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 03-01-2008, 07:47 PM | #41 |
| Senior Member | Ahhhh... now to start my story on how I became the Undead General, thanks in part to That Guy. You know why.  --------------------------------------------- Well, lookie here. I'm sitting on a throne, the leader of a race long forgotten and ignored. How did I get so "lucky"? The battlefield is where I belong, but I can't gain a victory with a leaderless army. My story goes back to a tale never bothered to be told: (Last Hyrulian war) "Mmmmmmmm... marshmallow...."  A strange creature skewered be and put me over a roaring fire. I couldn't get a clear look at the thing - "thing" being the best way to describe it - while it cooked me like a kid roasting marshmallows at a campfire, and just as cheerfully. "Lunch time!!" said the creature. I started to shudder in fear. What the hell is this thing going to do? Well, I found out real quick... *chomp* The Bastard bit me!!! Fortunately, he couldn't pierce the skin with his teeth. I love my skin! But again... *chomp* It bit me again! No blood, but the damn bite still hurt like hell!!! *chomp* That one hurt a LOT more than the last two. No doubt it was getting frustrated, considering it couldn't bite through me. I really love my skin! ^_^ "Lousy Marshmallow... it don't taste good." Still skewered on whatever it pierced me with, it carried me to a nearby cliff. "Lousy meal. You go Bye Bye!!!"  And the Jerk threw me off it! To add more injury, he threw a boulder towards me! The boulder screamed down the cliff and smashed me at the bottom like a pancake. "Ugh... damn..." were the last words I spoke... for a time. (Intermission) Too bad I wasn't there for the after-party. The 5 (Canonical) races decided that the war was a pointless waste of time. Together, they partied throughout the night, leaving their cares and hostilities behind them. It looked like a good future was ahead of them... Time passes, people went back to their own lives, the ravages of war were dispelled, and there was an everlasting peace... (And now, this war...) Meanwhile, the Undead foresaw a revelation: the 5 Races of Hyrule were about to wage war again, and the Undead were relatively ignored. No longer. They prepared long and hard for a means to fight the other races... "Ugh..." "Ugg, Ugh..." "Uhhhhhh..." "Ug, Uhhh Ugh Gh Ughhhhhh!" "UGH!" ... and that's where I come in. At the bottom of a cliff: "Ahhhhhh... AH!!" I tossed a damn boulder off by body, but something was wrong with that situation in the first place... I tossed a boulder - which should've killed me - off of my body?!?!? "What the hell?" I take a good look at myself: my skin is now "colored" a severely pale grey with my feet a darker grey. My cap, which was once Green, is now sharing the same greyness my body now possesses. My sword was missing, but I magically materialized a new sword, which is made of hardened bones... "Something's wrong here..." Then I saw a pale Green light. I didn't understand why I saw the green light, but I realized that's where I needed to go. There was nothing here in this pit. "Time to leave..." and I discovered some more hidden strength... I plowed through the cliff wall, showing an ethereal power I've never possessed before. I managed to make it to the top of the cliff and saw a sight I've never seen before time: peace. The fields were beautiful without everyone killing each other in them all the time. "The light... I must have it..." But I was focusing on the Light that led me out of the cliffs... and it lead me to a dark and scary place... but it held no terror for me. I wanted to know why, but I was focused on the light, possessing me like a puppet on strings. "Beauty... what beauty..." And it was beautiful; The Eye of Doom. The pale Green light it shined put me into a complete stupor. Then sudden;y, the glow is gone, and I knew trouble was near... or so I thought. "Who's there?!?!?" I yelled as I quickly drew my sword. "Ughhhhhh..." Only zombies, but more came in alarmingly increasing numbers... "Ughhhhhh...", they all keep repeating. But somehow, I knew what he said... "Chosen One??? What do you mean?!?!?" "Ugh gh Uhhhhh Guhhhh". It was another zombie, but this one had a staff, as if he was a mage. "Dead? ME??? I don't believe you!!!" Then the zombie mage told me everything: They were a race of their own, and their Eye of Doom reanimated me. They were called the Undead, and they also foresaw an upcoming war. They called me the Chosen One because they believed that a fallen Warrior will lead them to victory and make them a known race instead of an ignored