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Sharon passed a casual glance over the grizzly scene left behind by Mei's rampage, half of the street now having gained a distinctly red paintjob.
"I hope no children stumble across this scene before the cleanup crew arrives. It might mentally scar them for life."
"There is no point in crying over spilled milk... " Sharon commented as he swung the whip overhead and cracked it, sending the horses of the carriage to charge forward.
"Let's go find them, I don't want to leave them to fight alone against the de,-"
*PPFFSSHOOOOOSSSHH!*
Sharon's eyes widened as the entire carriage suddenly rattled as a flood of water just shot out from the back of the vehicle! Risking a glance behind during the high speed ride of the carriage, Sharon saw that fortunately, the carriage was still intact regardless of whatever magical shenanigans the Night Elven mage had just pulled!
"Is everyone okay back there? You know, there are cleaning spells that are both less dramatic and just as effective." Sharon commented, before turning to focus on the chase.
Finding the Night Elves was something the High Elf had long since given up on. However, finding Malizia was a lot easier, thanks to the not-so-subtle fact that Malizia was also a 50+ft tall giant demoness, which meant that Sharon could easily make out the top of her red wings over the rooftops in the distance, or at least the giant clouds of dust that were pumped up into the air as a byproduct of the demon's mad chase!
Following the demon through the city and out the gates was relatively easy. None of the guards who'd usually stop him to ask about his carriage license or speed limit were currently out, seemingly not wishing to get in the way of the rampaging demon, a move for which Sharon really couldn't blame them.
The real challenge came however when they reached the mountainous roads outside of the city.
Sharon could see the the tail-ends of some Night Elves riding atop of Nightsabers as they rapidly disappeared up into the mountainous pass ahead!
"It seems we are catching up to Serphia and her girls!" Sharon called out to the passengers in the back of the carriage as he cracked his whip once more; a hint of enthusiasm coloring the tone of the High Elf's voice; and the horses pulling the carriage charged upwards across the narrow mountain path ahead. However, the incline was a lot steeper than previously anticipated, the ground muddy, and the carriage obviously not designed as an all-terrain vehicle!
They had barely gotten a hundred feet or so up one of the steeper parts of the narrow path before the carriage slowed down drastically, and slowly but steadily, started sliding back down despite the best efforts of the horses in front.
" or not... " Sharon commented, a distinct look of dismay forming on his face.
"I hope no children stumble across this scene before the cleanup crew arrives. It might mentally scar them for life."
"There is no point in crying over spilled milk... " Sharon commented as he swung the whip overhead and cracked it, sending the horses of the carriage to charge forward.
"Let's go find them, I don't want to leave them to fight alone against the de,-"
*PPFFSSHOOOOOSSSHH!*
Sharon's eyes widened as the entire carriage suddenly rattled as a flood of water just shot out from the back of the vehicle! Risking a glance behind during the high speed ride of the carriage, Sharon saw that fortunately, the carriage was still intact regardless of whatever magical shenanigans the Night Elven mage had just pulled!
"Is everyone okay back there? You know, there are cleaning spells that are both less dramatic and just as effective." Sharon commented, before turning to focus on the chase.
Finding the Night Elves was something the High Elf had long since given up on. However, finding Malizia was a lot easier, thanks to the not-so-subtle fact that Malizia was also a 50+ft tall giant demoness, which meant that Sharon could easily make out the top of her red wings over the rooftops in the distance, or at least the giant clouds of dust that were pumped up into the air as a byproduct of the demon's mad chase!
Following the demon through the city and out the gates was relatively easy. None of the guards who'd usually stop him to ask about his carriage license or speed limit were currently out, seemingly not wishing to get in the way of the rampaging demon, a move for which Sharon really couldn't blame them.
The real challenge came however when they reached the mountainous roads outside of the city.
Sharon could see the the tail-ends of some Night Elves riding atop of Nightsabers as they rapidly disappeared up into the mountainous pass ahead!
"It seems we are catching up to Serphia and her girls!" Sharon called out to the passengers in the back of the carriage as he cracked his whip once more; a hint of enthusiasm coloring the tone of the High Elf's voice; and the horses pulling the carriage charged upwards across the narrow mountain path ahead. However, the incline was a lot steeper than previously anticipated, the ground muddy, and the carriage obviously not designed as an all-terrain vehicle!
They had barely gotten a hundred feet or so up one of the steeper parts of the narrow path before the carriage slowed down drastically, and slowly but steadily, started sliding back down despite the best efforts of the horses in front.
" or not... " Sharon commented, a distinct look of dismay forming on his face.
The spinning wheels of the cab were jumping up and down against the rough cobblestone of the streets of Stormwind as it raced through narrow streets that were in various states of disrepair and devastation, some parts of Stormwind having been lucky enough to be spared the worst of Malizia's clumsy rampage.
"I swear, the last time we encountered a giant demon, things didn't turn out THIS bad."
The High Elf manning the reins of the cab thought as he lashed his whip out above the galloping horses, quietly observing his surroundings on the mad chase.
"I guess that's the reason why the good big monster stories always take place in a city."
"KRYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The High Elf recognised the crazed scream of unconfined fury. A scream so wild that it could come from only two sources that he knew of, the first one being a wild, uncontained housemaid that hadn't been paid for four consecutive months straight, and the second being Vashi's assumed girlfriend, the Draenei berserker Mei.
And the High Elf felt a degree of confidence that it was the latter, for he hadn't had a housemaid in at least two years, and most acts of vengeance tended to happen within the first 12 months.
"A-hop! *SNAP* I think we found your hero, Vashi!" Sharon called out to Vashi who he had placed in the cab as he raced forward, cracking his whip with renewed vigor over the horses as they galloped through the streets.
It did not take long, however, before the High Elf would arrive at the scene of the ongoing carnage, the first thing he noticed being the blood splattered pavement and the scream of a defeated mercenary.
"WE'VE BEEN BROKEN! RETREAT! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!"
Sharon barely managed to brake in time as he saw a terrified man clad in heavy, darkened plate armor scurry madly across the street, throwing his weapons and helmet away as he was in full retreat; his facial features a mix of horror and complete panic!
Stopping the cab was easier in theory than it was in practice however, as the hooves and wheels would slide dangerously far on the blood soaked streets as the whole cab made a dangerous sideways slide into the street, before coming to a stop!
It was then the High Elf saw Mei, the Draenei berserker covered in blood and gore and surrounded by a scene of utter carnage.
"Oh... "
For a brief moment, there was a visible hesitation in Sharon's expression, as he temporarily questioned whether this was indeed the Draenei he was looking for.
However, before anyone else could act, he decided to cast a simple spell by tapping his staff on the back of the cab, causing the side door to open and revealing a concerned Vashi sitting inside.
"Quick, get inside the cab!" Sharon called out as the High Elf held the reins at the ready.
"We got to catch the demon!"
He paused, noting the blood, before adding.
" ... and there is a towel in the back if needed."
"I swear, the last time we encountered a giant demon, things didn't turn out THIS bad."
The High Elf manning the reins of the cab thought as he lashed his whip out above the galloping horses, quietly observing his surroundings on the mad chase.
"I guess that's the reason why the good big monster stories always take place in a city."
"KRYYAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"
The High Elf recognised the crazed scream of unconfined fury. A scream so wild that it could come from only two sources that he knew of, the first one being a wild, uncontained housemaid that hadn't been paid for four consecutive months straight, and the second being Vashi's assumed girlfriend, the Draenei berserker Mei.
And the High Elf felt a degree of confidence that it was the latter, for he hadn't had a housemaid in at least two years, and most acts of vengeance tended to happen within the first 12 months.
"A-hop! *SNAP* I think we found your hero, Vashi!" Sharon called out to Vashi who he had placed in the cab as he raced forward, cracking his whip with renewed vigor over the horses as they galloped through the streets.
It did not take long, however, before the High Elf would arrive at the scene of the ongoing carnage, the first thing he noticed being the blood splattered pavement and the scream of a defeated mercenary.
"WE'VE BEEN BROKEN! RETREAT! EVERY MAN FOR HIMSELF!"
Sharon barely managed to brake in time as he saw a terrified man clad in heavy, darkened plate armor scurry madly across the street, throwing his weapons and helmet away as he was in full retreat; his facial features a mix of horror and complete panic!
Stopping the cab was easier in theory than it was in practice however, as the hooves and wheels would slide dangerously far on the blood soaked streets as the whole cab made a dangerous sideways slide into the street, before coming to a stop!
It was then the High Elf saw Mei, the Draenei berserker covered in blood and gore and surrounded by a scene of utter carnage.
"Oh... "
For a brief moment, there was a visible hesitation in Sharon's expression, as he temporarily questioned whether this was indeed the Draenei he was looking for.
However, before anyone else could act, he decided to cast a simple spell by tapping his staff on the back of the cab, causing the side door to open and revealing a concerned Vashi sitting inside.
"Quick, get inside the cab!" Sharon called out as the High Elf held the reins at the ready.
"We got to catch the demon!"
He paused, noting the blood, before adding.
" ... and there is a towel in the back if needed."
"Gyaaaaaahhhh!"
"Say, I think it is time we catch up with your tentacled friend, don't you agree?" Sharon asked with a casual tone as he glance dover at Vashi, before motioning towards the large hole in the tower wall in the vague direction of where Mei had flown off to.
Although he could no longer see the Draenei anymore, he could still easily make out the red, ominous outline of a winged red giant demoness in the distance as it seemed Malizia was once again charging through the city with reckless abandon and not a single care for property value!
"This is not the last you've seen of me, Dal'dieb! You got lucky this time, but let's see if it last the second time!"
Kalyssa said as she took a step back, her heavily adorned robes clinking with every move she made as she raised her hands to conjure a quick spell; all the while sneering at the two elves who seemed for the most part to be ignoring her!
"If you think I will stay and fight, then you ar,-"
"ALTER DESTINATION!"
However, without a word of warning, the High Elf would snap around in a split second, point his silver battlestaff at her, and Kalyssa could immediately feel a headache run through her brain as her control of the spell was scrambled.
"Arrg,-nooooOO *pop*!"
