!!! The sounds of clanging steel and bones being broke, and a definite WAR cry came from a near by alleyway. Shade looked at Radan, "What the- Let's go and see the action!" Shade said running and placing his herbes into his carry pouch, then drawing His blade... What greeted there eyes were three Slaver thugs mercilessly attacking two cloaked forms, What these thugs didn't realize was that the odds were going to turn against them... Shade engaged one that was about to Attack one of the hooded forms that was repelling an attack by another, steel sparked and sputtered as blades clashed. And a *very* surprised Jenever glanced over to see Shade quote,"HEH heh, What kept ya?" and then started to kleeve at the Slaver's sword bit by bit. THe slaver on another hand, didn't expect such a wild or skilled attack on his relatively sneaky attack. Dumbfounded, he fell back to regroup with his comrades. Killian seems to be a bit wounded for a slash on the side just made him more angry, He started to Change in front of his enemy, into the Creature that made him famous among Radan, Shade, Jenever, and Rhys. The Tiger that growled and crouched in front of his enemy was cold and cruel looking, there was still the gash on the side, but now, there was a detatched look about the Face of the tiger, a look that said survive at all costs, waist this scum now. An the Tiger form flew at the Slaver that was struck motionless at the transformation that just happened before him. The claws of the massive creature ripped and tore at flesh, entrails flooding the street, blood everywhere, flewing in different directions. The other Slavers, needed only hear the blood curdling screams of their comrad and fled, being chased by their prey back into the back alleyways of the "fabled" Capital of Rameshan-Pashar. Radan could only watch in terror, He had never seen so much blood in one place, a knot in his stomache(sp?) formed and a funny feeling in his mouth, made him turn away and vomit into a nearby trash-heap. After finishing that he kept hearing the screams of the others, and the tiger seemed to fanish, a touch on the arm made him start, "Radan, it's me, Killian. I am truly sorry. I never meant to upset you." Radan just stared. He had a look on his face that was like he never knew what had happened, He just confulsed for a moment, closed his eyes, and said,"Killian, you're injured-" And Radan touched him where the wound was. Killian flinched for a moment, and Looked down. The wound was slowly sealing back up. The blood from the sword slash stopped, and the fibres of tissue meelded back together. Radan just Flinched a little and started to hold his side. " I am going back to my room now, I will meet you guys back there, Shade knows where to go." Radan started to go out the alley and staggered a little, then turned the corner. Shade and Jenever caught up with the slavers that were fleeing into the night and made mincemeat out of their remains. Soon they came back to the spot were Killian was standing. "Wha is the Problem Killian, thatwas a nasty slash on the- Hey, I thought you were wounded? Where's Radan?" Shade was puffing out the words as he finished running back to catch up with Jenever and Killian. Jenever just looked at Killian, looked at the torn clothing, "What that be? I not see Radan in fight, Kitty cat? Where we go know?" "follow Shade back to the Inn, I guess" Killian had the weirdest look on his face. A look of puzzlement, as well as amazement. Almost disbelief. The group made it back to the inn, received rooms for the night, the ones reserved for the Emisary from Generica, and then went to Radan's room. Knocking slightly, the door just creaked open. There they saw Radan on the bed, there was a lot of blood everywhere, and Radan seemed to be sleeping. Shade quietly went over to the bed, and moved Radan. His breathing was normal, and peacefull, there was a lot of blood on one side, no gash in the clothing, but a lot of blood everywhere. Radan's shirt was a mess with it. Opening it up, there was no scar, no open wound, just healthy pink skin, with a slight covering of blood. Radan stired a little, and mumbled,"stop, no-oh god, oh god, WHA-" and opened his eyes. " Oh, Hellow everyone, I think we should stop here for a while and wait for Karl." Shade, Rhys, Jenever, and Killian just looked at him... Radan Tsran-Healer extraordinaire.... ADMIN:I hope everyone doesn't mind that I wrote all this...