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[Armok]

Beyond ["BEYOND*whatever amount armok did last time+1"] Quality!  

Thanks again for this wonderfully story! I don't really think anyone except AlanL can understand how much this means to me...

[Reign on your Parade]

Ah yes. I remember that plan now. Sealed myself off before you guys actually carried it out though.

[AlanL]

Thank you  

As long as the RP doesn't get out of hand, I generally enjoy reading it anyway; sometimes it helps to form backstory, actually.
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Blitukus waited a bit longer... he heard steam-powered machines starting. Likely Kazo had gotten hungry again. Blitukus got up, and put down his book, deciding to indulge an old gnomish impulse, one he had previously refused, the cutting and admiration of gemstones. On top of it, he could give the gemstones to Dracha to aid with the draconic efforts when he was near to finishing his quest. He brought back rough gems from within his tunnels, stopping for a drink, then continuing. He continued to cut several bunches of gems... he continued until he got hungry, stopped to eat some, then continued... where was Kazo? He cut gems, eventually cutting a well-crafted large Sapphire... immensely valuable back at home, but that mattered little. Kazo seemed to have left... a lot of time had passed. On his way out of the work room to fetch another lump of rough gems, Kazo seemed to appear from around the corner. Blitukus smiled, "Greetings, Kazo." Kazo smiled, "Why hello! I just got done speaking with Dracha. She told me to give you these!" Kazo then gave Blitukus several sweet pods. Blitukus smiled, "Thank you, and I thank her... I think I know what I will do with these." Blitukus hadn't had sweets for a very long time... now was a good chance to make some. Kazo spoke, "I couldn't figure out what that one book cover was made of, what is it?" Just as Blitukus had predicted... although Kazo was somewhat chaotic, it seemed there were certain actions he had a high probability of taking. Blitukus smiled, "It is a material from the future known as 'plastic'. I do not know any of the details regarding it, other than it seems fairly commonplace in the future, often a substitute for metal or wood it seems." Kazo smiled, "I wonder what other materials technology can produce!... with every new material comes a whole new world of applications. Speaking of that, I thought up a way to make something like the old Dwarfbane rod launcher using steel and technology. I'd like to experiment with upgrading that armor of yours!" Blitukus asked, "Will it be modular?... if it fails, I would rather not be stuck with it." Kazo spoke, "Don't worry... I'm an expert at dealing with failed experiments!" Blitukus snickered, "In that case, of course. I trust you as a friend after all. There are some leftover steel scraps by the forge, and some leftover bars from the time machine left in the cavern." Kazo smiled, "I'll just go do that then. Thanks!" Blitukus smiled back as Kazo walked eagerly toward the cavern. Blitukus continued with moving the rough gems back and forth, and cutting them, although he was starting to get a bit tired. As Blitukus worked, and occasionally stopped to gaze into the brilliant, refractive gems, he also looked aside to see Kazo forging an addition to the arm of his suit... it was a small addition, but it seemed to be surprisingly complex. Blitukus thought back, and remembered Dwarfbane... the giant elephant with the cable-shooting attachment. Although, the magical properties of this cable-shooting device couldn't be exactly replicated... what did Kazo have in mind for unique technological properties? Blitukus observed Kazo curiously every now and then. Eventually, his tiredness got to him, and he decided to stop there. He had nearly finished cutting gems... he would finish the day after. Kazo also seemed to be finishing up... really, it was a very clever design, although Blitukus couldn't see the details, it appeared to make use of small but powerful steam pistons and devices, as well as some sort of linkage system that connected to the fingers of the glove. Blitukus left the room, and went back to his bed. He lay, and looked back through his designs... he soon felt tired enough to sleep, and did so.

