Eternal
An order from the Emperor is an order from the Emperor no matter what. If you have to go to Gnome’s Home, then you have to go. If you have to assist Mistress then that’s what you’ll have to do. Doesn’t mean you have to like it though.
You get on your horse and make your way to Gnome’s Home. On your way you think about how you’re going to handle the situation if you have to assist Mistress. Then you realize that the time has come.
You’re going to kill the bitch. This has been a long time coming anyway. You aren’t sure if you’re just going to attack her if you see her or if you’ll do something a little more subtle, but one thing is certain, she’s going to be dead by the time you leave that gnome murder factory.
When you arrive at Gnome’s Home the outside looks about the same the last time you were here and when you’re let inside the gates, it smells about the same as well. Probably even a little bit worse.
You step inside and see a lot less living gnomes and lot more dead ones. A few pathetic examples lay half dead outside their dwellings covered in their own filth. Whatever attempts at keeping this place slightly clean have long since stopped. The entire place is disgusting and you feel like you’re going to catch something just standing here.
“Hey, I heard you were coming, welcome back!” you hear a voice shout. It’s Kane. He’s a bit unkept and wild looking, but still friendly. You notice he doesn’t have his ogre friends with him any more.
“Hello Kane. You’re looking…well.”
“Thanks. I’ve been feeling well. Been keeping very busy what with all the gnome killing and all. As you can see, we’re almost finished. Figured we’d speed up the process by cutting back on the clean up portion, I mean this whole place is going to be shut down after we kill ‘em all anyway. I’ll be sort of sad to see it go, but nothing lasts forever right?”
“Right, so my assignment was to assist in something?”
“Oh yes, sorry. I don’t get to talk to many people nowadays. Anyway Mistress is waiting for you down in the soul obliteration chamber. I’m not actually sure if that’s what it’s called, but given what happens there, seems as good a name as any.”
You thank Kane and make your way to where Mistress is located. Along the way you see the usual piles of bodies being tossed into the large furnaces by bored guards. When you get down to the chamber you see that Mistress is already in the process of preparation. You see more jars containing souls than you did last time and that gives you the idea of how to kill her.
“Hey lover, you’re here right on time.” She remarks.
“Yeah, let’s just get this over with.” You say.
“Well, I’m certainly glad you didn’t feel that way during our last encounter.”
“You tricked me during that last encounter!”
“True, but didn’t it feel so good? Besides its not like anyone knows so what’s the harm?”
“You know what? I’m tired of fighting it, maybe you’re right.” You answer.
Mistress is a bit surprised to hear you say that.
“Er…of course I am! I’ve always had your best interest in mind. That’s what I’ve always been telling you.”
“And I think I finally realize it after all these years. I mean you were the one who practically taught me everything I know. Who would know better for me than you?” you say and walk over to Mistress.
You grab Mistress around the waist and give her a passionate kiss. All part of the act of course and part of you hates it, but the other part is definitely getting excited.
Afterwards Mistress looks at you with a glee that you’ve only really seen when she’s torturing someone. (Which was usually you).
“Okay, down boy, we’ve still got business to take care of here. Glad to see you’re finally seeing things how they really are though. After this bit of business perhaps we can talk more about the future. Our future.”
“Looking forward to it.” You say and slap her on her ass before taking your position on the circle line.
Mistress goes on to tell you that the process will be just like before, but will require even more focus than last time. She says one of the reasons why she wanted your help this time (Other than wanting to see you again) was because she wants to dispose of more gnome souls than usual. She says that while she enjoyed the torture, suffering and extermination of an entire race she absolutely hates the smell and general dirtiness of the place and the sooner she’s out of here the better.
Your plan is simple. You’re going to sabotage the ritual. You’re fairly certain the gnome souls will try to convince you to do it like they did last time anyway.
Mistress begins chanting and soon the spell begins to take effect. You begin to hear the whispers of gnome souls in your head. More than last time and saying the exact same thing.
“Break the circle! Save us! Kill the svelk! Save us from oblivion!” you hear and you begin to do just that and stop focusing your energy towards Mistress. She of course realizes what you’re doing, but doesn’t say anything, instead she just shuts her eyes as if to concentrate harder.
You decide a blade through her body should really take her off her game plan, since she’s either going to have to stop you which will expose her mind to the vengeful souls or not stop you and get stabbed which will have the same effect.
You draw your sword and then suddenly your own mind shield is completely shattered and multiple souls assault your mind. The pain is excruciating and you collapse on the floor and begin convulsing.
“Did you really think I couldn’t see through your charade?” Mistress shouts as your mind continues to be destroyed by the gnome souls. You don’t know why they’re not attacking Mistress, but you see why they’re attacking you. You aren’t innocent in all this as far as they’re concerned. Your involvement in the Felkan campaign has probably resulted in most of the gnomes being rounded up and sent to Gnome’s Home in the first place.
For the first time you not only see the horror that has been this place, but you also experience all of it. Your mind can’t take it and neither can your body which begins to lose all control of its functions. You’re leaking all manner of bodily fluids out every possible place you could be leaking from.
Eventually you’re nothing more than an empty shell, but not quite dead. The souls have stopped attacking and Mistress stands over you.
“I really had hoped you were serious, but I just couldn’t take that chance. I reinforced my own mental shield and cast a repulsion spell. Of course the souls have now completely escaped annihilation, but what the hell, that’s the Emperor’s obsession not mine.”
You continue to stare upward and slack jaw in a comatose state.
“(Sigh) I suppose the malicious svelk thing to do, would be to continue to keep you alive in this state for a little while longer, but I think you’re probably too far gone for me to even get any enjoyment out of that. Besides, even I couldn’t do that to you. I’m just a fool for love I guess.”
Mistress kneels down and takes her dagger that she gave you a long time ago and holds it to your throat.
