Overlord Thraka

The Room

*The Wood Elf nods*
Wood Elf: Yes... She needs healing... But we've no supplies to do that here... Where are you taking her?
*The other Slaves look at Karma in mild awe*
Slave1: You freed us...
Slave2: Like before!
Slave3: Quick! We must be off! We must find safety!
Slave4: There is no safety from him! I'm staying here, so that I don't suffer like she did.
*The 4th slave points to Mergoux with a finger trembling in fear*

*Iris weeps, heartbroken over Hanna's death*
*She holds Hanna tightly to her, sobbing openly*

The Room

*In the main room, there are now about a dozen slave girls of various races and ethnic backgrounds. A Wood Elf woman steps towards Karma as she enters the room then pauses and gasps at the sight of Mergoux*
Wood Elf: M'lady! M'lady! We need to thank- Is that... her? The Butcher?
*The other former slaves press forwards, some cautious, others afraid, but most curious*

The Room

*Iris keeps trying to revive Hanna for over 10 minutes before breaking down completely and sobbing heartbrokenly next to the bed*
Iris: Why Hanna....?! Why?!

*Mergoux doesn't respond, again, unconscious*

The Room

*The path chosen by Karma leads down, down, down, several winding flights of carved stone steps. The air grows colder and colder until Karma would be able to see her own breath. The lights are fewer and farther between. At the bottom of the stairs is a large room with a number of cells set against the walls all around. Only two of the cells have occupants. One, a rather large looking rat, and other other the crumpled form of Mergoux. She's been stripped and chained, not to the wall, but to the bars of the cage, to prevent her from hiding in the corners and out of reach. She's been badly beaten, her body covered in bruises. gashes and burns from what the WereTigers have done to her. Some of her tattoos are almost invisible against the dark bruising covering much of her legs and her face is barely recognizable, nose broken, both eyes blackened and a long gash down the right side of her face*
*She lies in the cell, breathing shallowly and obviously unconscious*

*Iris stands in the doorway, utterly in shock before she screams*
Iris: HANNA! NOOOOO!!!
*She races to Hanna's side, and with her new claws, slices the crude rope holding her up. She pulls her down and lays her on the bed, hot tears streaming from her eyes*
Iris: No baby please don't do this... Please..
*She starts preforming CPR, trying to bring Hanna back*

*Horus sighs*
Horus: Iris is my wife, she had some... troubles... She's resting now but I should go and tend to her soon

The Room

*Tiaz grins to himself*
Tiaz: Excellent. Perhaps we may meet again Devil, when I am prepared to send you back to hell.
*He limps towards the cave entrance, then, almost as an afterthought, limps over to his children and gently lifts them up and over his shoulder to carry them*
*He looks back at Karma in hatred*
Tiaz: No... no there is no perhaps about it. I will seek retribution for this.
*He limps off and out of the cave towards the woods*

*Iris enters Hanna's room*

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*