one. He also told me the reason of my death, and it saddened me. I couldn't take it, and almost gave myself a second death... "Ugh. Ughhhh Gh huuuu Guh Ghu." A countless number of deaths... I can't rest in peace. I'm cursed with sharing the destiny of the Undead, so I decided to lead them. If I desire happiness, then I must lead them and take over Hyrule like a common day Ganondorf. "Fine. I'll lead you all, but let me rest in peace afterwards. Understood?" "Ugh." "Then... LETS GO!!!!" I pointed my sword in the general direction of the Hyrule Castle. "UGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!" This is where the Eye of Doom shined its brightest... ... and that how I'm a leader of a bunch of rotting corpses, with myself rotting with them on top of my throne I'm predestined to acquire. Maybe victory will come to me, but that will take time... ...and I desire to join the battlefield once again. ------------------------------ Like my story? Oh, and a new alliance is made! I hope my ally got my letter of acceptance... ^_^ |
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| 03-01-2008, 08:45 PM | #44 |
| Zelda Mod  Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender:  Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 438 Times in 269 Posts   | OoC: If you need a mental image of what my FL looks like, just look at my avatar. And Shadow_Kirby, I hope you'll forgive me for making my interpretation of the undead considerably more...sinister. -OoC ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The horse's shorn hooves beat a steady rhythm against the dirt path; the animal could move with rapidity and speed that defied its size and its shape, revealing its origin from within Castle Burmunica. He had not wanted to take the thing, had been repulsed by it and was loathe to leave his own horse in the care of the undead, but the pay was good and they had sworn that no ill would befall his animal. Just as well: this black thing was as swift as he could have dreamed, and strong enough to carry him in his full armor. In the end that was all that mattered. The Knight cut an impressive sight in his plate: he was not recognizably Hylian while he wore it, as his armor enhanced the perception of his size and the helmet was spacious enough to accomodate his ears, obscuring his face entirely and crowned with two enormous, twisting horns. His cape painted the air behind him, the two swords at his hip, which he had learned to use in the Gerudo style, were brighter than the polished sheen of his armor. "Ride, you beast! Ride! We must arrive before midday!" The horse should not have made a sound, should not have been able to, and even at the most extreme end of plausibility it should have neighed or whinnied - but it roared, roared as a cat or a bear would roar, pushing past the realm of what natural sounds should have been able to produce. The Knight flinched atop the animal, tightening his grip on the reins. "Gods, what have I gotten myself into..." He rode, passing beyond the boundaries of the Fences. A hawk was circling the air above him, constantly following. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The sun was still high when he reached the southwestern area of the tactical Hyrule Field - his map told him that he was near the westernmost end of it, as his orders dictated. Nothing was here yet, but in the far distance he knew they were coming - the Gerudo, the Hylians, the Zora. All of them might pass through here. He dismounted without effort, taking a long moment to look around before opening the pack on the horse's saddle, from which he drew forth three objects: the first, a medallion in the shape of a human skull, carved from ivory, he placed around his own neck. The second required more care, and the third more than the first two combined. With his left hand he withdrew a leather message tube, sealed at both ends with iron stoppers rimmed in black wax; with his right he withdrew a jar of what looked like brackish water. The former he held to his breast while he set the latter on the ground, backing away from it, waving his hand as if trying to rid himself of some invisible detritus. The seals were broken at both ends, twised off and thrown to the ground, as he had been instructed. As he pulled the ends apart he noticed a thread was tied between them, and that when it broke it evaporated; seconds after the breaking of that thread, the two caps hissed and melted and ran like melting ice, burning through the grass that they were resting on. For a long moment he paused, considering his situation. If anyone without his instruction had