In a magical implosion, Kalyssa would disappear from the room into nothingness, leaving the room once again quiet except for the distant rumbling of a rampaging Malizia.
"Been doing that so many times on students, counterspells and the sort has become almost like a second nature. Sometimes I have to hold myself back to avoid instinctually messing with the spells of my allies and colleagues." He nodded at Vashi before he grabbed her and suddenly pulled the elf after him and threw them both right out into a freefall out of the large hole in the wall!
"Let's catch ourselves a demon!"
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"Alright, lads; go go go!"
In the midst of the showdown on the street with Serphia and Malizia, the air would suddenly grow quiet for a moment before an unntarual gust of wind blew across the street; as suddenly; a shimmering blue magical portal just opened 20ft away further up the street!
With only a moment of warning, a pair of broad shouldered men clad top-to-toe in heavy, burnished blackened plate armor would charge out of the portal; wielding maces and longswords; one of which seemed to have had the tip of his weapon chipped right off; and they were soon followed by two more rows of heavy mercenaries clad in similar heavy armor!
However, the enthusiastic band of overly armed mercenaries had taken but a few steps out of the portal before they suddenly skidded to a halt; glancing around through the narrow visors of their thick helmet in a show of seemingly confusion as they surveyed the street.
"GET 'IM!"
"Wait, where is the High Elf?"
...
"Boss, I think we're in the wrong place." One of the heavily armored mercenaries said to the other, making a gesture towards Mei and Serphia; with the gesture consisting of mostly leaning his heavy shoulderpiece in their general direction!
"All I see is some crazy snake woman you'd think was pulled straight out of an over-the-topic steamy novel, and an elf, but unless that High Elf git we were supposed to get had a rack that could stop a ram, or a set of legs that could kill an ogre; I don't think we got the right one!"
"Where in the blazes are we?!" The other mercenary said, looking about with a sigh of frustration.
"And where is that Kalyssa?!"
"Say, I think it is time we catch up with your tentacled friend, don't you agree?" Sharon asked with a casual tone as he glance dover at Vashi, before motioning towards the large hole in the tower wall in the vague direction of where Mei had flown off to.
Although he could no longer see the Draenei anymore, he could still easily make out the red, ominous outline of a winged red giant demoness in the distance as it seemed Malizia was once again charging through the city with reckless abandon and not a single care for property value!
"This is not the last you've seen of me, Dal'dieb! You got lucky this time, but let's see if it last the second time!"
Kalyssa said as she took a step back, her heavily adorned robes clinking with every move she made as she raised her hands to conjure a quick spell; all the while sneering at the two elves who seemed for the most part to be ignoring her!
"If you think I will stay and fight, then you ar,-"
"ALTER DESTINATION!"
However, without a word of warning, the High Elf would snap around in a split second, point his silver battlestaff at her, and Kalyssa could immediately feel a headache run through her brain as her control of the spell was scrambled.
"Arrg,-nooooOO *pop*!"
In a magical implosion, Kalyssa would disappear from the room into nothingness, leaving the room once again quiet except for the distant rumbling of a rampaging Malizia.
"Been doing that so many times on students, counterspells and the sort has become almost like a second nature. Sometimes I have to hold myself back to avoid instinctually messing with the spells of my allies and colleagues." He nodded at Vashi before he grabbed her and suddenly pulled the elf after him and threw them both right out into a freefall out of the large hole in the wall!
"Let's catch ourselves a demon!"
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"Alright, lads; go go go!"
In the midst of the showdown on the street with Serphia and Malizia, the air would suddenly grow quiet for a moment before an unntarual gust of wind blew across the street; as suddenly; a shimmering blue magical portal just opened 20ft away further up the street!
With only a moment of warning, a pair of broad shouldered men clad top-to-toe in heavy, burnished blackened plate armor would charge out of the portal; wielding maces and longswords; one of which seemed to have had the tip of his weapon chipped right off; and they were soon followed by two more rows of heavy mercenaries clad in similar heavy armor!
However, the enthusiastic band of overly armed mercenaries had taken but a few steps out of the portal before they suddenly skidded to a halt; glancing around through the narrow visors of their thick helmet in a show of seemingly confusion as they surveyed the street.
"GET 'IM!"
"Wait, where is the High Elf?"
...
"Boss, I think we're in the wrong place." One of the heavily armored mercenaries said to the other, making a gesture towards Mei and Serphia; with the gesture consisting of mostly leaning his heavy shoulderpiece in their general direction!
"All I see is some crazy snake woman you'd think was pulled straight out of an over-the-topic steamy novel, and an elf, but unless that High Elf git we were supposed to get had a rack that could stop a ram, or a set of legs that could kill an ogre; I don't think we got the right one!"
"Where in the blazes are we?!" The other mercenary said, looking about with a sigh of frustration.
"And where is that Kalyssa?!"
Sharon stood behind and watched in a ceremonial pose from the ruined tower walls; hands folded together at his midriff and his silver battlestaff leaning against his shoulder; as he watched Mei dart off across the rooftops in a fashion Sharon would only have been able to describe as akin to a hero taken straight out of a marvel superhero comic book strip... if the High Elf even knew what either 'Marvel' or a 'comic book strip' was.