That day, Blitukus drempt of how it was before it all... simpler times, peaceful times, a time of happiness and prosperity. He remembered the simple, small villages, resting peacefully upon the green fields. He embraced the vision, remembering fully his childhood, what it was like before... but it all disappeared. When he awoke, he felt a bit of sadness in his heart... no matter what peace he had brought... he still missed those days. But, he realized... his new situation gave him new powers and capabilities, the power to fulfill an otherwise impossible quest... he sat up, and looked down, spotting his old bronze and green glass goggles... he had stopped wearing them since his first time travel experience... but they still were a symbol of his capabilities and achievements. He picked them up, smiled, then put them on once more. He stood, yawned, then exited his room... Judging by the sounds, Kazo was recharging his crystals once more. Blitukus walked down to the river and took a drink, returned to his room, eating 'breakfast', then continued what he had mostly completed the day before. He soon finished... and piled the gems together on the table, smiling and sticking his nose into the pile. A lump of cut turquoises, a lump of rose quartzes, 3 lumps of red spinels, a lump of aquamarines, complete with a quite large aquamarine gem... 5 lumps of beautifully cut emeralds, and a lump of sapphires, complete with a well-crafted large sapphire gem. All in all, a rather large pile of gems. Blitukus laughed, and began to gaze into them, combining the refractivity of different gems, watching light bend in all sorts of ways, light bouncing into rather odd paths within the pile, and within the lineups he had created. It also demonstrated some of the rather odd properties of light... After a bit of toying with the properties of light, Blitukus piled the gems again, then lay back and rested up against the pile of gems. Despite the rather hard edges of the gems, they seemed to feel surprisingly comfortable against his fur...

... in fact, I may consider sleeping upon them...

Blitukus snickered. Kazo spoke, "I'm glad you woke up! I'm eager to test this new device!" Blitukus looked down... Kazo was standing nearby. Blitukus sat up, and stood. Blitukus spoke, "Sure, I myself am rather curious as to what it does exactly." Kazo grinned, "You'll see!" Blitukus walked into the main area of the work room, and then put on the chest plating and upgraded arm-and-glove of his suit. The steam generator in the back of his suit provided power for the new device. Kazo then walked out to the tunnel. Blitukus followed. Kazo then stood in the tunnels, turning to face Blitukus. Kazo raised his tail up slightly, and stood with arms held outward as much as possible in the tunnel, legs spread slightly, "Let's see what you can do with it!" Blitukus responded, "I am assuming this means this new device is ineffective against adamantine..." Kazo grinned, "If you manage to scratch me with it, I'll be impressed! Besides, it'll remind me of all the fun I had playing with Dwarfbane!" Blitukus did have a bit of a moral hesitation to using this apparantly dangerous device on a friend... but he pushed them aside, for it seemed his friend was effectively invincible, and he would likely be providing some sort of entertainment for them both in doing this. Blitukus snickered, "If you say so." Blitukus then took a close look at the device... apparantly he was supposed to control it through the finger linkages... after a minute or two of observing it and moving the controls around, he found out how it was controlled. By pressing his fingertips against the bottom of his palm, near the bottom of his wrist, then pulling upward, he could fire it. Then, his fingers collectively controlled the right guideline, his thumb the left... apparantly, when the two bolt-like projectiles were fired, they trailed a small cable, and the cable could be quickly and precisely manipulated using these controls. Blitukus aimed it at Kazo, then fired the device. Two puffs of steam fired out of the device, the harpoon-like bolts shot out, trailing thin, almost wire-like steel cable. The bolts bounced off of Kazos chest harmlessly. Kazo snickered. Blitukus pulled back, the device reeling in the bolts, reloading itself automatically. Blitukus noticed that the controls could be used to fire the bolts in convergent or divergent directions, and direct the unspooling cable as well. Waves in the cable could be used to even direct the bolts mid flight... indeed, a skilled operator would be able to do quite a bit with it. Kazo was still smiling, holding that position, waving his tail slightly. Blitukus aimed again, this time aiming carefully, using a divergent input... he fired. The bolts flew over Kazos arms, and with a jerk upward, Blitukus sent a wave through the cable which angled the bolts downward. Blitukus stopped the spools, and then jerked back, the bolts wrapping around Kazos arms and becoming cought on their own cable. Blitukus pulled back, pulling Kazo toward him. Kazo stepped back, nearly pulling the glove off of Blitukus' hand. Blitukus released the spool, and sent another wave through the cable, causing the bolts to come loose. Blitukus then reeled the bolts back in again. He found it surprising that all of these functions were packed into a device that, excluding pistons, was smaller than his hand. It was indeed a very clever technological device... unfortunately, it seemed he would have little use for it, apart from entertaining himself and his friends. Blitukus aimed, and fired again. THUNK! Kazo looked down... the bolts were cought in the space between two plates at a joint. Kazo seemed slightly surprised by this, but then smiled, "You've got good aim!" Blitukus snickered, "Thank you... although it was probably simple beginners luck." Blitukus reeled Kazo in... but ended up simply pulling himself toward Kazo. Kazo easily freed the bolts, then started pulling Blitukus around by them. Blitukus stumbled forward, eventually standing right next to Kazo. Kazo snickered. Kazo let go, then smiled, "Let's see how well you can snatch a moving target!" Blitukus reeled the bolts in fully, smiled, then nodded. Kazo led Blitukus down to the empty cavern that once contained the rough blue diamonds, waved his tail about for a moment, then started moving about the room. Blitukus found that more often than not, he missed, but he quickly adapted his crossbow skills to serve him with this device, greatly improving his accuracy. They both proceeded to, in a way, make a sport out of testing the device. Blitukus and Kazo both found it rather fun and amusing, and continued on for quite a while, testing the device in many different situations, the device proving successful in nearly all cases, although, of course, Kazo was never damaged. Eventually, they declared it a success, and Blitukus stopped for a drink. Blitukus never thought he would enjoy working with Kazo on an experiment so much, but he did decide to make the most out of what happened on these last remaining days. Blitukus finished his drink. He then began to take the bits of armor off, and spoke to Kazo, "Thank you for this invention... I am not sure what I will use it for but it is a very clever device." Kazo smiled, "I'm sure you'll think of something!" Blitukus smiled... perhaps he would, but it was unlikely. Blitukus then took the armor, and put it back with the rest. He thought about bringing his armor, his weapons and whatever else he could with in preparation for repelling potential demonic resistance in the future... but then again, it was likely that any demons present would be wielding armor that his weapons wouldn't scratch, and weapons that effectively rendered his armor nonexistent. Even worse, bringing his equipment along would increase the chance of a violent encounter. He decided it would be best if he left it behind... they would serve no use. In the case of a violent encounter... at least it would end quickly. He forced the thought from his mind. Until then... he still had at least a little time left.
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I have the feeling that I might've messed something up, although I can't pinpoint it. I'm hoping having to continue after a power outage didn't cause problems or interrupt anything in the story. Then again, maybe the power outage just made me paranoid.

