What is Evil ?
Miraja - April 4, 2006
Miraja stood outside the entrance to the ruined city of
Stratholme, confused by what she had just heard from a fellow
Grim. Was everyone in the Grim evil? It sure did not seem so to
Miraja. Sure Abric yells DOOM and you fail often, but evil... It
couldn't be. Dor would have never led her to a new home full of
evil doers. Or would he have, he was... changing towards the end,
before he was expelled.
But it couldn't be, some of the most considerate folk she had
ever meet were Grims. "Hmm maybes dey id playing a tricks on me"
she thought. "Well dey won't tricks me, I'll prove wut gud folk
dey all are" she proclaimed towards the smokey haze hovering over
Stratholme.
[Thrysta]
"Use it...use the Light...save them..." Thrysta murmured to
herself from a corner of the Gallow's End Tavern. Ensconced in a
high-backed chair near the hearth, she stared into the flames,
the murmuring those words over and over.
Her hands twitched, faintly glowing with healing energy...glowing
with the Light. Other Grims moved through and sat throughout the
room, her eyes passing over them as her lips softly continued the
mantra.
The young priestess Chavie scampered through the common room
while cradling a small kitten, her undead form corruscating with
concentrated shadow energy. Thrysta shuddered as the Forsaken
girl passed by, biting back her revulsion from the shadow magics
radiating off her...the filthy, corrupting power of it made her
want to scream, but she kept silent.
Necrosis and Frain sat together in the far corner of the room,
talking quietly. Thrysta could feel hate, deception and lies
radiating off of the elder Forsaken priest. She could not help it
as her lips formed an involuntary snarl and she was forced to
look away to hide it as Necrosis glanced briefly in her
direction. Her hands dug into the arms of her chair, her talons
digging quietly into the wood as her hands pulsed brighter with
pent-up holy energy.
Chavie's shadowform had simply made her nauseous, but her brief
brush with Necrosis' aura had left her almost out of control...it
was like a cancer, a cancer that needed to be purged. She did not
know what evil lied within the undead priest, but the very feel
of it was horrifying to her.
Thrysta struggled for control, staring into the flames. She tried
to concentrate on the flickering fire, but she could only see one
vision; her three treasures, drawn into that horrifying place,
their eyes pleading with her to bring about their salvation.
"Grow stronger...save them...use the Light...use it...grow
stronger..." she whispered. The thought of saving them gave her
strength...and nothing else mattered to her more than one day
being with them again.
The darkness, corruption and evil around her was staggering, but
it was her gauntlet to run, her pennance to endure, her mission
to complete. She could save her three beautiful birds...
Looking around the room one more time as she rose for the doorway
she realized, perhaps she could do so much more...
[Necrosis]
Necrosis nodded to his giggling bride "Indeed, I have never seen
a paladin run so fast."
Out of the corner of his eye he saw Thrysta look off into the
flames. She had seemed distracted lately, troubled and seemed to
be mumbling to herself.
Turning Necrosis spoke across the room "Hmmm, Sister you seem a
little off. Please let me know if I can be of assistance."
[Thrysta]
Thrysta stopped briefly as Necrosis spoke to her.
"Yes...yes, thank you...I will...keep that in mind..." she said,
barely suppressing a shudder of revulsion at being so near his
wretched aura.
With that, she was out the door of the Gallow's End...out into
the night...still so much to do...to save her treasures.
[Chingaso]
Chingaso walk to door of Gallows end. Chingaso look forward to
time of relax after latest battle. Then Chingaso see Thrysta rush
out of Tavern look distracted.
"Something wrong?" Chingaso ask. Thrysta look at Chingaso like
never see before, and Chingaso see slight recoil. Thrysta hurry
away without word. Chingaso wonder if it because elfs and shortys
blood still dripping from Chingaso trusty swords.
Chingaso shake head and enter Tavern. Chingaso think he not
forget look on Thrysta face too soon.