It was quite majestic, really.
However, Sharon knew that the whole trick was simply one dispel magic spell away from turning from cool and epic into a slapstick case of slamming hard face down into the cobblestone streets below in a really nasty fall!
Still, Mei didn't need to know that either.
"I suppose I should let her have her fun. Besides, if she falls, she's such a big girl that I'm sure she'll be fine."
Sharon thought to himself with a warm smile, watching Mei in just the same way as a parent or teacher would watch a little, over-enthusastic kid play around with a chemistry set that they had no idea how to actually use; but that little detail didn't stop the fun!
"I think we ought to join the fun, Vashi." Sharon finally concluded, turning to give the tall Night Elven mage next to him a look.
"We can catch a cab below in the district and drive from there. Common sense says that if the citizens of the mage district have half the self-preservation instinct that they should have, we are bound to find a couple of abandoned carriag,-"
"Not so fast, High Elf! You are not going anywhere!"
Another female voice sounded, as suddenly the shimmering flat circle of a portal was conjured out of thin air in the room they were standing in in the mage tower. As Vashi and Sharon turned to look, they could see a bright, blue portal that had just appeared out of air; out from which stepped a human female garbed in a heavy, thick layer of silk and velvet cloaks trimmed with layers of fine gold threat and jewelry hanging and jingling at from the edge of the fabric, causing her whole dress to jingle with every step she took. In her hand was a tall, bronze staff, and atop her head was an almost 3ft tall, thin canonical hat. Her face was mostly hidden behind a heavy, jewelry adorned veil, but she shared out at the two with two amber colored eyes amidst a toned skin.
"Surprised to see me?" Kalyssa asked with what Sharon knew to be a grin beneath her heavy veil, as the woman motioned towards the portal behind her, where Sharon could hear the clanking of heavy plate armor and boots emanating from within.
"A pity your overzealous knife-eared bodyguards have just left you all alone. I brought some friends along to make sure you played nice. Call it a gift from your broth,-"
"ALTER DESTINATION!"
Sharon suddenly called out as he pointed his staff at the portal behind a perplexed looking Kalyssa, just as the edge of two swords became visible on the other side. In an instant, the portal vanished, closing itself and disappearing. The tips of two longswords that had just managed to cross through the portal had been neatly severed and were lying on the ground, and for a moment, Kalyssa just looked dumbfounded as the sorceress stared back at where her portal; and reinforcements; had just been.
" ... "
"Sorry about that, I am just not a fan of gifts from family members and relatives that I don't really like."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?!" Kalyssa exclaimed, the smugness and confidence now completely absent from her tone!
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MEN?!"
"I just sent them on a small detour... "
Sharon shrugged nonchalantly, leaning back once more and resting his staff against his shoulder, before he threw a casual glance and comment over at the Night Elf standing next to him, Vashi.
"And that's why I don't like to use teleportation and portal spells on an active battlefield."
It was quite majestic, really.
However, Sharon knew that the whole trick was simply one dispel magic spell away from turning from cool and epic into a slapstick case of slamming hard face down into the cobblestone streets below in a really nasty fall!
Still, Mei didn't need to know that either.
"I suppose I should let her have her fun. Besides, if she falls, she's such a big girl that I'm sure she'll be fine."
Sharon thought to himself with a warm smile, watching Mei in just the same way as a parent or teacher would watch a little, over-enthusastic kid play around with a chemistry set that they had no idea how to actually use; but that little detail didn't stop the fun!
"I think we ought to join the fun, Vashi." Sharon finally concluded, turning to give the tall Night Elven mage next to him a look.
"We can catch a cab below in the district and drive from there. Common sense says that if the citizens of the mage district have half the self-preservation instinct that they should have, we are bound to find a couple of abandoned carriag,-"
"Not so fast, High Elf! You are not going anywhere!"
Another female voice sounded, as suddenly the shimmering flat circle of a portal was conjured out of thin air in the room they were standing in in the mage tower. As Vashi and Sharon turned to look, they could see a bright, blue portal that had just appeared out of air; out from which stepped a human female garbed in a heavy, thick layer of silk and velvet cloaks trimmed with layers of fine gold threat and jewelry hanging and jingling at from the edge of the fabric, causing her whole dress to jingle with every step she took. In her hand was a tall, bronze staff, and atop her head was an almost 3ft tall, thin canonical hat. Her face was mostly hidden behind a heavy, jewelry adorned veil, but she shared out at the two with two amber colored eyes amidst a toned skin.
"Surprised to see me?" Kalyssa asked with what Sharon knew to be a grin beneath her heavy veil, as the woman motioned towards the portal behind her, where Sharon could hear the clanking of heavy plate armor and boots emanating from within.
"A pity your overzealous knife-eared bodyguards have just left you all alone. I brought some friends along to make sure you played nice. Call it a gift from your broth,-"
"ALTER DESTINATION!"
Sharon suddenly called out as he pointed his staff at the portal behind a perplexed looking Kalyssa, just as the edge of two swords became visible on the other side. In an instant, the portal vanished, closing itself and disappearing. The tips of two longswords that had just managed to cross through the portal had been neatly severed and were lying on the ground, and for a moment, Kalyssa just looked dumbfounded as the sorceress stared back at where her portal; and reinforcements; had just been.