tried to open it, the scroll within it would have been ruined beyond words. What in the name of all the gods was he dealing with? His gauntleted fingers moved automatically, drawing the scroll out of the message tube with practiced dexterity, and he tossed the tube back into the horse's pack before unrolling the parchment. The sight that met his eyes surprised him: it was a series of interconnected shapes, the lines of which his eyes could not quite follow. This was black magic, the likes of which he had never seen, and it took some time before he could look past the glyphs and shapes and see the instructions printed on the page. The words he read there filled him with a fear that he did not entirely understand. Firstly, let the amulet be draped about your neck; do nothing else until this is so. Secondly, place this parchment flat upon the ground, facing the Sun. Thirdly, place the jar upon this parchment, centered by the largest circle inscribed hereon. Fourthly, remove the lid of the jar. Fifthly, take your sword and out of the earth pry a handful of soil. Sixthly, place this earth into the jar, replacing the lid immediately thereafter. Seventhly, hold the amulet to your chest, and pray to whatever gods you serve. "What is this? What trickery are the undead playing at?" The could not be doing anything which would kill him: his price was too high to eliminate him on an errand that could just as easily be carried out by one of the slavering damned. It did not make sense. He was safe, all reason said; his contract meant he had to do it, regardless; why was he so afraid? The whole process took only a minute, and that only becuase of the extreme care he took for every step; wiping his blade clean before replacing it in its sheath, he dropped the soil into the water, which did not splash, and slammed the lid back into place. He backed away, and waited. The last words of the instructions struck him, then, and he fell to his knees, clasping the amulet in both of his hands and closing his eyes. "Din, watch over your sons, blessing us with firm ground to tread upon and the strength for the battles yet to come. Keep my blade sharp and my arm strong; every day I live is by your blessing, and every life I take will be by your fire in my heart." The amulet was growing hot in his hand; the air was growing heavy, but he did not know why. "Nayru, clear my eyes and steady my head; give me the wisdom not to fear that which cannot harm me, and the wits to escape that which can. Watch over the fields, guiding the fates of our nations to such an end as best serves your purpose. Cause us all to remember ourselves; may no one who falls be forgotten in battle." The wind had stopped, and the heat of the amulet was searing his hands, but he tightened his grip. He knew that, were he to open his eyes, he would go mad. "Farore, blessed mother, keep watch over us all. Give me the courage to do my duty; instill in me the richness of soul to know what is right from what is wrong. All my days I live in your name, greatest of the sisters; if I fall, take me to your breast and bear me for wherever I am bound. Let me remember what love I have known, for all my life and until the end of all days." He opened his eyes. The jar and parchment were gone. The land was dead; the grass blown away from grey ground that could support nothing at all, hissing and bubbling as if it had absorbed some evil inent, ready to be unleashed by any fool who would touch it. He realized the enormity of the situation: the burning amulet had protected him, in some way he did not understand, but any living creature whih set foot here would not be so lucky. The wind had died; the sun itself would not shine over this blotted land. It took a long time for him to take in the fullness of that sight; in the inerim, he had to swallow the urge to scream more than once. "What did I do?" After a time he rose, mounting his horse and riding away: he did not need to go far to find a place to make camp. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ OoC: Long story short? I traveled to Hyrule Field SouthWest and set up a trap; the blight of the undead is on that land now, and any living creature which steps upon it will absorb the blight into themselves, which will naturally be fatal. There is only just so much blight....the exact enormity of this danger I will leave up to Boo's discretion. See you guys next round. -OoC |
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| 03-01-2008, 11:04 PM | #45 |
