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littlemanpoet · 05-18-2006, 03:38 PM

The evil wizard rung both hands in the night. It was dark save for a single candle, hidden from the eyes of would be snoopers, deep underground. The evil wizard had planned to be the evil wizard even before the title and power had been given. None knew of this secret place.

Things were not going well. Worse, the evil wizard was not sure what the source of the trouble was, other than plain bad luck. Only two werewolves! After all the evil wizard had done right! It was as if something more than luck had been plotting for the evil wizard's demise. The evil wizard poured over the list of living villagers, trying to decide which one would make the best curse in this bad situation.

A chill, dank and dread, came into the room. The evil wizard's spine crawled. The room darkened yet more. The Shadow had come. It whispered chill words

"The deaths are too few. Why?"

The evil wizard's voice shook. "I don't have enough werewolves!"

"What can you not achieve with one curse each night?"

"That other wizard! The cowardly one! The cowardly wizard scried on the first night! As if a warning had come!"

"Sssssss!"

"And the cowardly wizard had a hunter that could kill a werewolf in ways the lorebooks never spoke of!"

"Sssssssssssssss!"

"I am not to blame! I have done all you have said!"

"There are other powers at work here. I can smell it," breathed the Shadow. "The Watchers." The darkness lessened in its intensity for a brief moment, and the evil wizard breathed the easier, wondering what was going on. Then the intensity redoubled. "Ah! The Watchers warned the good wizard! I see the imprint of their glamour still hovering upon that night. The hunter also was specially gifted by them. How dare they!!" The evil wizard covered both ears and shrank away, for the Shadow's last words carried in the small room with a fell echo that threatened to rip the evil wizard's body from soul.

"I - I am doing all you ask!"

"The flagrancies of the Watchers I will revenge. Two curses in addition you will make tonight, by my power." Out of the darkness of the Shadow an arm of malice sprung and enveloped the evil wizard. Cold fell power drenched the evil wizard, who smiled a slow smile as the Shadow left the little room.

"Three curses tonight. It shall be an evil night." The evil wizard's smile spread with a sheen of maliced madness.

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The evil wizard chose the curses for the night: three. The evil wizard was rewarded with two werewolves and one seer ungifted. "Curses!" the evil wizard cried unoriginally. "I wanted three werewolves!" But then the evil wizard thought better of it, and that evil grin spread on the evil wizard's face once again.

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Meanwhile the good wizard thought about the villagers and their behavior of late, and chose one to scry. The result was a new gifted, for the villager was not a werewolf nor the evil wizard, and this villager was gifted as the new hunter.

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The seer dreamed that night in relative peace, and learned of the innocence of a second villager. But suddenly the seer's eyes opened and the realization hit that the seer gift was gone.

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The two veteran and two new werewolves were dispatched to kill twice.

05-18-2006, 03:38 PM	#548
littlemanpoet Itinerant Songster Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: The Edge of Faerie Posts: 7,066	Night Four Deeds The evil wizard rung both hands in the night. It was dark save for a single candle, hidden from the eyes of would be snoopers, deep underground. The evil wizard had planned to be the evil wizard even before the title and power had been given. None knew of this secret place. Things were not going well. Worse, the evil wizard was not sure what the source of the trouble was, other than plain bad luck. Only two werewolves! After all the evil wizard had done right! It was as if something more than luck had been plotting for the evil wizard's demise. The evil wizard poured over the list of living villagers, trying to decide which one would make the best curse in this bad situation. A chill, dank and dread, came into the room. The evil wizard's spine crawled. The room darkened yet more. The Shadow had come. It whispered chill words "The deaths are too few. Why?" The evil wizard's voice shook. "I don't have enough werewolves!" "What can you not achieve with one curse each night?" "That other wizard! The cowardly one! The cowardly wizard scried on the first night! As if a warning had come!" "Sssssss!" "And the cowardly wizard had a hunter that could kill a werewolf in ways the lorebooks never spoke of!" "Sssssssssssssss!" "I am not to blame! I have done all you have said!" "There are other powers at work here. I can smell it," breathed the Shadow. "The Watchers." The darkness lessened in its intensity for a brief moment, and the evil wizard breathed the easier, wondering what was going on. Then the intensity redoubled. "Ah! The Watchers warned the good wizard! I see the imprint of their glamour still hovering upon that night. The hunter also was specially gifted by them. How dare they!!" The evil wizard covered both ears and shrank away, for the Shadow's last words carried in the small room with a fell echo that threatened to rip the evil wizard's body from soul. "I - I am doing all you ask!" "The flagrancies of the Watchers I will revenge. Two curses in addition you will make tonight, by my power." Out of the darkness of the Shadow an arm of malice sprung and enveloped the evil wizard. Cold fell power drenched the evil wizard, who smiled a slow smile as the Shadow left the little room. "Three curses tonight. It shall be an evil night." The evil wizard's smile spread with a sheen of maliced madness. ***************** The evil wizard chose the curses for the night: three. The evil wizard was rewarded with two werewolves and one seer ungifted. "Curses!" the evil wizard cried unoriginally. "I wanted three werewolves!" But then the evil wizard thought better of it, and that evil grin spread on the evil wizard's face once again. *************** Meanwhile the good wizard thought about the villagers and their behavior of late, and chose one to scry. The result was a new gifted, for the villager was not a werewolf nor the evil wizard, and this villager was gifted as the new hunter. *************** The seer dreamed that night in relative peace, and learned of the innocence of a second villager. But suddenly the seer's eyes opened and the realization hit that the seer gift was gone. **************** The two veteran and two new werewolves were dispatched to kill twice.