Heero broke through the monsters and went to confront the Countess. Unexpectedly, Duo appeared behind her and attacked with his magic, forcing splinters and shards of bone from the fallen to fly into the Countess's back with great force. Then Heero began battering at her, and soon enough Wufei broke away from his foes to attack her, and fireballs slammed into her from Quatre's direction as the ravens scratched at her face. Beset from all sides, she staggered, and gave a hideous shriek as she seemed to dissolve into a blood-red cloud of energy. The seething cloud rose to the ceiling for a moment, then scattered throughout the room, and as it did so the lock on the chest burst open and gold poured out in a seemingly endless fountain.
"Wow." Quatre's eyes got very big as the glittering mess spilled over the floor. "Uncounted wealth was right." Sorcery must have been involved; there was definitely more than could have fit into that one small chest.
Duo made a motion over the Countess's body, and it burst into fragments which quickly dissolved. "Now there's no way she can come back from the dead again," he said with some satisfaction. "I only wish there were some way we could undo the terrible deeds she did in her life."
Heero, breathing heavily, narrowed his eyes to glare at the Necromancer. "I'd think that someone like you would *approve* of what she did in her life," he said bitingly.
That was the last straw. Duo's eyes flashed with rage, and before Heero could react Duo grabbed him by the shoulders and slammed him against the wall. "Let's get one thing straight RIGHT NOW," he snarled. "I am NOT evil. I am ON YOUR SIDE. Just because I can raise the dead does not mean I am in league with Diablo! Did your precious mentor teach you *anything* in the years you spent in study?"
"My mentor was killed by mages like you!" Heero roared, shoving Duo away from him. "He died fighting off a horde of returned undead -- Necromancer's handiwork!"
Duo ground his teeth in fury. "Necromancers aren't stupid enough to -- look, Blood Raven raised the dead! Those demon shamans raise the dead all the time! It could have been *anyone!*" he shouted. "I'm fighting to help the people who are being hurt by Diablo. I'm sorry for your loss, but I can't let your grudges get in the way of that. If we don't work together to fight the Lords of Darkness, then more innocent people are going to die!"
Still seething, he stepped back out of Heero's space, then whirled and stalked away, ignoring the hushed voices of the others behind his back.
Re: World of Darkness (GW/D2)
Date: 2006-02-21 10:01 am (UTC)Heero broke through the monsters and went to confront the Countess. Unexpectedly, Duo appeared behind her and attacked with his magic, forcing splinters and shards of bone from the fallen to fly into the Countess's back with great force. Then Heero began battering at her, and soon enough Wufei broke away from his foes to attack her, and fireballs slammed into her from Quatre's direction as the ravens scratched at her face. Beset from all sides, she staggered, and gave a hideous shriek as she seemed to dissolve into a blood-red cloud of energy. The seething cloud rose to the ceiling for a moment, then scattered throughout the room, and as it did so the lock on the chest burst open and gold poured out in a seemingly endless fountain.
"Wow." Quatre's eyes got very big as the glittering mess spilled over the floor. "Uncounted wealth was right." Sorcery must have been involved; there was definitely more than could have fit into that one small chest.
Duo made a motion over the Countess's body, and it burst into fragments which quickly dissolved. "Now there's no way she can come back from the dead again," he said with some satisfaction. "I only wish there were some way we could undo the terrible deeds she did in her life."
Heero, breathing heavily, narrowed his eyes to glare at the Necromancer. "I'd think that someone like you would *approve* of what she did in her life," he said bitingly.
That was the last straw. Duo's eyes flashed with rage, and before Heero could react Duo grabbed him by the shoulders and slammed him against the wall. "Let's get one thing straight RIGHT NOW," he snarled. "I am NOT evil. I am ON YOUR SIDE. Just because I can raise the dead does not mean I am in league with Diablo! Did your precious mentor teach you *anything* in the years you spent in study?"
"My mentor was killed by mages like you!" Heero roared, shoving Duo away from him. "He died fighting off a horde of returned undead -- Necromancer's handiwork!"
Duo ground his teeth in fury. "Necromancers aren't stupid enough to -- look, Blood Raven raised the dead! Those demon shamans raise the dead all the time! It could have been *anyone!*" he shouted. "I'm fighting to help the people who are being hurt by Diablo. I'm sorry for your loss, but I can't let your grudges get in the way of that. If we don't work together to fight the Lords of Darkness, then more innocent people are going to die!"
Still seething, he stepped back out of Heero's space, then whirled and stalked away, ignoring the hushed voices of the others behind his back.