[Impending Doom]

Brilliant, as always.  

The cables on the device appear to be quite strong for their size. Perhaps Blitikus could use it as some sort of grabbling/climbing implement?

Edit: FIRST POST!!

[ January 08, 2008: Message edited by: Impending Doom ]

[AlanL]

Thanks  

Probably... maybe, maybe not. keep in mind, these are made of steel, which has a pretty good tensile strength. These also aren't truly wire thin, I just didn't want to give the impression that they were the typical thick cable.

[ January 08, 2008: Message edited by: AlanL ]

[Armok]

BEYOND QUALITY!!!  

Oh, Reign, it's a shame you missed it, it was fun. Especially that time when we took red-hot needles and stuck them into... Ok, I won't tease you whit what you missed, that would be mean, and I'm not mean, am I?
(I ALMOST succeeded in telling I stuck needles into a cat for fun and claim I'm not mean in the same sentence   )

Ok, I and AlanL discussed that as well as many other things on the chat today (Like a SHOCKINGLY awesome surprise about Kazo I proposed *strikes a proud pose*), we did some math and that device should be able to lift about a ton, whit a little trick to not ruin the mechanism it would indeed be quite useful for climbing, good suggestion Reign, it might come to use.
(the cables are 4-5mm in diameter for that calculation if you want numbers BTW)

Sleeping on gems... I think Blitukus have been around dragons for to long, not that it's a bad thing.

And Kazo is awesome as always!

Most of the things I was going to say in this post I actually ended up saying on the irc, as an excuse for it being so short. (actually Reign you might consider joining us some day, if you are not afraid for spoilers or the discussion going over your head.)

I hope I have not spoiled in any way or otherwise done anything against the will of AlanL, if so, my deepest excuses followed by attempted suicide.

