The Apprentice

[Raistlin]

"And I tell you, at any moment you endanger Dez I will kill you without a thought. I am very protective of family."

~He placed his left hand at the door knob. It started to glow as molten metal dripped down the door frame. The door swung open slowly. He stepped in and looked at YungGun.~

"Either stay out there, or go back to the tavern. Either way I have enough company as is."

~Raist looked at Krasor and waved him in as he headed for the kitchen.~

"Dez, my dear. We'll have company tonight."

~He removed his robes and the small pouch of spell components (both of which he rarely brought out in front of Dez). Hanging them both up in the closet he entered the kitchen to introduce their new guest.~

[YungGun]

~Yung Gun leaped off the bench and laied on the floor~

"Its not like i even wanted to go inside your crumy house. I like outdoors better anyways"

~Yung Gun closed his eyes and let his mind drift away~

[Dezdemona]

~Dez had been laying still on the roof above the house watching everything go on, she was still laying there a bit confused as to what happened. She knew that gramps was strange but she didn't know he was a magician. And it seemed like all this talk was about her.......~

~As they went into the house she hurried over to her small hole leading back into the kitchen, entering just before Raistlin got there.~

"Ummm...ok...just let me split the food up so we have enough......."

~She hurridley split the food up between 3 plates and picked them up to carry them to the table.~

[Raistlin]

~Raist motioned to an empty seat for Krasor. He watched as Dez was separating the meal and he reached out to her and held her hair.~

"My dear, you didn't happen to go outside, did you? You are dripping wet now. You also seem a bit flustered. You didn't by chance see anything unusual? It is quite an odd storm out there. It may have altered your vision. Do you have anything you wish to talk about?"

~He tried looking her in the eyes, but she had her concentration on the food.~

*I told you it was a bad idea to come in here.* He said to Krasor telepathically.

[Krasor]

~He took to his seat wordlessly keeping his eyes from staying too long on any one thing~

*And I care not what others know, it will not stop my quest, and I'm sure you've noticed the latent energies here............and there point of orgin? and how they are growing stronger with each passing moment!*

[Raistlin]

*Why do you think I live here? It has been the subject of my studies for many months now. It also seems to be doing..... other things.*

~Looking up at Dez he had not said anything out loud. He wishes there was more he could say to her, but not till he had more answers.~

[Krasor]

*Well heres a few, those energies you feel are directly associated with Randgris, and that means she has plans for whomever they are emanating from, meaning her. And with the energy escalating we have not time to talk, for mark my word the great Valkyrie herself will appear here soon!*

~His eyes shifted towards Dez eyeing her up and down. He could just barely see something starting, a tinge perhaps of change coming about her........~

[Raistlin]

*Avert your eyes lest I remove them from your scull! This girl is all I have in this world and I will protect here even from the great Valkyrie herself. Whatever changes come of her I'll be here to nurture and help her with. I've seen enough death in my lives that I will not let it fall on anyone in my life again.*

~When Dez brought Raist his plate and set it down on the table he placed his hand on hers. He looked up to her and gave a quivering smile.~

[Krasor]

*Ah! but it is such a lovely sight............*

~His eyes stayed as they were for a few moments longer before averting them~

*However I do doubt that her demise would be anytime soon, Randgris protects her chosen after all*

[Dezdemona]

~She could barely even see Raistlin smiling. Her vision kept getting darker, and everything she heard seemed muffled. The only clear thing she heard sounded like chanting from far off.........she couldn't quite tell what they were chanting though....~

"G....gramps......I don't feel so well........."

~She started to sway and as she got worse so did the storm outside, which was now raging fiercly the sky lighting up every few moments from the lightning.~

[YungGun]

~Yung Gun saw that now the weather was getting real bad. He didnt want to get stuck in the rain so he walk to the front door and walked through~

"I hope y'all dont mind if i come in like this. It looks pretty bad outside"

[Raistlin]

~Raist jumped from his seat and scooped Dez up into his arms.~

"She's loosing consciousness. We need to be quick."

~He fumbled for the door to the cellar, but was having troubles holding Dez and opening the door.~

"If you could, Krasor. We must hurry."

[Krasor]

~Krasor reached to open the door to the cellar to make way for Raistlin. From his lessons at home he knew she was in the third stage of the Valkyrie's influence.~

"Raistlin........you are about to experiance something few mortals ever do, the ascension of a chosen mortal to a Valkyrie. From all these signs it is clear that she is to become one of Randgris's chosen warriors."

~With those words he opened the door to the cellar letting Raistlin in before himself~

[Raistlin]

~He rushed down the stairs. It was as black as nothingness. Raist new his cellar wall and needed no light. When he reached the bottom he touched a crystal on the wall, spoke a word of magic, then it lit up. It was a pale light that only added to the eeriness of the scenery.

~In the center was a stone table. The walls had shelves on them adorned with books on one and jars on the others. Raist hurried Dez to the table and began to shackle her down. Her wrists and ankles bound in shackles attached to the table he turned to a shelf. He grabbed a wooden box and brought it to the table. Upon opening it he removed crystals and began to place them on the table around Dez. One on each side of her head, one on either side of her midsection, then one down between her ankles. He picked up a large chunk of obsidian from the shelf and placed it on her chest.~

"Please, Dez, my girl. Stay with me. I won't give up on you like I have on others. This time I'm gonna be the strong one."

[Minion]

The storm was raging and Minion loved it. He was in a full sprint towards the town He had thoughts of blood lust on his mind. He wondered who he'd dine on first..... maybe he'll find a nice young virgin with inocent blood. Mmmmmmmm!