" ... "
"Sorry about that, I am just not a fan of gifts from family members and relatives that I don't really like."
"WHAT DID YOU JUST DO?!" Kalyssa exclaimed, the smugness and confidence now completely absent from her tone!
"WHAT DID YOU DO TO MY MEN?!"
"I just sent them on a small detour... "
Sharon shrugged nonchalantly, leaning back once more and resting his staff against his shoulder, before he threw a casual glance and comment over at the Night Elf standing next to him, Vashi.
"And that's why I don't like to use teleportation and portal spells on an active battlefield."
"Someone addled with the spell!"
Was the first thought that ran through Sharon's head as the world finally returned to focus after the tumultuous portal ride, as the blonde haired High Elf reached up to rub his forehead as he staggered back onto his feet.
His illustrious, deep azure blue robes were in as great tatters as ever, the day not having been kind to them in the slightest; and his silvered chestplate was dented and scratched. Still, he was still alive, a matter the High Elf was quite grateful for, especially when he took into mind what he might have just gone through.
Tampering with portals was a dangerous act, and could easily leave whoever tried to use them afterwards bisected, atomized, or splattered across an area as wide as 500 feet in a liquid state.
"I should have known that my brother had a scryer looking for us." Sharon thought, privately cursing his own stupidity for what in hindsight had been a reckless move, but still, thanks to whatever forces had saved them, possibly Mei's own inability to get along nicely with portals, they were still alive, intact and in one piece.
Listening to the earthquake, his mind quickly returned to the reason they had returned to Stormwind in the first place.
There was currently a massive, red horned demonette raging about in the streets, and the collateral damage was at this point probably beyond a sum that the High Elf could even imagine. The only saving grace behind this all was that there was little chance they'd trade this back to him.
Hopefully.
"We still have an oversized demon to contend with!" Sharon said with a smirk despite the situation, approaching Vashi and Mei.
"I have a levitation spell. With your leg strength, you could kick yourself off the side of this tower and float towards the fight across the rooftops. Our quarry is the size of a tower, and so should be hard to miss."
Sharon said as he nodded the tip of his silvered battlestaff towards Mei, giving her a wink as he readied his spell.
"I will assume heights are no concern for you at this point."
The High Elf only hoped his trust in Mei's kick strength was accurate. It would have been awkward for Mei to kick herself off the tower, only to end up stopping and hovering a few hundred feet in the air above a random district or street, requiring them to come save her. Or accidentally miss and launch herself a mile or two in the wrong direction, or worse, right up into the sky.
"One disaster at the time. I can tell her the details once this job is done."
Was the first thought that ran through Sharon's head as the world finally returned to focus after the tumultuous portal ride, as the blonde haired High Elf reached up to rub his forehead as he staggered back onto his feet.
His illustrious, deep azure blue robes were in as great tatters as ever, the day not having been kind to them in the slightest; and his silvered chestplate was dented and scratched. Still, he was still alive, a matter the High Elf was quite grateful for, especially when he took into mind what he might have just gone through.
Tampering with portals was a dangerous act, and could easily leave whoever tried to use them afterwards bisected, atomized, or splattered across an area as wide as 500 feet in a liquid state.
"I should have known that my brother had a scryer looking for us." Sharon thought, privately cursing his own stupidity for what in hindsight had been a reckless move, but still, thanks to whatever forces had saved them, possibly Mei's own inability to get along nicely with portals, they were still alive, intact and in one piece.
Listening to the earthquake, his mind quickly returned to the reason they had returned to Stormwind in the first place.
There was currently a massive, red horned demonette raging about in the streets, and the collateral damage was at this point probably beyond a sum that the High Elf could even imagine. The only saving grace behind this all was that there was little chance they'd trade this back to him.
Hopefully.
"We still have an oversized demon to contend with!" Sharon said with a smirk despite the situation, approaching Vashi and Mei.
"I have a levitation spell. With your leg strength, you could kick yourself off the side of this tower and float towards the fight across the rooftops. Our quarry is the size of a tower, and so should be hard to miss."
Sharon said as he nodded the tip of his silvered battlestaff towards Mei, giving her a wink as he readied his spell.
"I will assume heights are no concern for you at this point."
The High Elf only hoped his trust in Mei's kick strength was accurate. It would have been awkward for Mei to kick herself off the tower, only to end up stopping and hovering a few hundred feet in the air above a random district or street, requiring them to come save her. Or accidentally miss and launch herself a mile or two in the wrong direction, or worse, right up into the sky.
"One disaster at the time. I can tell her the details once this job is done."
*Sigh*
"I was afraid something like that would happen."
Sharon thought privately as he watched Mei's new serpentine hairdo. It was... disturbing, to say the least. He had never really gotten past the whole tentacle deal with the Draenei. However, the fact that Mei's hair had now become a slithering mass of snakes did not help alleviate any of that.
"The snakes are part of Mei, Vashi. Any spell affecting them is probably going to be affecting her as well."
