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The First Ruby Buyer

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  • JJ5542JJ5542 Posts: 1,580
    edited 04.12.2012
    good good!!
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 07.12.2012
    We're over one thousand views! Wow!
  • Molson Beer (US1)Molson Beer (US1) US1 Posts: 8,443
    edited 07.12.2012
    I can't wait for the enxt part to come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    :D
  • StealthDudeStealthDude Posts: 23
    edited 10.12.2012
    You are a talented writer elfangor. Keep up the great work! :)
  • Fire CastleFire Castle Posts: 619
    edited 11.12.2012
    Sorry to hijack this thread but I've also started a story thread! Hope you guys like it.

    http://en.board.goodgamestudios.com/empire/showthread.php?43841-Enshadowed&highlight=enshadowed
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 11.12.2012
    It's ok Fire! You have a nice story, so keep up the good work!

    The next part will be up in the coming days. I'm shooting for Friday!
  • rishimbrishimb Posts: 49
    edited 13.12.2012
    What was Bertha talking about, 'the monster'?
  • Zan Wrai (GB1)Zan Wrai (GB1) Posts: 317
    edited 13.12.2012
    Read part 1 of book 2, I like it. Will read the rest sometime. Keep it up!
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 13.12.2012
    rishimb wrote: »
    What was Bertha talking about, 'the monster'?

    That's a question I can't answer without revealing too much of the story. Sorry!

    Probably won't be a new Part up today as I am under the weather.
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 15.12.2012
    Terence could see in the eyes of his neighbors, excluding Marcus, that they were on the edge of terror. It would only take one man..."Ahhhhhhhhh!" cried the tavern keeper, Bill. "Run for your lives! Gather your children and wives, and flee to the forest!" he screamed as he started sprinting towards his house, leaving a puddle behind in his wake. Some men looked at their fleeing brother and followed his lead, running away. Others looked to Terence for guidance. He was the best fighter in Dominus, and he had proven his leadership skills in The Battle of Two Rivers two years ago.

    "Stand together!" ordered Terence. He sent Marcus to gather the rest of the archers, and the miner told another group to go after those that had fled.

    An old man shuffled over to Terence, spear in hand. "Seems to me like you got your numbers wrong, boy." he mumbled. "We're going to be hard pressed to win this one without that damn wall! Do you see those fellas running towards us?" he asked.

    Terence didn't say anything because he was thinking hard. Something had been nagging at him from the very start of the battle, but he hadn't been able to put his finger on it. Not until this old man had come over to talk to him. Running past the others, Terence made his way to the wall, if that is what it could be called in the state it was in now. He reached into his vest pocket and pulled out the seven rubies he had taken from his house. He backed up twenty feet (he remembered what happened with the statue), and threw the gems at the wall!

    Everyone stopped. Like before, there was a great blast of air that came from the wall, but Terence had braced himself against the door of a nearby house. Terence stared in wonder as red lights flashed around the base of the half-finished construction. Beams straightened before his eyes, creaking as they did so, and some became stronger, thicker. The lights swirled higher, and, when they reached the top, boards just appeared in place! It was an amazing sight! Popping sounds accompanied the creation of beams and boards. The wind howled as a walkway appeared around the top of the creation, and ladders appeared near Terence. The Wall of Dominus was complete!

    Sorta. The seven rubies that Terence threw weren't quite enough to completely finish the wall. The south facing was complete along with half of the East and West facings, but ten seconds is pretty good even for that amount of wall.

    The raiders were frozen in place. They were shocked by the very sudden appearance of a wall in front of them! Then, they started shouting. Most cried "Demon-magic!" or "Devil's work!" while some yelled "I'm blind!". One poor man screamed "Run before we're turned into walls too!"

    While the raiders were standing still, the men of Dominus were placing ladders against the wall and climbing up. Marcus and his archers went to work shooting arrows at the dumbfounded attackers. That's when the raiders decided to run. Terence ordered some of his men to guard the wall, but he told them not to go after anyone. He told others to get to work completing the rest of the barrier. That would be their only chance in the coming days...
  • Molson Beer (US1)Molson Beer (US1) US1 Posts: 8,443
    edited 16.12.2012
    lol,the guys name is Bill.Dunno why but that just makes me crack up.

    :D
  • StealthDudeStealthDude Posts: 23
    edited 17.12.2012
    This is a something I would buy at a bookstore. :thumbup:
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 22.12.2012
    Happy Holidays from Terence and friends! I probably won't have much time to write, so you may have to wait a while until the next part comes out.
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 27.12.2012
    Shortly after Terence had used the rubies, he and Marcus were sitting around a table in Terence's house. "I must apologize for my angry words before, Terence." Marcus said, "If I had known what the rubies could do I wouldn't have said those things!" Terence told him all was forgiven, and they started eating the beef Macala had laid out for the pair.

    Even while shoveling food into his mouth, Marcus kept talking about the raid, but Terence wasn't really listening. He was wondering about the rubies. The miner had searched around the completed section of wall, but he hadn't found any rubies laying around. He had asked around thinking someone may have picked them up, but everyone he asked had said no. They could be lying about it though Terence trusted most of them. Some had even offered to help him look for the missing gems! After much thinking, Terence came to the conclusion that completing the wall, even only half of it, had used up the seven rubies he had had.

    "How do I get more?" Terence asked aloud, interrupting Marcus in mid-sentence. "Well I don't know. A better question would be how did you get them in the first place!" Marcus answered. Terence nodded eagerly, but soon he was just staring at the hardwood table, thinking...
  • evets4evets4 Posts: 3,798
    edited 27.12.2012
    Glad to see you're still continuing the story :)
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 27.12.2012
    Yeah I am! Sorry for the short post, but I am at a loss! I have no idea what I want to happen next...
  • evets4evets4 Posts: 3,798
    edited 27.12.2012
    Make an action scene, like the house catching on fire or something. Another raid on them perhaps?
  • Luke FieryswordLuke Fierysword Posts: 2,290
    edited 28.12.2012
    Elfangor wrote: »
    Yeah I am! Sorry for the short post, but I am at a loss! I have no idea what I want to happen next...

    Maybe he returns to the mine to look for rubies but there's a cave-in and while he's trapped down there, there's another raid and either
    (1) Marcus leads instead of him and saves them

    or

    (2) Everyone gets killed/kidnapped by the raiders.
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 31.12.2012
    Thanks for the suggestions guys! I probably won't use the whole thing of one or another, but you've given me ideas.

    Happy New Year everyone!
  • ElfangorElfangor Posts: 3,974
    edited 12.02.2013
    After eating, Terence went down to the Quarry to search for the tunnel again. He'd covered it up before leaving the workplace last time, and with all the confusion of the last couple of days the miner had forgotten where he had been working when he'd discovered the passageway.

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