A Dark Discovery

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Title: A Dark Discovery

Author: Lord Rune Artisem

The grand city of Moonglow was always such a pleasure to visit. And it seemed that now was the most wonderful time to visit the greedy little city-state. Moonglow was being so incredibly aggressive these days that even I could stroll about its streets without worry. One would guess that most of the soldiers of Moonglow were being used to further Mayor GreyPawn's mad and foolish little gathering. I chuckled to myself every time I thought of what he was actually trying to do... To summon the Avatar... What utter and useless nonsense. The future certainly held something for that arrogant little worm but it would be in the form of a great evil... He was meddling in magic that went beyond even his understanding... And it would prove to be his complete undoing... In a most twisted and horrific manner...

But I had little time to ponder about the adventures of GreyPawn and Moonglow. Time was against me like it never had been before. The armies of the Regent had setup a small encampment on the mainland, just as I had expected and hoped for. Very soon I could begin to harvest their souls with my soulstone but first I must make certain of my own survival... To be free of the blasted phylactery...

Luck was certainly not on my side for this quest... Both Moonglow and Wind proved to have no information as to how one of my being could break free of the confines of the phylactery and ascend to the next stage of unlife... All I had to go on was that history book found within the tower of Morn Cirith in Caina... And I could find nothing else!

I muttered the words of recall and returned to my private home... This required all of my time and focus... Once I am free of the phylactery then I would finally be able to go about and continue my harvesting of souls... And then nothing could ever hinder me...

I entered into my study and took a seat at my writing desk. There I beamed over books of the Dark Arts for what seemed days. There was nothing I could find that I did not already know. This was seeming to be a hopeless effort and I soon began to consider my next move to make against the Regent. There were so many options here. Should I show them the true might of the powers I command and crush their little base camp? Or perhaps continue to defile places they hold dear... And then there was that ever interesting little child...

"Lord Artisssem..." said a raspy voice.

I looked up from my books and saw that one of my shades had dared to enter into my study unannounced. My first thought was to destroy the foolish thing but I was not in the mood to do so.

"You come in here without my permission? I do so hope that this is worth the disturbance..." I said to the shade.

"Indeed mi'lord... I have found sssomething that ssshall interessst you... Sssomething of great importance..." it said.

"Well then be on with it and quit with the useless dramatics. What is it that you have found?"

"An old abandoned hut... Many thingsss of necromancy and undeath are there... On the Isssle of Fire it isss..." the shade answered.

I let out a yawn as to show I was not impressed with this. No doubt it had came across some sort of an abandoned lab. These things were rather typical and really not worth my personal investigation.

"Gather a few zombies and have whatever is in there brought here. I do not have the time to waste on this myself." I answered and returned to my books.

"But Lord Artisssem... Thisss place is ssspecial... It wasss once a place of the twinsss..."

I quickly looked up from my book and back to the shade. If this place is what I had already thought it was then perhaps... Just perhaps...

"When you say a place of the twins... Then I trust it is safe to assume what I think?" I asked of the shade.

"Yesss mi'lord... The twinsss... Lathiari and Kyrnia..." it said with what seemed to be a smile.

This was indeed great news and such a wonderful gift that fate had bestowed me with. The lich twins Lathiari and Kyrnia were two of the most powerful beings in recent history to hold great powers in the Dark Arts. It had been many years already since the Sage Humbolt had brought about their destruction... To think that one of their labs might still exist was a treasure of untold worth!

"You shall take me to this place at once." I demanded of the shade.

"Asss you wisssh, Lord Artisssem..."

In Eternal Darkness,

Rune Artisem

Lord of the Society

Overlord of Skara Brae

Minister of Race Relations to Caina

The Society of Arcane Shadows