The High Elf spoke with a warning yet not so urgent tone, like a class teacher silently remarking to a careless student in chemistry class who was about to set off a small chain explosion, yet felt no real urge to really stop the impending disaster. Perhaps even a hidden, small desire to see it all go down, just to break the monotony of class.
However, Sharon's attention would quickly shift towards the opening of the bank area, as he saw a small group of Draenei clad in their usual ostentatious, shiny and gem encrusted armor; looking more like something you'd pull out of the earth in a geological survey than professional guards, yet the High Elf knew better. They peacekeepers were conversing with some of the customers at the bank, one of the customers jiggling his tentacle beard and pointing in the direction of the party.
"I think we've overstayed her welcome here. It was nice meeting you all." Sharon said as he gave a friendly nod around to no one in particular, as the High Elf made sure to strategically position himself behind Vashi in a diagonal straight line to Mei.
Sharon was not too worried about the thought of being taken into an interrogation room and beaten for information. The Booty Bay style of policing was not practiced in the Exodar, as he knew the Draenei were in general too nice for that. Granted, he still did not wish a hold-up, no matter of pleasant, as he was fully aware that at this very moment; Stormwind was being ravaged by a giant demon that was, at least in part, his creation, and that Liaena was probably waiting for him!
"However, we have a city to save. Take care!"
And with that, Sharon had turned his back to Mei and Vashi; as arcane runes began to glow in the air around the High Elven mage as he summoned forth the magical power required to tear into the fabric of space and time; creating a shimmering portal looking straight out into the interior of disturbed Mage Tower!
"I was afraid something like that would happen."
Sharon thought privately as he watched Mei's new serpentine hairdo. It was... disturbing, to say the least. He had never really gotten past the whole tentacle deal with the Draenei. However, the fact that Mei's hair had now become a slithering mass of snakes did not help alleviate any of that.
"The snakes are part of Mei, Vashi. Any spell affecting them is probably going to be affecting her as well."
The High Elf spoke with a warning yet not so urgent tone, like a class teacher silently remarking to a careless student in chemistry class who was about to set off a small chain explosion, yet felt no real urge to really stop the impending disaster. Perhaps even a hidden, small desire to see it all go down, just to break the monotony of class.
However, Sharon's attention would quickly shift towards the opening of the bank area, as he saw a small group of Draenei clad in their usual ostentatious, shiny and gem encrusted armor; looking more like something you'd pull out of the earth in a geological survey than professional guards, yet the High Elf knew better. They peacekeepers were conversing with some of the customers at the bank, one of the customers jiggling his tentacle beard and pointing in the direction of the party.
"I think we've overstayed her welcome here. It was nice meeting you all." Sharon said as he gave a friendly nod around to no one in particular, as the High Elf made sure to strategically position himself behind Vashi in a diagonal straight line to Mei.
Sharon was not too worried about the thought of being taken into an interrogation room and beaten for information. The Booty Bay style of policing was not practiced in the Exodar, as he knew the Draenei were in general too nice for that. Granted, he still did not wish a hold-up, no matter of pleasant, as he was fully aware that at this very moment; Stormwind was being ravaged by a giant demon that was, at least in part, his creation, and that Liaena was probably waiting for him!
"However, we have a city to save. Take care!"
And with that, Sharon had turned his back to Mei and Vashi; as arcane runes began to glow in the air around the High Elven mage as he summoned forth the magical power required to tear into the fabric of space and time; creating a shimmering portal looking straight out into the interior of disturbed Mage Tower!
I had intended to make the post a bit earlier, but it uni is a bitch :P
The sight that met them when Mei finally returned was that of a towering Draenei dressed in rather dashing armor; additionally featuring two swords that looked oversized; even for their already towering wielder; and suddenly a completely new hairdo that together with the rest made it look as if Mei, in another time, might have been a stage player in a heavy metal band; especially given the sheer headbanging potential alone.
The High Elf did not say anything. Instead, he simply gave a slight nod of acknowledgment towards the towering Draenei.
"I wonder if I should mention the dangers of transmuting hair. There's a host of potential side effects to it, hence why most people use illusion magic."
Sharon took a moment to simply throw a gauging look towards the Draenei supposedly called Zazi; trying to assess the big, blue and slight-tentacly faced Mage's skill, though it was difficult to say. Alternatively, he briefly considered simply warning Mei of some of the countless possible side effects from hair transmutation magic, be it odd-color changes, irradiation, arcane spitfire, or the possibility of her hair suddenly becoming an extra, ravenous limb being some of the lighter ones.
However, Sharon would eventually decide against it, knowing he did not want to have one of their most competent warrioresses stuck worrying about her hair during a battle with Malizia.
Especially when Liaena's life was on the line; the thought of her smashed or eaten during Malizia's rampage; and the High Elf severely doubted that Liaena would ever be able to forgive him if he let her Cathedral get smashed up by a giant demoness. Exactly which one of those she'd be the most angry at him about though was debatable however.
"A battle of life and death against an overpowering demonic foe is never an excuse not to look stylish." Sharon spoke out with a wry, handsome smile on his face; flowing his fingers through his own illustrious, long and almost shimmering High Elven blond hair.
