Well guess what?

I'm on a horse.

I'm on a boat

Dunno if I can best that...

Are you sure you don't mean Windwaker?

Puke up buckets of blood.

>InTeNsIfY tHe FlAmEs!
But only if the lion is away from my comrads

It is spelled "comrades," and if you didn't notice, the lion is PINNING one of your comrades.

Read everything, Adam.

Sorry I haven't been able to post this, guys. My computer had a crisis in which the stupid antivirus software stopped working and I tried a bunch of stuff and this idiot representative guy from India took remote control of the computer to try and fix it, but he just messed it up worse and then I tried to fix THAT, but I couldn't so now I'm running it off of a different security program.

*Breathes*

So, yeah. What else is new.

Torrent (Gillian) (1)

Ugh. That's a lot of blood. You avert your eyes and try to finish off Calkoom. Of course, you miss horribly.



CaveCricket (Raphael) (10)

You ready your sword.

"This is going to hurt you a lot more than it's going to hurt me."

With a flourish of your blade, you close your eyes, and leap into the air, landing upon the back of Calkoom. Your sword finds its way into the base of his neck easily.
The cat slumps over, and you land nimbly beside his lifeless corpse.

Mission accomplished.



Tokochiro (Johni) (4 - 3 = 1)

You stand stock still, your feet planted to the ground. You grind your teeth to try and forget the pain, but you bite your tongue accidentally and start hopping around like an idiot.

"Ow ow ow ow ow!"



Ociamarru (Nikolai) (4)

You try and puke up the nauseous feeling in your gut when you think about kittens, but all you succeed in doing is spitting a glob of blood onto the ground.



Adam (Adam) (10 - 1 = 9)

You try to strengthen the flames now engulfing Calkoom, but he's too far out of your range. Plus, you don't want to incinerate Anderson, who's pinned underneath his body.



caekdaemon (Anderson) (4 - 2 = 2)

You fight for your life as Calkoom attempts to take it from you. He lashes out with his claws and snaps at you with his teeth. You manage to keep him away, but just barely.
Calkoom suddenly stops and inhales deeply.

What is he doing?

Then he opens his mouth, and you see a glow from the depths of his throat. Oh no. No no no no no. You can't block fire!

A roaring inferno engulfs you, and everything goes black. You see Calkoom's head slumping against you as you descend into the darkness.



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Game Events
The enemy is vanquished. Everyone gathers around the limp, blazing form of Calkoom. Raphael yells,
"Anderson is under that! Get him out!"
Gabriel and the rest of the party that can still walk get to work moving the lion's body. In a short moment, they've pushed the flaming mass clear of Anderson.
He doesn't look good.
"Anderson?"
Gabriel shakes him a bit.

...

"Hey, Anderson!"


"Ugh."


"He's ALIVE!"

Anderson groans as everyone practically tackles him. They promptly back off, saying their apologies.

"Did we... win?" he says quietly.

Then he rolls over and sees the body of Calkoom beside him. He smiles.
"I really hate that lion."

"I'm sorry to hear that."

A voice emanates from the lake.

"Of course, there was not much could be done about it. I'm just glad you defeated me with minimal casualties."

Gabriel steps forward.
"Who are you?"

A great white bird with a cat's head emerges from the mist. All about him the mist swirls and sparkles, and long tailfeathers decorate his brilliant plumage. He looks quite... majestic. Nothing like the depiction seen at Quint's place.
"Who else? I am Calkoom. Er, the real Calkoom, I mean. That manifestation of me hardly deserved to be called by my name."

"What? Why'd you attack us?"

"The entity you fought was a specter of my real self. A manifestation of my rage. Handily, you vanquished it, and I can now return Auid and its people to their former state."

Everyone has confused looks on their faces.
Calkoom visibly sighs. If that's possible for a cat.

"I assume you want the short version of the story?"

Nods from the group.

"Long ago, there existed a tribe. The Sho-Tee. They were a peaceful people. I was their god, and I watched over them, blessing them with fertile land and rich harvests.
However, one day, war came upon the land. A great war. It destroyed much of the southern continent, including the tribe. The raiding tribe pillaged our villages and killed many, many of the Sho-Tee. Doing my duty as guardian, I went out and destroyed the enemy... but I was... corrupted. By rage. I was not merciful. In my bloodlust, I annihilated every last man, woman, and child of their tribe. When I returned, the Sho-Tee were scattered. A great sadness swept over me, and I locked myself in that shrine - the one you touched. Only by doing this did I prevent more destruction."

Calkoom hangs his head.

"I still feel the guilt upon my back...

However! You are the chosen Six, are you not? Don't think I didn't sense it. This land is falling into war once again, and you are the ones who must save it.
As such, I give you this."

The corpse of the lion disappears, leaving a small, blood-red gem lying on the ground.

"This Glyph should help you on your journey. However, it is not like the others you have encountered..."

Quick Response!

Torrent (-)

You pick up the gem and begin to speak, but as soon as it's in your hand, you feel your mind invaded by its presence.
Rudely, it deposits something in your mind, then leaves, just like that.

You snap back to reality. You feel power within you.

What... is this?

You pick up a pebble on the ground. Nothing happens. A bit disappointed, you toss it aside. It flies back and smacks you in the back of the head. That's not very nice!

Chaotic Animation acquired. (This ability allows you to animate non-living objects to a certain extent. These objects only have life while they are in a relatively close proximity to you, and often have... less than cheery personalities.)

(This is a THIRD Glyph ability.)

"If you want to know, I believe I now understand what this Glyph does. It selects a supernatural ability at random, and bestows it upon the user. These abilities seem quite powerful... but it appears they are more difficult to control."

Am I awake yet?


I have to post as fast as possible as I'm going on holiday and wont be here the entirety of next week.

You're awake. Post.

"Gurh. That sucked."
Crawl over to the red gem while thinking of metal men.


I know its not a glyph, but who knows how thinking about things might affect it.