Baine - By Arm The Chance Part II & III
Jul 4, 2020 18:40:17 GMT
Grimes, Varis/G'Lorth/Sundilar, and 5 more like this
Post by Ser Baine Cinderwood 🔥🌼 on Jul 4, 2020 18:40:17 GMT
Dear Thea,
Back. Alive. The plan worked.
Zariel got well hacked off when we started taking down the Knights at Cowards Way, and when she figured out we we’re the ones who stole her Tears a while back, she came whizzing out of the old tower right at us.
Sunday summoned a God. You know, like people do. Put a leaf to her lips, gave a whistle and BOOM, Corellon. I think something went wrong though. He made a tree grow super fast from the ground and smacked Zariel with it, but he was burning the whole time. Like, his legs weren’t made to be walking about in Avernus or something. Sunday pulled him onto eLk and then they disappeared. I don’t know where she is. Don’t know how to find her. She went off with Corellon, An Actual God, so I assume she’s safe. Don’t know if she’ll be back. Don’t know if she can. Maybe she’s stuck on Mount Celestia or wherever Gods hang out.
I miss her.
There was a golden flying ollifant thingy, named Lulu. When Zariel was distracted by a bunch of demons to fight, Lulu took us to something called The Wandering Emporium. Got some food in us. Turns out this guy running it, Mahaddi, works for Asmodeus - The Biggest Boss In All The Hells. Asmo wasn’t too keen on Zariel and what she’d been up to and wanted her to eat some humble pie. We were apparently the best way to deliver said pie.
Mahaddi suggested we STEAL BACK THE TEARS FROM THE SANGUINE ROSE. We nixed that. So he suggested Bel. (The guy who used to run Avernus before Zariel like, took over or something.) Meanwhile, we’re all snacking on some, honestly, very delicious food and watching Zariel fight Balors through a magic window and I was starting to feel like my mind was breaking a little. My Sunflower was practically shouting at me.
Varis and I ended up taking magical baths for some peace and quiet (yes, this is somehow my life) and turns out, MY big lad in the sky wanted me to swear some more oaths.
I’m not sure I can explain it properly. But I’m his now, properly. For good. And because of that, I can do a bunch of stuff I couldn’t before. It sure helped.
Bel wanted us to fight a crew of fire giants to prove ourselves or something. I chugged a potion of giant strength we got from Mahaddi, Varis scared the shit out of them and then I pushed them over. (It was pretty cool.) So we proved ourselves properly to Bel and convinced him that was the time to move on Zariel. Went and held her off while he got his gear sorted. (He’s big into War Machines, whatever they are.)
We fought her in the air. Clinging to her. It was terrifying and probably the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in my life. But Taff made me super fast. The potion made me disgustingly strong. Varis was swooping around and it was like his fucking convictions were shining out of him. Hard to be scared when you got someone like that on your team.
And then the portal closed, and we went back home. Left Zariel to duke it out with Bel. No idea what the fuck happened to those two, but it’s been quiet over here ever since. Fingers crossed.
There’s no good way to phrase the next bit.
The Order held the line. They bought the other armies time to get out of Avernus before the portal closed. We lost everyone but Conrad and the scouts, and Ben and Grits who stayed behind.
There’s 10 of us left, and that’s counting three people who haven’t been sworn in, a magical stag and a dog.
This is the life we all chose. To make our lives a shield and to defend to our last breath. We’ll all do it gladly. Doesn’t make it hurt any less.
So when you next get the chance, raise a glass to them. I’ll do the same, all way over here in Kantas. Write you soon.
All my love,
Baine
Back. Alive. The plan worked.
Zariel got well hacked off when we started taking down the Knights at Cowards Way, and when she figured out we we’re the ones who stole her Tears a while back, she came whizzing out of the old tower right at us.
Sunday summoned a God. You know, like people do. Put a leaf to her lips, gave a whistle and BOOM, Corellon. I think something went wrong though. He made a tree grow super fast from the ground and smacked Zariel with it, but he was burning the whole time. Like, his legs weren’t made to be walking about in Avernus or something. Sunday pulled him onto eLk and then they disappeared. I don’t know where she is. Don’t know how to find her. She went off with Corellon, An Actual God, so I assume she’s safe. Don’t know if she’ll be back. Don’t know if she can. Maybe she’s stuck on Mount Celestia or wherever Gods hang out.
I miss her.
There was a golden flying ollifant thingy, named Lulu. When Zariel was distracted by a bunch of demons to fight, Lulu took us to something called The Wandering Emporium. Got some food in us. Turns out this guy running it, Mahaddi, works for Asmodeus - The Biggest Boss In All The Hells. Asmo wasn’t too keen on Zariel and what she’d been up to and wanted her to eat some humble pie. We were apparently the best way to deliver said pie.
Mahaddi suggested we STEAL BACK THE TEARS FROM THE SANGUINE ROSE. We nixed that. So he suggested Bel. (The guy who used to run Avernus before Zariel like, took over or something.) Meanwhile, we’re all snacking on some, honestly, very delicious food and watching Zariel fight Balors through a magic window and I was starting to feel like my mind was breaking a little. My Sunflower was practically shouting at me.
Varis and I ended up taking magical baths for some peace and quiet (yes, this is somehow my life) and turns out, MY big lad in the sky wanted me to swear some more oaths.
I’m not sure I can explain it properly. But I’m his now, properly. For good. And because of that, I can do a bunch of stuff I couldn’t before. It sure helped.
Bel wanted us to fight a crew of fire giants to prove ourselves or something. I chugged a potion of giant strength we got from Mahaddi, Varis scared the shit out of them and then I pushed them over. (It was pretty cool.) So we proved ourselves properly to Bel and convinced him that was the time to move on Zariel. Went and held her off while he got his gear sorted. (He’s big into War Machines, whatever they are.)
We fought her in the air. Clinging to her. It was terrifying and probably the most dangerous thing I’ve ever done in my life. But Taff made me super fast. The potion made me disgustingly strong. Varis was swooping around and it was like his fucking convictions were shining out of him. Hard to be scared when you got someone like that on your team.
And then the portal closed, and we went back home. Left Zariel to duke it out with Bel. No idea what the fuck happened to those two, but it’s been quiet over here ever since. Fingers crossed.
There’s no good way to phrase the next bit.
The Order held the line. They bought the other armies time to get out of Avernus before the portal closed. We lost everyone but Conrad and the scouts, and Ben and Grits who stayed behind.
There’s 10 of us left, and that’s counting three people who haven’t been sworn in, a magical stag and a dog.
This is the life we all chose. To make our lives a shield and to defend to our last breath. We’ll all do it gladly. Doesn’t make it hurt any less.
So when you next get the chance, raise a glass to them. I’ll do the same, all way over here in Kantas. Write you soon.
All my love,
Baine
