One madness at an end

(This is a character related post detailing the last adventure of our Alternate characters. This post is from the perspective of Erik the Mad, or Erik the Damned. Also known as Zeriveth.)

Well, it came to an end. No ranting or raving today. Unfortunately the play is over, and too soon have the pawns of my life fallen out of sight. From the old library we made a hasty departure to Caran Has, and from there to the lost island. It was Lorelle who had the most maddening of visions, a vision that saw both into the future, and into the past. It angers me that I may never know my destiny, and mostly i blame the half elf bard. He kept us in the dark, all of us. We drew close to the truth as we came across the old ruins on the island. The island was guarded, but not well enough, all enemies that came before us were destroyed or driven back. It was baerd that stopped us, all of us i should say, for he stopped me just as surely as he chopped off Lorrelle's head and gutted Ania. He stumbled from within the great doors of some old ruin. He was smoldering as if from being recently attacked, and there were markings on him, the same markings that were on me the day Erik died and i was born. In the end we brought the mad dwarf down, my spell of pure chaos screaming into his mind until he collapsed. Ania and Gorum did there part, but Gorum was brought down by my magic, for as i tried to remove the magic seal on baerd I gathered too much energy and unleashed a torrent of force that sent the great goliath flailing over the side. I cant say i'll miss him much. After that Ania was cut down, although powerful, her resilience simply wasnt as great as the dwarf's strength. After she fell I used my magic and relied on Frosts magic to kill the dwarf. Frost himself was nearly killed in the process, but he managed to cling on to life. I had wondered about killing him off in his weakened state, I think setting him on fire would have been a fitting end to one with his name, but I decided against it. I convinced him that we should leave, spinning him some tale about how It wasnt my fight and that my only ties to the troupe were severed. There was at least some truth in those lies. I honestly just needed a way back. With the chaos that makes up my mind, its hard for me see things clearly, or to notice things, in this case directions. His convictions are like water, ever changing currents. It was an easy sell, and we were off. Ania, I had so wanted to kill frost and take her off the island. I believe my destiny is with her somehow. She made me after all, and i feel a connection to her, even in death. I will see about finding a means to bring her back, but i have heard that her kind are unique in that matter. The others, they dont really matter, they never did. The two scars have never needed lorelle, and never needed us, they have made there own progress, there own destinies, and so i leave them peacefully. Except for baerd of course, but that was an unforseen event. I wonder what i would have found inside those ruins, obviously my destiny is tied to some vision within, but I am not ready to face it. It corrupted baerd completely, destroyed his mind, and it had warped my body and mind once already. I must become more powerful, I must find my own answers. Maybe someday me and Ania will go in to those ruins ourselves. I hear that the deva reincarnate constantly, so I will be looking for her. So, me and erik shall leave now, as dead as the others of our troupe. Lorrelle, you will be missed. You were so close to what it was you wanted. A good heart and a good mind. Gorum, you were strong and full of spirit, but even I in my madness could see that the world had no place for you, and sure enough, it took you out of the cycle. Tuvok, you'r totem truelly does speak to me, a testimate to my madness? I dont think so, its told me things even i dont know. Frost, stay alive. Stay dangerous. You truelly do scare me, and i believe one day you and i may face each other. And Ania. I'm coming for you. Two Scars. I wish you luck, and give you a chance. Maybe someday i can truelly contribute in some meaningful way, but for now i must wander to find my true path, if i even have one.

(And thats that, Next week, the Two Scars have to face whatever it was within those ruins!)