Necromagus

Just when I thought it couldn't get any worse, Kaledon takes a shot at it... http://www.kaledon.com/video/KALEDON-THENEWKINGDOM.wmv (right click, save as) The video itself might not be that bad, but the lyrics... bloody hell...

Part 15 introduces a new location and two new characters, although one hasn't even been named yet. You can trust them to get more involved in later parts. Also, finally passed the 25K (and 26K) word mark :D --- Part 15 Thomas sighed as he made his way up the stairs. The wound in his leg still ached, but alcohol numbed it for the moment. His hands were trembling slightly, an indication of the fact that his body needed something stronger than alcohol. With Tetra tied up in his apartment for the past few days, he hadnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t had much time for Dreaming and it was beginning to affect his body and his mind, warping his perception in very inconvenient ways and causing random lapses in his concentration. Finally Thomas reached his floor. He couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t help but let out a groan when he saw that the door to his apartment was open again. Had Tetra somehow managed to break free and get out? He wouldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t really mind, considering all the trouble she had caused him over the past few days. Still, if the security patrols somehow traced her back to himÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ With a weary sigh Thomas stepped inside, only to trip and stumble over a corpse. He went down with a scream. When he looked up he was stunned to find three more corpses littering his living room, along with several expensive automatic weapons. Pale as a ghost he crept further into his apartment, his mind trying to comprehend the situation. Then he heard the sobbing. The sobbing he would recognize anywhere by now. Tetra was huddled up in the closet again, sobbing quietly. Her arms, face and clothes were covered in a mix of blood and tears. The ropes around her wrists were torn to shreds, although the ones binding her ankles together were still intact. The skin around them was red with friction. It didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t take Thomas too much effort to put two and two together. It looked like Tetra was right, someone had come for them. Someone with enough firepower to wipe out the entire building it seemed. Finally he knelt down besides Tetra, carefully tapping her on the shoulder, ready to defend himself should she choose to attack. She didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t. She just remained there, sobbing, completely oblivious to ThomasÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s attempts to communicate with her. He shrugged. She could sit there if she wanted, he was getting out of here before anyone else came looking for them. First he headed over to the secret compartment in the wall, pulling out his Dream machine. He couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t tow the entire contraption along, but he detached the ichor tank and stuffed it into a worn courier bag along with his laptop. He thought for a moment before picking up one of the weapons as well. He couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t carry it past the security stations at the edges of the district but while there was still the possibility that he was chased by anonymous bad guys wielding the same rifles he didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t want to be caught off guard. He pulled a fresh clip from one of the menÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s belts and replaced the spent one with a dry click. At the sound of the click Tetra snapped from her trance, trembling as she looked at Thomas. ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅYouÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâæ youÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re leaving ClaudiaÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâæÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

Besides, you forgot some of the other stuff Burzum released... :P

;) I just threw him a list of publishers. Now he needs to find an agent. :PAre you volunteering?

Heh, judging from the two replies I saw it coming, there are too many things like these out there already :P

The Darwin awards are always looking for new contestants :wink: Back on topic: All my dvd's are music dvd's, I think I'll put together a list tomorrow...

My school opperates the lights in the wardrobe and toilets with sensors so your school example doesn't apply to me :P However, if I'm in public places I usually just leave the lights on, because I don't like having to feel my way around for a lightswitch, and I doubt others do too. At home it doesn't matter because my family knows where the switches are. It's more of a practical thing than a consideration of enviromental consequences...

Ha... ha? I'm sorry, I can't seem to manage it :?

Meh, will that be GMT or PST?

Nah I'm one of those people who doesn't play a game that needs a $5 computer to run it. :lol: Abandonware ftw! Anyway, I do have some fond memories of Doom (II)... might check it out one of these days... I don't think Doom is abandonware. I'm pretty sure it's still illegal to download...They still sell it in stores (upgraded to work on XP). I was taking to Chris for bashing old games in general, I wasn't claiming Doom (II) itself is abandonware.

Yeah, they're almost as evil as Evanesence :P

Did you have to bump this topic? You're hardly contributing anything... :?

Tuomas Holopainen ftw

Hmm, here's hoping that the Revolution will have proper online support, we could set up a TIF league for the next SSB game :P

Nah I'm one of those people who doesn't play a game that needs a $5 computer to run it. :lol: Abandonware ftw! Anyway, I do have some fond memories of Doom (II)... might check it out one of these days...

Hehe, I'm afraid there aren't that many publishers for this genre on this side of the atlantic...

I still have another week off, but I have a paper due on the first monday after the vacation that's eating up a lot of my time :|

Part 14 Everything was going so well, yet so wrong at the same time. Pentos was still performing up to expectations, and it seemed that the plans he had for the Doctor would work out. Still, the Supervisor was not a happy man. There was a thorn in his side, a thorn that proved to be too smart to simply be picked up and pulled out. The cleaners had found no trace of Tetra, even though they had checked all places she could logically have gone. The Supervisor grimaced. The simplest solution would be to send Pentos in to sweep the city district by district, but the grafts he needed to leave the Facility without causing a panicked riot were still under construction. All the money in the world couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t cure the incompetence he had to endure. He simply couldnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t move forward until he was sure Tetra was removed. And then there was the matter of Thomas Gaelen, the man who simply knew too much. Luckily that matter would be resolved soon enough. Although he didnÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢t want to draw manpower away from the hunt for Tetra, the Supervisor had given one team of cleaners instructions to visit the manÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢s apartment and get rid of him. Conveniently enough, the building stood in one of the poorest districts of the city, which meant that it would be easy enough to eliminate any unforeseen witnesses without too many awkward questions being raised. A message popped up on his screen, a new voicemail message. With a short vocal command the computer was instructed to play it. ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ãâ¦Ã¢â¬ÅWeÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬Ã¢ââ¬Å¾Ã¢re in position. The target left his apartment.ÃÆââââ¬Å¡Ã¬ÃâÃ

Well, looks like some of us are celbrating by building a needlessly tall pyramid on an online forum... :roll:

Meh, frankly I'm quite happy with the ÃÆââââ¬Ã¡Ãâì5 keyboard I bought in an after-christmas sale...

Ehrm... ha... ha?

23:02 and counting... I'll probably be... not so sober by the time the year gets going :P

Meh, stop being 'original' by posting in a colour every time and I'll think about it...

When it comes to speaking: English, German, French, Dutch. There's some stuff I can read, but it's pretty much only the basics.

Right-o... Anyway, I fixed the problem, appearantly it was to blame on Winamp running in the background, so lock pl0x.