» Fri May 27, 2011 10:13 am
Lliryn woke to the faint smell of smoke, and distant shouts and cries. He thought his cave had caught fire, but as his head cleared up from his rest he remembered he didn't start any fires. He threw the thin blanket off of his body, and rushed out of bed, throwing his robes on, and lacing his boots up.He pushed open the door, and walked swiftly towards the caves entrance, Sorian following obediently.
He dispelled the runes, and opened the rotted door, and felt his mouth drop open in awe. The sky was tinted red, and fires burned all across the forests and fields around Skingrad. He didn't have to look long for the source, as his eyes fell upon a large, fiery gate near the cities gates. He knew it to be of Daedric origin, and he thought of the rumors he had heard of Kvatch and that it was now Skingrads turn.
He saw the carnage only as a way to further his power, as he turned back inside his lair, stopping infront of two slightly rotted corpses, and the pile of bones that was his guardian. His mind was well rested by now, and he went into his spellcasting, chanting and muttering dark phrases and words, his voice growing louder and louder with every syllable, until he finished with a loud yell, and waving of his arms. The bodies immediately showed signs of life, the heads turning to regard their master, as they rose stiffly. The bones formed magically into a skeleton, the creature grabbing its nearby rusted axe and shield, as it creaked over to its master. These were his guardians of his lair, and though they had no souls like Sorian, they were bound to the Necromancer, only falling when he did.
He wasted no time as he beckoned his servants to follow him, walking swiftly out of the lair, stopping to place the normal defensive runes, along with some extra, rather nasty ones, just to be sure, before he set off to the gate. He was not interested in helping the guard, however. His goal was a body search, and there were sure to be many fresh corpses in the area, which would help him raise an army of minions to overcome the new threat of Bloodseekers near his home.
He wasn't far from his cave when he came across one of many small skirmishes in the area. This one had a trio of Bloodseekers battling a duo of human-like creature, with red and black skin, both wielding swords and shields, and seeming to be able to hold their own against their human counterparts. But Lliryn just saw three fresh corpses in the three Bloodseekers, and began casting his spells, his servants forming around him to protect their master.
His illusion finished in a mutter, and a loud roar echoed from the trees, all of them shouting in support of the Bloodseekers, as an illusionary soldier crashed through the bushes, and Lliryn watvhed as the Dremora halted a little, clearly unnerved by the sounds coming from the trees. the Bloodseekers were just as confused, but they jumped on their advantage, cutting down a Dremora, and watching as the other ran from the area.
They started cheering on their victory, but stopped as the one in the middle suddenly went quiet. They stared at him, confused, making sure he was okay, but a sword flashed out, cutting down one, as the other fell back in fear. Lliryn commanded his "puppet" to kill the other, as the frightened man tripped on the Dremora's body, and was killed with a stab of the sword. Lliryn released the spell just before Sorian cut the mer across the chest, dropping the mer dead to the ground, gurgling blood in his last few breaths.
Lliryn had three bodies already, but he didn't want to go back with so many opportunities availiable to him. He had his servants gather the bodies, and hid them in the bushes, and began casting a simple spell, as a bright red flare came from his fingers, and floated up to a tree, resting in its branches, clearly marking the area for quite a ways away. With that knowledge, however, he left the area, casting defensive enchantments on himself, as well as spells to detect anything trying to sneak up on him, as he moved further into the forest, towards the battleground.