Closed To Master Life and Death (Marlay)

Marlay begins her new life in Sahova, but is it more than she bargained for when she meets the crooked master of Lab 7-G?

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An undead citadel created before the cataclysm, Sahova is devoted to all kinds of magical research. The living may visit the island, if they are willing to obey its rules. [Lore]

To Master Life and Death (Marlay)

Postby Mirage on March 18th, 2013, 6:40 pm

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The TAR responded almost immediately, "The Follower will take you to you new Master. Do not stray from the path, or your Safety cannot be guaranteed."

From behind the TAR there rolled a small, mouse like golem with a long tail that held a blinking red light. From it echoed the simple phrase, "Follow, Follow!" Over and over until Marlay began to follow after. Their journey would being first by crossing around the TAR, exiting out the doors behind into the Courtyard. When Marlay began to walk down the path the spirits of this place would grown restless, their moans of warning, despair and anger growing louder as invisible fingers pulled at her hair, her clothing, and if she strayed too close to the iron bars they would try to pull her off the path entirely.

At a divide in the path the Follower would take the right fork, leading toward the largest structure in the Citadel, the Gug Andjak. Through the entry way the golem would travel up a slanted ramp that served as stairs in the Citadel, going higher and higher, passing each level witch had etched into the wall the levels number. If Marlay was observant she might notice that the ground floor was curiously labeled Floor 22, and the higher they went the smaller the numbers got until finally they arrived on the 7th level of the structure. Exiting the stairs the golem would take Marlay to the area where the common labs could be found, depositing her in front of Lab 7-G.

"Destination reached!" it said before rolling away once more.

Should Marlay choose to open the door she would find a strange sight. A man, human, strapped to a chair, gagged with leather, with wide frightened eyes. Bent over him, with his back to her, stood another man who held his hands on either side of the human's head. Though he was never touched, the human strapped down began to convulse, eyes rolling back into his head as his skin visibly paled, thick blue veins appearing over his skin as if something were draining all of the life out of him. Eventually he would stop moving, and with a grunt the one who stood over the prisoner would grown, "Petching little shyte died too quick. Didn't see anything with that one..."

More grumbles as he turned, revealing the face of what looked like a very sickly, very decrepit old man with a long gray beard. His back was stooped and hunched, his movements slowed and shuffling. Eyes were set back deep into dark sockets, and skin stretched tight over bone so that he looked more a skull with whiskers than an actual human face. With eyes narrowing he would shuffle forward, reaching a hand out as he whispered, "And who... are you?"

OOCFeel free to start making threads in Sahova with the assumption you get the position. I will be back in a week so I will respond to your reply then :)

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To Master Life and Death (Marlay)

Postby Marlay on March 19th, 2013, 2:45 am

Ghosts, they just kept grabbing at her. Tugging on her cloths, her arms, feet and even hair. Part of her wanted to just back hand the living shyt out of them, but she was scared. Ghosts were just plain creepy and gave her the heebee jeebees. But she supposed this was home now and she would indeed one day have to reconcile with the fact that she may very well end up like this if she did not take corrective measures to insure her role as apprentice. A reminder this courtyard was to live up to designated expectation or end up a pitiful shadow of her former self, tugging on the next person to step on these cobblestones paths.

But her restraint was daunted and she flailed her arm back and hissed as the harassment clouded her judgement and allowed her to momentarily forget her fears.

Be-gone Failures, You Had Your Chance!

As she turned back to the golem she quickly found herself in shock as it continued to proceed without her. So she quickened her pace to catch up to the rambunctious little gizmo-tron thing. It was a quick little devil, but she would not be lost and left to her own devices in a place such as this. After all her safety was only guaranteed if she stayed with him, but she doubted the bucket of bolts would truly prevent any harm from happening to her. Sneaky little bugger, if she was a gambling gal she would bet it would burn rubber and peel off so fast leaving her to a horrible fate by some rampaging experiment gone wrong.

Marlay was funny like that holding a grudge on a piece of machinery, she would not soon forget that little four wheeled imp.

She noticed that she kept climbing stairs, set after set, winding turn after winding turn. It would seem she was a cut above the rest of the other wizards as her masters lab was rather lofty.

Already her mind was adrift with bubbling alembics, and glowing liquids her mind was letting her ease herself into some kind of fantasy. It was a magical little workshop where they would piecing puzzles to ancient mysteries. Her master would allow her to use his lab, and she would be the envy of all the wizards.

But as she stared at the door, the paint itself reminded her of frankly herself. It was dying and peeling back, fading as the hardwood outlasted its once white luminescent shine. Time was funny, had away of taking everything away when it started to get good. But she was left thinking about undeath and life, summing it up to hardwood and white paint. It was a hard pill to swallow, she never did like the taste of crow.

As she opened that door though that little fairy tale just took a dive bomb and exploded in firey wreckage.

A human bound and gagged rather litteraly had the life sucked out of him. She had never really seen anything that fast, it was quick and he was gone. His hands weren't even on him that was her first impression and he did it without even a flinch, just dropped him. He hobbled towards her with his hand outstretched and that was bad news, she knew exactly what that was about being a leecher herself.

She was quick as he asked, snappy at that.

Your new apprentice sir.

Do you wish me to remove the body?
I can fetch another test subject if you wish.
Let me know when you are ready to proceed.


Just shut up and make yourself useful, that was it.

The minute she outlasted her usefulness she was indeed expendable, driven out of will to live instinct and fear she was ready. Wide eyed, but still able.
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To Master Life and Death (Marlay)

Postby Mirage on April 1st, 2013, 2:31 pm

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The hand paused in its movements toward Marlay, and the man mumbled under his breath a moment, incoherent words in Nadar-Canoch which would be gibberish no matter the language it was in. After a chime he seemed to come to himself, and let his hand drop, "Apprentice you say? Yes... yes I have been needing a new one of those. The last did not last very long, but then I warned him what would happen..."

Mumbling returned as Trellaway turned back to the body, tilting his head as he shuffled forward to examine it. Twisting the head this way and that he whispered softly to himself, his attention seemingly gone from Marlay for the moment. After nearly 5 full chimes he would straighten, slightly, and move to venture into the door to the left which lead to a room filled with plants.

"Yes... yes do all that you said. Take the body to the Palsa Hydrasa. I am sure they will have use of it, and then fetch me a new subject from the dungeons. Simply tell the Overseer there that Master Witsle has sent you. Return here when you are done and I will begin your apprenticeship." And with that he stepped through the door, closing it behind him and leaving Marlay to her own devices.

Thus began Marlay's apprenticeship under Trellaway Witsle, a man known for pushing all beneath him to the very brink of death.

OOCAnd thats that! You are free to RP Witsle at any time now. Hope you enjoy your stay in Sahova :D

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