This is beyond words in awesomeness. *spontaneously tries to hug AlanL, resulting in AlanLs clothing catching on fire*

And to quote Fale in ending this post:
Thanksye! bye!   *evaporates*

[Reign on your Parade]

Um... Impeding doom suggested the cable, not me.

[AlanL]

Erm... O.o

*clothing spontaneously extinguishes... then actually seems to repair itself*

There...

Anyway, thanks    :p

And, yep, it seems it was Impending Doom that contributed that idea, not Reign.
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Blitukus spoke to Kazo, "Perhaps I will think of a way to use it... but it depends on what tasks come later. I am not sure what will come next." Outside, the sun was not rising... but Blitukus felt rather tired anyhow. Had Blitukus really spent... actually, he WAS woken up early. The sun would be rising soon anyhow... perhaps he should take the opportunity to sleep in, a luxury he hadn't been able to afford previously. Blitukus continued, "I have chosen to end my day early... I was woken up early. Please allow me to sleep until I awake naturally this time." Kazo replied, "Aww, I was having fun testing that... I'll just have a look around outside while you rest then." Blitukus nodded, then left, moving back to his bed, and laying in it. Blitukus then daydreamed until he slipped into a real dream.

Within, Blitukus found himself standing in front of the castle of old Rametaru, capital of Anthath Sizet... but, the familiar, pleasant town, pristine landscape all around, was different... he looked around, and saw every building, save for the castle, in shambles... a thunderstorm roared overhead. All around were spikes stuck into the ground, the dismembered heads of his fellow townspeople stuck atop them. Blood stained the ground... he shut his eyes, turned, and look back at the castle... all of a sudden, the castle was made of obsidian. A deep, cruel, menacing laugh emanated from the castle... Blitukus walked around, noticing the buildings mostly empty, those inside starved to be nearly skeletons. Everything in all of the shops were priced 99999. Blitukus heard an armored guard running toward him. He turned to face the guard... the guard was plated in iron armor, holding a simple iron mace drawn. Blitukus jumped back as the guard swung at him. Blitukus then jumped forward, and wrestled the mace away, proceeding to bash the guards head in with it. Blitukus found this all unrealistically easy to do... He walked to the center of town, walking to the dirt road... to find it had suddenly become asphalt, but buildings around decayed even more. Thunder roared again. This could not truly be old Anthath Sizet! His mother would have never, ever allowed this to happen... perhaps, it was not his familiar old Anthath Sizet after all... He heard the buzzy voice of someone speaking on radio, "Code 418, target spotted." There was a beep, and the sound of footsteps behind him. Blitukus turned around to see another guard running toward him... this one clad in anti-projectile fabric and a bit of titanium plate, holding a mace with an immense spike on the front, wearing a helmet the eyes of which glowed red. The guard ran up... Blitukus swung, and missed. The guard swung, and knocked Blitukus down, Blitukus yelling as the spike dug in, the force of the blow seeming to make his whole body shake. It disabled his left arm... luckily, Blitukus held the iron mace with his right hand. Blitukus grunted loudly, the guard drawing back to strike again. Blitukus then brought the mace upward, striking the guard in the knee. The guards knee was broken, and the guard tumbled to the ground, yelling. Blitukus kept bashing at the guard until eventually, even through the titanium plate, the guard was killed. The iron mace was ruined by striking at the titanium plate. Blitukus dropped it, grunted, and got up. He shuddered... then looked around again. The buildings of old Anthath were gone... and now, he saw the Rametaru of the future... gone to hell. Buildings were rusted over, and in place of the castle, was a towering building, marked OmnireCo. Lightning struck the building, the building standing perfectly unharmed. Blitukus felt himself filled with a new rage... who would dare do such a horrid thing to his home town, to the home of his mother? Blitukus picked up the XXiron maceXX, and threw it at the OmnireCo sign... the obsidian-black glass was shattered... and then, it seemed all reality was shattered.

It is now summer.

