The Path of Death, Destruction,
and Mayhem Chapter Two
The Path of Death, Destruction, and Mayhem
Chapter Two: Death
After arriving at Qalaba'r I immediately lifestoned and headed out to the south
east mountains. I could not tolerate being in that city a moment longer than
necessary. The noise, the crowds, and the smell were enough of an excuse to find
something to kill as anything else. And Talon had mentioned this as one of the
lesser populated cities. Lovely.
A very short distance from the lifestone I found a series of spawns that proved
challenging. I determined that when I developed skill to not worry about death
from these spawns, I would move on. The first few days were filled with purple
spiraling portals and the lifestone occupied my dreams. I spent more time moving
from the lifestone to the spawn locations than anything else. Mattakars, Lugians,
Gromnies, 'Dillos, and Golems. All were able to kill me but all fell to me in
the end. All save that one Iron Golem. For three hours he and I battled, my
speed keeping my deaths to 3, but his magical resilience preventing me from
causing him more than brief and minor injuries. As I left for town to restock my
spell components I vowed I would one day have my vengeance.
For a month I hunted in the mountains outside of Qalaba'r. After awhile I
ventured farther out, beyond the Old Mines and into the rolling foothills
between the mountains and the coast. By this time I was capable of casting
spells of the third level with no problems, but spells of the fourth level still
failed more often than not. I used the IV's to protect myself and the III's in
combat, when I couldn't afford failures.
I determined I had progressed in power enough that this place was no longer
ideal for me. I sought more dangerous prey, for I had become a more dangerous
hunter. Using the portals and my feet, I made my way to Mayoi where there was
rumored to be an entrance into the dreaded Direlands. The journey was much less
intense than the previous run to Cragstone, and in no time I found myself
lifestoned near Mayoi and standing in front of a swirling green portal headed
straight into the Dires. Fear threatened to break me as I cast my protective
buffer spells. I cautiously made my way towards the portal, then heard a spawn
materialize behind me. Without looking to see what it was, I hastily stepped
into the portal.
(To Be Continued)
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