Overlord Thraka

The Room

*Tiaz growls in anger*
Tiaz: You again! Why do you trouble me so!?
*He weighs his options, knowing that he really can't take Karma on without preparation, which he doesn't have, but also not wanting to abandon his home and let Karma take Mergoux and his slaves away from him*
*He quickly comes to a decision however*
Tiaz: Know this... devil. It is in my power to bring this place crashing down upon us, killing all within. Would you sacrifice those 'innocents' and yourself just to kill me?
*He growls in defeat and spits the words 'devil' and innocent in utter disgust*
Tiaz: Let me leave... and you can 'free' those here. Take them with you where ever it is you scum like to go.

The Room

*The girl's eyes go wide before she falls forwards, splaying across her brother's body*
*The clacking comes to a halt when Tiaz enters the room and spots his children's bodies. His face becomes grim and drawn tight in anger and grief
Tiaz:... Who is there? Show yourself and I shall only extend your life 3 days instead of 3 years of agony...

The Room

*The woman nods and scampers back into the arch she came from just as the sister enters the room.*
*The sister is clad much like her brother, breeches and a belt, except she also wears several pieces of jewelry, tribal necklaces and several golden earrings*
Sister: Brota? Duun-! BROTA!
*She runs to the side of her brother just as the light fades from is eyes*
*She's sobbing as she shifts back to her human form and holds her brother's head in her lap, weeping. She's got a rather pretty face and body, with long red hair falling down her back in a tribal plait style*

*A click-click-thunk noise can be heard from the same passage she came from*
Tiaz: Taboo!? Joak ik shaza? (Taboo!? What is going on!?)

The Room

*Togan gurgles as blood spills onto the pillows. With his final bit of strength he aims to do a clapper on Karma's head as hard as he can*
*There's a clatter of metal dishes from behind Karma. A scantily-clad serving girl stands in the arch of one of the passages, a look of absolute horror across her face. She's dropped another serving of meats and wine across the carpets and is frozen in shock and terror*

*The screaming stops and there's a click-clack of claws against stone coming from the other passage*
Sister: Brota! Nu ik duun sola! (Brother! It is your turn!)

The Room

*Togan would howl in pain if he could as his leg is badly slashed, but with the fact that it's transformed more into a tiger's leg, the artery isn't in it's usual spot. With nearly the last of his strength he grips the arm(s) choking him and pulls in opposite directions, attempting to snap it(them) or just force them off*

*More screaming and giggling from the other rooms*

The Room

*The man's eyes shoot open and he growls, then begins to change as he pushes against Karma. He grows exponentially, easily tripling in size as orange and black fur sprouts along his body*
*Suddenly his eyes fill with panic as he realizes that transforming has only increased the pressure on his throat*
*He gurgles weakly and fights as hard as he can*

*From of the crevasses in the wall comes a scream of agony and a number of high pitched giggles*

The Room

*Around the bend is a rather lavishly decorated room with large Persian rugs strewn over the rocky floor, piles of rich purple pillows and at one end a ornate thrown, carved from the rock itself. The room is lit not by torches, but by what appear to be several miniature suns, about 2 inches in diameter, that give the place a rich tone of soft golden light. They float up against the high ceiling, but give off more than enough light. The scent of incense is strong about the place and there's almost a thin haze of smoke floating in the air. Against one side of the circular chamber are two openings leading further into the cave system*
*On a pile of pillows rests a young, powerfully built man, wearing little more than breeches and a belt to keep them up. He's snoring loudly and several empty golden plates of food lie about him, along with a large half-empty jug of wine.*

The Room

*Horus nods*
Horus: Aye. I'd be happy to help.
*He looks pained at the mention of his running away*
Horus: I.. need a weapon... But I didn't run out of fear... Iris needed me..
*He sighs and sits down, then grabs himself a bottle of rum and chugs it in one.*

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*The trail eventually leads to a cave, set into the side of a mountain. There are numerous paw-prints around the cave but no human footprints or bootprints. The cave curves slowly so that Karma might only see a few yards down it before losing sight, but a faint glow comes from inside.*

The Room

*Xan limps over to a sofa and passes out*

*At first Mergoux's trail is just heavy bootprints, but then there's signs of a struggle. On the ground are random bits of Mergoux's armor, a large number of crossbow bolts having spilled from their quiver and a great deal of blood. Onwards towards the mountains leads a bloody trail of someone obviously being dragged*

The Room

*Horus rolls his eyes but chuckles*
Horus: Please, John. I've been aiding humans for millennia, why should I not aide your cause?

*Xan's mouth waters at the steak. She uses a chair much like a old person's walker and cooks a large deal of meat like Nonac did.*
*She then digs into the meat with little noises of enjoyment as she feasts*

*Depending on where Jillian is she might see spatters of old blood or something from when Mergoux was dragged off*