Blitukus woke up... but he still felt the same fury within. But, he did feel a new determination... he would NOT die to ANY being of the future... demonic resistance or not, he promised himself, he would succeed in his quest. He sat up, and sighed... breathing deeply, and forcing the bitterness from his heart... it shall only return if it were needed. Blitukus stood, spent a moment allowing his body to fully awaken, then left his room, to immediately face Kazo in the tunnel. Kazo snickered, "I didn't know kobolds hibernated!" Blitukus quickly checked his timepiece... he had indeed slept in quite a bit... it was now Hematite, the month of his birthday... but he still had time left... at least a little. Blitukus smiled, "I generally do not but in this case, I felt like it." Kazo smiled, "I was playing with some metal and found out that I can use the cat energy-converter the other way too! If you don't mind I'd like to test it on you." Blitukus stepped back. Kazo snickered again. Blitukus spoke, "After my encounter with the dwarves, I find I have been zapped enough for one lifetime... find something else to use." Kazo replied, "Aww... Dracha's too big for that. I'll find something eventually. Until then... It's summer... and it's snowy! Now that's a rarity!" Blitukus sighed, "Not in this biome... but, out of all of the years I have been here, I have yet to enjoy the snow... I did come from a desert, and I had seldom ever experienced snow as a child." Blitukus smiled, "I suppose I will be outside then, if you would like to come with, feel free." Kazo smiled, "Sure thing!" Blitukus smiled, then walked up the tunnel. He spread his clothing in a manner to guarantee maximum coverage and insulation... since it was summer, the temperatures weren't really lethal, but they were still a bitter cold. Blitukus emerged into the now slightly flatter snowy dunes... he smiled, embracing the environment around himself... it might be his last chance to truly enjoy it. He found it odd... those 6 years ago, when he had arrived... his first concern was to dig a tunnel to escape the cold, for otherwise he would have surely perished... and now, he finds that he had everything he needed, and now ventured onto the glacier... for the sake of perhaps turning what had once been nothing but a lifeless waste, into sweeping white hills that may forever remain in his memory. He looked out toward the horizon, and took in the view... the beautiful, powdery land beneath a beautiful, starry, auroric sky. The aurora... both a beautiful display, and a sign that that worlds shielding against the piercing rays of the cosmos was working properly. This landscape, the scene of his arrival, the scene of his first flight, the scene of his speaking with the heavens... and now a scene within what would perhaps prove to be the last period of peace he would enjoy before his quests end. Blitukus balled up a snowball, tossed it up, cought it, repeated this a couple of times, then chucked it out into the distance. The frozen beauty of this land seemed to, at least temporarily, extinguish the flame of his anger... he felt truly at peace. Blitukus crouched down, and began to ball up snow. Meanwhile, Kazo seemed to be ascending the cliff face once more. Blitukus gathered together a large amount of snow, and made it into a snowbold. As he finished, a flying, spinning snowball struck the snowbold in the head, causing part of it to explode in a cloud of snow. Blitukus snickered a bit... the snowbold had been struck down, but could be easily repaired. Blitukus looked to his side, "Please watch where yo-" A flying, spinning snowball struck Blitukus in the face. Blitukus shook off. Kazo laughed. Blitukus balled up a snowball, and threw it, striking Kazo in the face. They then engaged in a snowball fight for the fun of it for a while. Eventually, Dracha was seen approaching overhead, flying low to observe them. Kazo balled up another snowball, hesitated for a moment, then chucked it upward, striking Dracha in the front of the nose. Dracha continued flying past. Kazo snickered. Blitukus walked over to Kazo. Blitukus spoke, "I wish I could do more out here but I still want to make use of those sweet pods, after all, I-" THUMP! Both Blitukus and Kazo were buried under a small mound of snow. Dracha could be heard laughing above. Blitukus quickly dug himself out, stood, and shook off, shivering. Kazo easily dislodged himself, and quickly shook the snow away. Blitukus continued, "... I am getting rather cold anyway." Kazo smiled, and walked to the cliff face. He then scooped up some snow, and put it in his mouth. A few moments passed, Kazo focusing on something... then Kazo spat out a bit of water, which froze on the ground. Kazo found an overhang in the cliff face, then spat a small, continuous stream of water onto the edge, the droplets freezing near the lowest point. Eventually, an icicle was formed. Kazo broke it off, then handed it to Blitukus, "Here you go!" Blitukus snickered, "Very nice trick, Kazo. Thank you." Blitukus looked at it... it was a solid chunk of Kazos spit... then again, since Kazo was a construct, it was of course simply frozen water.