"I'll give you two a moment and get a Portal Rune, we still need to buy one."
He quickly added, deciding to do a flashy disappearance by suddenly blinking away in a sudden arcane puff of smoke; immediately reappearing 40ft ahead as he walked out of the bank.
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"Are these reports correct? There is a giant demon currently rampaging through the city?"
Sherpa's normally nearly colorless grey eyes and pale, ghostly features looked noticeably flustered through the magical crystal ball as he looked up at the robed and richly adorned gipsy figure looming over it. She stood on the top floor of an open roofed small courtyard atop a three story tall building.
In the distant background across the rooftops around, Malizia could be seen moving about, smashing cities and buildings with ridiculously easy.
"Yes. And the demon looks surprisingly similar to Captain Malizia, if I may say so." The woman in the heavy robes spoke, eying the orb with deep, amber eyes between her tanned, brown skin.
" ... "
" ... I believe the two are related."
Sherpa's already long brows were furrowing now more than even before conceived as possible by elvenkind, despite their already impressive brows.
"That's... ignore her, Kalyssa."
"Ignore the giant demon currently razing the city?" She raised a visible eyebrow as a distant heavy crash could be heard.
"Correct. Your main goal is to continue to monitor Sharon Dal'dieb's activity. You said he teleported out recently?"
The robed diviner apparently named Kalyssa turned to look over at a strange set of magical runes carved into a makeshift bar table, with strange, crystal beads lying on top that seemed to move on their own accord, some vanishing and disappearing as mystical runes briefly appeared and shifted out of existence together with them.
"Yes. Since the demonic attack, teleportation activity has spiked, but he did not escape my notice."
"I know my brother. He is far too self-righteous to simply run away from the city, his 'noble ego' could not allow it. I want you wait for him or his minions to teleport back. Sabotage his teleportation."
"That could kill him."
There was a moment of silence from the other end of the crystal orb, as Sherpa's pale face grew a wry smirk.
"That I do not care about." He said, with the smirk growing into a full blown wicked smile, before he continued.
"I will make arrangements to deal with... our Captain. I appreciate her little city wide rampage, as the devastation is most likely going to raise our stocks. Though I wouldn't want her to accidentally step on something or someone valuable to us. And besides, she is still one of ours."
From the other side, Kalyssa could see past her clothed mask as Sherpa leaned back in his sunchair with a glass of wine in his hand.
"If I may... may I inquire about why you did not send Valion or Salithrielle to do this job for you? I never thought of you to outsource any job this sensitive, despite our past work relation."
"Valion and Sathrielle are both... preoccupied. Consider this my boon to you." Sherpa would respond after a pause, before giving her an nod.
"I leave the details to you. Out."
And with that, Sherpa's face disappeared from the crystal ball. Kalyssa's eyes lingered on it for a moment, before she turned to look over at her runic map of Stormwind and the surrounding land; but not without throwing a quick, worried glance off towards the rampaging Malizia out of fear she might be over her current building any moment now.
Focusing, she would place her hands down onto the runic map, sensing her connection with the extra planar magical ley lines that surrounded the city. She felt a host of signals coursing through her thoughts, distant echoes of mages going in and out of the city; but mostly out, probably 'encouraged' by the giant mess currently going about. However, she mentally visualized the elf Sharon and his known associates, focusing her spell towards them, ignoring the others.
As soon as he or his friends would attempt to return by portal or teleportation, her spell was ready to warp said transportation mid transition, for all the worst effects.
"I almost feel sorry for him... "
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A few minutes later, Sharon had returned to Mei and Vashi, carrying a fresh bag of six portal runes in his hand.
Yet the High Elf looked visibly disoriented as he came towards them, leaning slightly more towards the right than the left, as if he was about to fall over at any time during her walk.
"This place is a lot more confusing than I would care to admit... I think I might be developing a headache." Sharon commented with not much enthusiasm as he walked up to the two taller women, holding up the bag with his staff hand and rubbing his forehead with his other.
"It might be a habit thing, but I am ready to return to Stormwind now. Are you ready, or is there anything we still lack?"
Sharon inquired, throwing both Vashi and Mei a brief look.
The fact that his mansion was in utter ruins did sort of dim his desire to rush back to Stormwind to save the city. Malizia had already wrecked it, burnt it down, then stomped and danced on the ashes of it. He could not discredit the Night Elves and Serphia who had done no small part themselves, but mostly, the honor went to Malizia.
"I wonder if I can sue a demon for recompense... "
The High Elf did not say anything. Instead, he simply gave a slight nod of acknowledgment towards the towering Draenei.
"I wonder if I should mention the dangers of transmuting hair. There's a host of potential side effects to it, hence why most people use illusion magic."
Sharon took a moment to simply throw a gauging look towards the Draenei supposedly called Zazi; trying to assess the big, blue and slight-tentacly faced Mage's skill, though it was difficult to say. Alternatively, he briefly considered simply warning Mei of some of the countless possible side effects from hair transmutation magic, be it odd-color changes, irradiation, arcane spitfire, or the possibility of her hair suddenly becoming an extra, ravenous limb being some of the lighter ones.