| Mod of War  Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender:  Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts   | RULES CLARIFICATION *huzzah!* Generals, try to keep all of your turn in one post. It'll make it easier for me. If any of you Freelancers are interested in setting traps in the future, you can always write me about it in a PM, so as to keep it a secret. The Generals get to have their secret sneakery; I don't see why you FL cats shouldn't, too (especially if some of you actually engage in spying and sabotage this time around, as opposed to last War's lunatic "I attack an army of four-hundred, killing five, and then escape unscathed" hootenanny). ^The Undead? Sinister? MADNESS, SIR. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president |
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| 03-01-2008, 11:23 PM | #46 | ||
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| 03-01-2008, 11:53 PM | #47 | ||
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| 03-02-2008, 12:28 AM | #48 |
| Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts | There were times last War when I was seriously reconsidering the old 'Freelancers can't be killed' canard, I tell you what. Lighting yourself on fire and kamikaze-ing a giant enemy force? Yeah, I'll buy that for a dollar. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president Last edited by Booyakasha; 03-02-2008 at 12:33 AM. |
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| 03-02-2008, 12:37 AM | #49 |
| Senior Member | ^I didn't get why I couldn't kill him there. 125 against one? |
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| 03-02-2008, 12:39 AM | #50 | |
| Zelda Mod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: All over the place Gender: Posts: 12,325 Thanks: 86 Thanked 438 Times in 269 Posts | Quote:
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| 03-02-2008, 12:43 AM | #51 |
| Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts | Well, it's just another excessive FL behaviour to be brought to heel. I'm as much to blame as anyone for letting it go. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president |
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| 03-02-2008, 10:26 AM | #52 |
| Forum Host  | Oh, come on. About one hundered people have went into a flaming dash towards an army, burning and knocking them away. You can't tell me that was worse then all that cannibilism we did. |
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| 03-02-2008, 10:42 AM | #53 |
| Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts | Worse? No. Less realistic? The congregation says 'amen'. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president |
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| 03-02-2008, 03:26 PM | #54 |
| Forum Host | Oh, well sorry for not dying while on fire.... With armor. And is a Zora. And is near Snow. |
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| 03-02-2008, 04:19 PM | #55 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 5,232 Thanks: 279 Thanked 144 Times in 108 Posts   | SP would you be interesting in hiring a crazy undead abomination? If not i'll go with IAN or SK. |
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| 03-02-2008, 09:05 PM | #56 |
| Take a chance on me  Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: Pherae, Lycia, Elibe Gender:  Posts: 5,976 Thanks: 167 Thanked 67 Times in 61 Posts      | Sorry TG, but not at this time. I'm trying not to spend so much. Thanks for the offer, though. |
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| 03-02-2008, 09:06 PM | #57 |
| Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: lo-ca-tion; Noun- 1. a place or situation occupied: That house is in a fine location Gender: Posts: 5,232 Thanks: 279 Thanked 144 Times in 108 Posts | SK do you need another fl. other wise I guess I'll go with the gorons :/ |
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| 03-02-2008, 10:55 PM | #59 |
| Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts | Warmod Update postponed until tomorrow morning. Work was a damned jungle today, and my bed is calling me like a siren. Sorry, everyone. I swear, I'll make it up to you all someday maybe. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president |
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| 03-03-2008, 11:51 AM | #60 |