Blitukus and Kazo walked back inside, and then Blitukus set the spike of ice down on his table in his room, setting it upright... unfortunately, it would melt there... although, it did seem to eventually stick to the table. Then, Blitukus left his room, and began milling the sweet pods into flour...

The cave river is overflowing.

Blitukus continued for a little bit more... eventually, he heard the approaching waves. gsh... GSH... RSSHHHH! Blitukus realized that probably wasn't a good idea... he picked up the sugar he had gotten so far, anything else he could carry that would likely get washed away, then left the farm room. A moment later, the waters gushed up onto the shores, flooding the mill once more... luckily, Blitukus was inside. A few moments later, Kazo walked in through the front door of the tunnel, trailing a bit of water behind him. Kazo smiled, "Nature helps cut down on the tedium!" Blitukus snickered, "I suppose so... I did find my last impromptu encounter to be rather... refreshing..." Kazo snickered, "I'm glad you had a nice swim!" Blitukus smiled... it seemed it definitely was a rather good way to go through life to look on the bright side of things. Blitukus then waited for the waters to subside, and resumed milling, eventually stopping for a drink, bringing the sugar back, and, following an old idea, cooked the sugar into caramel. As he did this, he noticed Kazo in a nearby workshop, playing with electricity and magnetism it seemed. It seemed Kazo easily turned working with these physical forces into an art form. Blitukus noticed that one odd aspect of the combination of magical control and the cat energy-converter allowed for Kazo to also manipulate magnetic fields, indicated by Kazo moving magnetic and metal objects about, and occasionally getting them stuck to him. Blitukus considered it very likely that this new ability to manipulate electricity and magnetism could come in very handy for Kazo... although when and where was still to be determined. Blitukus continued cooking the sugars. Quite a lot of caramel resulted. Kazo stood, and walked up to Blitukus, "It looks like using the converter backwards will have a lot of uses. I'm eager to try them!... but I think I need to find a real need first. I guess I've found a new way to entertain the dragons!" Blitukus smiled, "I am glad you enjoy your new-found abilities. Here, try this." Blitukus offered Kazo the caramel. Kazo stuck his head in, and licked the caramel sitting at the bottom. Kazo then pulled back out, licking his lips, "I love the taste of caramel!... It's too bad I can't really eat it... but it does make me glad to have adamantine teeth! Speaking of eating... I think I'll just head over to the cavern." Blitukus nodded. Kazo then snatched up a little bit of caramel, licking it on his way to the cavern. Blitukus spent some time enjoying the caramel himself... it was a real treat. He hadn't often had sweets at all, even when he was young. Unfortunately, one day a human gave him chocolate, and he found by experience that kobolds could not properly digest chocolate. That was the first and last time he tried the stuff. Blitukus wondered, if Kazo couldn't really eat, why could he taste?... Taste was actually the most natural form of chemical sensing, a useful ability to have in several circumstances. Blitukus stopped eating the caramel, saving quite a lot still actually, and instead finished his appetite with another bit of bread.