However, Sharon would eventually decide against it, knowing he did not want to have one of their most competent warrioresses stuck worrying about her hair during a battle with Malizia.
Especially when Liaena's life was on the line; the thought of her smashed or eaten during Malizia's rampage; and the High Elf severely doubted that Liaena would ever be able to forgive him if he let her Cathedral get smashed up by a giant demoness. Exactly which one of those she'd be the most angry at him about though was debatable however.
"A battle of life and death against an overpowering demonic foe is never an excuse not to look stylish." Sharon spoke out with a wry, handsome smile on his face; flowing his fingers through his own illustrious, long and almost shimmering High Elven blond hair.
"I'll give you two a moment and get a Portal Rune, we still need to buy one."
He quickly added, deciding to do a flashy disappearance by suddenly blinking away in a sudden arcane puff of smoke; immediately reappearing 40ft ahead as he walked out of the bank.
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"Are these reports correct? There is a giant demon currently rampaging through the city?"
Sherpa's normally nearly colorless grey eyes and pale, ghostly features looked noticeably flustered through the magical crystal ball as he looked up at the robed and richly adorned gipsy figure looming over it. She stood on the top floor of an open roofed small courtyard atop a three story tall building.
In the distant background across the rooftops around, Malizia could be seen moving about, smashing cities and buildings with ridiculously easy.
"Yes. And the demon looks surprisingly similar to Captain Malizia, if I may say so." The woman in the heavy robes spoke, eying the orb with deep, amber eyes between her tanned, brown skin.
" ... "
" ... I believe the two are related."
Sherpa's already long brows were furrowing now more than even before conceived as possible by elvenkind, despite their already impressive brows.
"That's... ignore her, Kalyssa."
"Ignore the giant demon currently razing the city?" She raised a visible eyebrow as a distant heavy crash could be heard.
"Correct. Your main goal is to continue to monitor Sharon Dal'dieb's activity. You said he teleported out recently?"
The robed diviner apparently named Kalyssa turned to look over at a strange set of magical runes carved into a makeshift bar table, with strange, crystal beads lying on top that seemed to move on their own accord, some vanishing and disappearing as mystical runes briefly appeared and shifted out of existence together with them.
"Yes. Since the demonic attack, teleportation activity has spiked, but he did not escape my notice."
"I know my brother. He is far too self-righteous to simply run away from the city, his 'noble ego' could not allow it. I want you wait for him or his minions to teleport back. Sabotage his teleportation."
"That could kill him."
There was a moment of silence from the other end of the crystal orb, as Sherpa's pale face grew a wry smirk.
"That I do not care about." He said, with the smirk growing into a full blown wicked smile, before he continued.
"I will make arrangements to deal with... our Captain. I appreciate her little city wide rampage, as the devastation is most likely going to raise our stocks. Though I wouldn't want her to accidentally step on something or someone valuable to us. And besides, she is still one of ours."
From the other side, Kalyssa could see past her clothed mask as Sherpa leaned back in his sunchair with a glass of wine in his hand.
"If I may... may I inquire about why you did not send Valion or Salithrielle to do this job for you? I never thought of you to outsource any job this sensitive, despite our past work relation."
"Valion and Sathrielle are both... preoccupied. Consider this my boon to you." Sherpa would respond after a pause, before giving her an nod.
"I leave the details to you. Out."
And with that, Sherpa's face disappeared from the crystal ball. Kalyssa's eyes lingered on it for a moment, before she turned to look over at her runic map of Stormwind and the surrounding land; but not without throwing a quick, worried glance off towards the rampaging Malizia out of fear she might be over her current building any moment now.
Focusing, she would place her hands down onto the runic map, sensing her connection with the extra planar magical ley lines that surrounded the city. She felt a host of signals coursing through her thoughts, distant echoes of mages going in and out of the city; but mostly out, probably 'encouraged' by the giant mess currently going about. However, she mentally visualized the elf Sharon and his known associates, focusing her spell towards them, ignoring the others.
As soon as he or his friends would attempt to return by portal or teleportation, her spell was ready to warp said transportation mid transition, for all the worst effects.
"I almost feel sorry for him... "
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A few minutes later, Sharon had returned to Mei and Vashi, carrying a fresh bag of six portal runes in his hand.
Yet the High Elf looked visibly disoriented as he came towards them, leaning slightly more towards the right than the left, as if he was about to fall over at any time during her walk.
"This place is a lot more confusing than I would care to admit... I think I might be developing a headache." Sharon commented with not much enthusiasm as he walked up to the two taller women, holding up the bag with his staff hand and rubbing his forehead with his other.
"It might be a habit thing, but I am ready to return to Stormwind now. Are you ready, or is there anything we still lack?"
Sharon inquired, throwing both Vashi and Mei a brief look.
The fact that his mansion was in utter ruins did sort of dim his desire to rush back to Stormwind to save the city. Malizia had already wrecked it, burnt it down, then stomped and danced on the ashes of it. He could not discredit the Night Elves and Serphia who had done no small part themselves, but mostly, the honor went to Malizia.
"I wonder if I can sue a demon for recompense... "
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