| Mod of War Join Date: Nov 2000 Location: Wisconsinland Gender: Posts: 6,812 Thanks: 75 Thanked 340 Times in 221 Posts | Warmod Update!! First a word from our newest sponsor... Looking to increase your troops' Cover in the field? Want a spawn-point closer to the front? In short, do you want to build a new Fortified Area? If so, then come on down to Crazy Dampe's Discount Stronghold Emporium! Our 'talented' 'craftsmen' will bang together a strong-yet-affordable fortress for you in three months or less, or my name isn't Crazy Dampe! COST--300 rupees, 200 resources. Takes 3 months. Provides 2/3 Cover, new spawn-point. Freelancer After-Action Report! CL (Goron): Wheeling and dealing, adding 20 rupees to the Goron war chest. Current Location: Goron Citadel Tazy (Zora): Traveled to Lake Shore; RP. Still there. X-3 (Hylian): Continued RP in Hylia Castle Town. Wyborn (Undead): Set blight of Undead on Hyrule Field SW. (Magical deeds are afoot, dear readers.) Still there. That Guy (Undead): Spawned in Undead ancestral territories. HYRULIAN GAZETTE!! "I ut inimicos devorare!" Issue 3...................03-03-08 EXTRA!! Alliance! Gorons and Gerudo sign historic pact! EXTRA!! Goron force at Death Mountain Trail experience Random Encounter with Medium Friendly Party--A Troop of Partisans! Force at Death Mountain Trail increased by 10! EXTRA!! Kokiri force at Lost Woods West experience Random Encounter with Small Friendly Party--A Fairy! It leads them to a small cache of treasure, amounting to 20 Rupees! Your face is beaming, Marilink! EXTRA!! Environmental Alert! Massive Sandstorms in Haunted Wasteland! Area impassable--no troops may move into or out of Haunted Wasteland this round! EXTRA!! Environmental Alert! Horrifying Blizzard over Tundra Flats! Any troops attempting to enter or leave Tundra Flats experience 5% losses this round to Death by Exposure! EXTRA!! Kakariko Village overrun--STB (Secret Territorial Bonus) unlocked! Gorons receive one-time bonus of 10 resources, and monthly bonus of 20 rupees as long as they hold the territory! Hot dog! EXTRA!! Chill Swamp captured--STB unlocked! Undead receive monthly bonus of 5 resources as long as they hold the territory! Jiminy! EXTRA!! Ruined Tower taken--STB unlocked! Hylians receive one-time bonus of 10 resources! EXTRA!! Petrified Forest seized--STB unlocked! Kokiri receive one-time bonus of 20 rupees and 20 resources! EXTRA!! Cursed Mere suborned--STB unlocked! Zora receive one-time bonus of 20 rupees and 10 resources! ----------------------------- Undead-- + 3 territories, + 5 resources FINANCES: 246 + (8/3)*100 = 512 rupees; 512 - 40 (FL) = 472 rupees TERRITORIES: Castle Burmunica (MB) 100, The Glacier 0, Ancient Kings 0, Dead Fields 0, Frozen Heath 600, Tundra Flats 100, Abandoned Farm 300, Chill Swamp 95 RESOURCES: 150 + 75 + 5 = 230 resources Kokiri-- + 3 territories, + 20 rupees, + 20 rupees, + 20 resources, - 200 rupees, + 50 troops FINANCES: 266 + (8/3)*100 + 20 + 20 = 572 rupees; 572 - 200 = 372 rupees TERRITORIES: Kokiri Fortress (MB) 100, Deku Tree's Glade 20, Sacred Forest Meadow 20, Skull Kids' Refuge 380, Lost Woods East 430, Petrified Forest 100, Lost Woods West 100, Black Forest 100 RESOURCES: 155 + 75 + 20 + 5 (RA) = 255 resources Hylians-- + 3 territories, + 10 resources, - 2 troops FINANCES: 246 + (8/3)*100 = 512 rupees; 512 - 20 (FL) = 492 rupees TERRITORIES: Castle Hylia (MB) 350, Temple of Time 25, Hylia Castle Town 0, Hylian Market 506, Guarded Path 25, Ruined Tower 17, King's Highway North 100, Old Union Bridge 275 RESOURCES: 150 + 75 + 10 = 235 resources Zora-- + 3 territories, + 20 rupees, + 10 resources, + 25 troops, - 100 rupees FINANCES: 306 + (8/3)*100 + 30 (RA) = 602 rupees; 602 - 100 - 20 (FL) = 482 rupees TERRITORIES: Zora's Domain (MB) 25, The Falls 0, Jabu-Jabu's Fountain 0, Lake Hylia 100, Flooded Pass 0, Zora River 500, The Lakeshore 100, Cursed Mere 500 RESOURCES: 160 + 75 + 10 = 245 resources Gorons-- + 2 territories, + 20 rupees, + 10 resources, + 30 troops, - 120 rupees, + 20 rupees FINANCES: 146 + (7/3)*100 + 20 + 20 = 419 rupees; 419 - 120 - 20 (FL) = 279 rupees TERRITORIES: Goron Citadel (MB) 355, Dodongo Cavern 0, Death Mountain 50, Death Mountain Trail 200, Rivers of Stone 150, Kakariko Village 100, High Pass 400 RESOURCES: 165 + 50 + 10 = 225 resources Gerudo-- + 1 territory, + 20 troops, - 80 rupees FINANCES: 300 + (7/3)*100 = 533 rupees; 533 - 80 = 453 rupees TERRITORIES: Gerudo Fortress (MB) 420, Haunted Wasteland 50, The Colossus 50, Chasm North 200, Chasm South 50, Red Rock Pass 250, Scorched Land 200 RESOURCES: 175 + 25 = 200 resources ------------------------------------- All right. Try for Wednesday night, everyone. Again, hit me with any questions you might have. Don't hesitate to bring it up if you see a screw-up in my maths, either, now. i_am_nobody, check your PMs, bro. Massive. Outtie. __________________ Boo--the only dude bad enough to rescue the president |
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