“Well at least I got to kiss you one last time.” She says and ends what remains of your life.
You get on your horse and make your way to Gnome’s Home. On your way you think about how you’re going to handle the situation if you have to assist Mistress. Then you realize that the time has come.
You’re going to kill the bitch. This has been a long time coming anyway. You aren’t sure if you’re just going to attack her if you see her or if you’ll do something a little more subtle, but one thing is certain, she’s going to be dead by the time you leave that gnome murder factory.
When you arrive at Gnome’s Home the outside looks about the same the last time you were here and when you’re let inside the gates, it smells about the same as well. Probably even a little bit worse.
You step inside and see a lot less living gnomes and lot more dead ones. A few pathetic examples lay half dead outside their dwellings covered in their own filth. Whatever attempts at keeping this place slightly clean have long since stopped. The entire place is disgusting and you feel like you’re going to catch something just standing here.
“Hey, I heard you were coming, welcome back!” you hear a voice shout. It’s Kane. He’s a bit unkept and wild looking, but still friendly. You notice he doesn’t have his ogre friends with him any more.
“Hello Kane. You’re looking…well.”
“Thanks. I’ve been feeling well. Been keeping very busy what with all the gnome killing and all. As you can see, we’re almost finished. Figured we’d speed up the process by cutting back on the clean up portion, I mean this whole place is going to be shut down after we kill ‘em all anyway. I’ll be sort of sad to see it go, but nothing lasts forever right?”
“Right, so my assignment was to assist in something?”
“Oh yes, sorry. I don’t get to talk to many people nowadays. Anyway Mistress is waiting for you down in the soul obliteration chamber. I’m not actually sure if that’s what it’s called, but given what happens there, seems as good a name as any.”
You thank Kane and make your way to where Mistress is located. Along the way you see the usual piles of bodies being tossed into the large furnaces by bored guards. When you get down to the chamber you see that Mistress is already in the process of preparation. You see more jars containing souls than you did last time and that gives you the idea of how to kill her.
“Hey lover, you’re here right on time.” She remarks.
“Yeah, let’s just get this over with.” You say.
“Well, I’m certainly glad you didn’t feel that way during our last encounter.”
“You tricked me during that last encounter!”
“True, but didn’t it feel so good? Besides its not like anyone knows so what’s the harm?”
“You know what? I’m tired of fighting it, maybe you’re right.” You answer.
Mistress is a bit surprised to hear you say that.
“Er…of course I am! I’ve always had your best interest in mind. That’s what I’ve always been telling you.”
“And I think I finally realize it after all these years. I mean you were the one who practically taught me everything I know. Who would know better for me than you?” you say and walk over to Mistress.
You grab Mistress around the waist and give her a passionate kiss. All part of the act of course and part of you hates it, but the other part is definitely getting excited.
Afterwards Mistress looks at you with a glee that you’ve only really seen when she’s torturing someone. (Which was usually you).
“Okay, down boy, we’ve still got business to take care of here. Glad to see you’re finally seeing things how they really are though. After this bit of business perhaps we can talk more about the future. Our future.”
“Looking forward to it.” You say and slap her on her ass before taking your position on the circle line.
Mistress goes on to tell you that the process will be just like before, but will require even more focus than last time. She says one of the reasons why she wanted your help this time (Other than wanting to see you again) was because she wants to dispose of more gnome souls than usual. She says that while she enjoyed the torture, suffering and extermination of an entire race she absolutely hates the smell and general dirtiness of the place and the sooner she’s out of here the better.
Your plan is simple. You’re going to sabotage the ritual. You’re fairly certain the gnome souls will try to convince you to do it like they did last time anyway.
Mistress begins chanting and soon the spell begins to take effect. You begin to hear the whispers of gnome souls in your head. More than last time and saying the exact same thing.
“Break the circle! Save us! Kill the svelk! Save us from oblivion!” you hear and you begin to do just that and stop focusing your energy towards Mistress. She of course realizes what you’re doing, but doesn’t say anything, instead she just shuts her eyes as if to concentrate harder.
You decide a blade through her body should really take her off her game plan, since she’s either going to have to stop you which will expose her mind to the vengeful souls or not stop you and get stabbed which will have the same effect.
You draw your sword and then suddenly your own mind shield is completely shattered and multiple souls assault your mind. The pain is excruciating and you collapse on the floor and begin convulsing.
“Did you really think I couldn’t see through your charade?” Mistress shouts as your mind continues to be destroyed by the gnome souls. You don’t know why they’re not attacking Mistress, but you see why they’re attacking you. You aren’t innocent in all this as far as they’re concerned. Your involvement in the Felkan campaign has probably resulted in most of the gnomes being rounded up and sent to Gnome’s Home in the first place.
For the first time you not only see the horror that has been this place, but you also experience all of it. Your mind can’t take it and neither can your body which begins to lose all control of its functions. You’re leaking all manner of bodily fluids out every possible place you could be leaking from.
Eventually you’re nothing more than an empty shell, but not quite dead. The souls have stopped attacking and Mistress stands over you.
“I really had hoped you were serious, but I just couldn’t take that chance. I reinforced my own mental shield and cast a repulsion spell. Of course the souls have now completely escaped annihilation, but what the hell, that’s the Emperor’s obsession not mine.”
You continue to stare upward and slack jaw in a comatose state.
“(Sigh) I suppose the malicious svelk thing to do, would be to continue to keep you alive in this state for a little while longer, but I think you’re probably too far gone for me to even get any enjoyment out of that. Besides, even I couldn’t do that to you. I’m just a fool for love I guess.”
Mistress kneels down and takes her dagger that she gave you a long time ago and holds it to your throat.
“Well at least I got to kiss you one last time.” She says and ends what remains of your life.