When he was done eating, he decided to use the free time available to deliver the gems... and the rest of the caramel... to Dracha. He wouldn't be needing either, and Dracha was the one who gave him the sweet pods anyway, albeit indirectly. Blitukus took up the two empty bags remaining in his home, and stuffed them full of gems, stuffing his clothes full of gems as well, bringing as many with as he could, including the large gems. Blitukus carried the container of caramel along too as he left, walking up the tunnels, and out, walking towards Drachas lair. Blitukus snickered... the items he carried were likely valuable enough to buy out the stores of an entire village... although the cause he was intent on donating to was far more valuable than that. His gnomish lineage remained attached to the gems... but the knowledge that they were his only reminded him that he had every right to give them away. He continued on, eventually reaching Drachas lair, and entering. He passed into the main cavern, noticing the familiar equipment that had provided him once with an out of body experience... but now, stockpiles of materials were being built up, it seemed there were stacks of food, mithril, books, crystals, she was intent on bringing as much as she could. Blitukus saw Dracha near the back of this cavern, and approached. She was carefully reading a book. He waited until she finished a page, then spoke, "Hello, Dracha." Dracha turned around, then smiled, "It's not often you pay ME a visit! Welcome... I smell caramel on ya!" Blitukus smiled, then offered Dracha the caramel. Dracha smiled, "I haven't seen that stuff in ages! Thanks!" Dracha then took up the container, and ate the rest of the caramel out of it. She seemed to enjoy it quite a bit. When she was done, she dropped the container, licked her lips, then sat. She smiled, "The quickest way to make me a friend is to give me sweets, but yer a friend anyway! Thanks again... You have any more of it?" Blitukus replied, "No, that was the rest of it." Dracha laughed, "I'm tempted to grow some more sweet pods just so I can give them to ya! I want some more of the stuff sooner or later, an' I'll soon make my own, but I won't say no to a gift on top of it!" Blitukus snickered, "It seems you have a sweet tooth the size of my forearm." Dracha smiled, "Yeh, yer probably right about that." Blitukus then walked to a gem pile, and contributed what he was carrying to it. Dracha spoke, "Not often this happens! Thanks, and... emeralds? That's a lot of emeralds. Not only is that my favorite gem, we really need those!" Blitukus smiled. Dracha continued, "These'll really go a long way. Thanks, Blitukus!" Blitukus smiled further, "I am glad to donate to such a noble cause... but now, I must leave, for it will soon be my birthday, and I would rather be ready for it." Dracha replied, "Yeah, the countdown is doin' as the name suggests, and I gotta be ready too. I'll see you... well, maybe the next time we see eachother will be the last. I'll see you next time, and thanks again!" Blitukus smiled, then left, crossing the glacier back to his own home... He walked back down through the tunnels, and met Kazo walking up the tunnel. Kazo spoke, "Why hello!" Blitukus replied, "Hello, Kazo. Have any further questions or discoveries arisen while I was gone?" Quite a while of transit had passed, actually. Kazo replied, "I've got a new question for you... what is the answer to absolutely everything?" Unfortunately, this was inherently impossible to know. Blitukus snickered, then spoke a random guess, "9*5-3?" Kazo smiled, "I don't know either, but I'm pretty sure that's 42! In one of the oldest math systems ever to be etched in tablet... an oddity in the notation systems and base number makes the exact opposite of 42 get written as -3. I love figuring out the oddities of ancient systems!" Blitukus tilted his head slightly, "How does one get -3 from inverting 42?" Kazo replied, "A bad base number and strange notation that gets carried through. It's also rather funny thinking about what might've made them do that too." Blitukus snickered. Blitukus then checked his timepiece... it read, "12:01 AM, Hematite 28, 1086". He had just turned 24... it seemed the beginning of the end of his quest had now begun... but, he did feel rather curious as to what his mothers soul had arranged... whatever it was, it may indeed prove critical to his quest... perhaps.

[ January 09, 2008: Message edited by: AlanL ]

[Impending Doom]

Great story. The snowbold scene was hilarious

Hrmmm... Kobolds may be canines, but would they really develop the same problem digesting chocolate?

Edit: FIRST POST! AGAIN! I'm on a roll here!

Edit Again: Decided to read back over the last couple pages, and noticed something that I hadn't seen before. The descriptions of the demon that founded Metropolis and the one that Blitikus released are oddly similar. Coincidence?

[ January 09, 2008: Message edited by: Impending Doom ]

[ January 09, 2008: Message edited by: Impending Doom ]

[AlanL]

Thanks  

Yeah, this time it really was a coincidence. Those two demons are different people.

[Armok]

Beyond quality.
[generic praising]

Sorry Imp.

Etc. etc.
...

[Impending Doom]

quote: Sorry Imp.

What for? I never said you did anything, Armok.

[Armok]

Becauze I azzumed it was Reign that came whit the cable-zwinging idea and didn't give you credit for it.

[Impending Doom]

That was an honest mistake. You don't have to apologize for it.  

[ January 09, 2008: Message edited by: Impending Doom ]

[Reign on your Parade]

YES! HITCHHIKER'S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY REFERENCE IN A KOBOLDS QUEST!
My life is complete...