Xos
07-07-07, 07:08 PM
For those who read the following Thread: http://www.althanas.com/world/showthread.php?t=6105
It was not a Dark and Stormy night. Just the opposite, it was a bright Clear day.
Xos had spent the night at a local inn after his defeat yesterday.
He decided to give it one more try. As he walked up to the citadel, the same monk that helped him yesterday spotted him today.
"Back for more?" The monk asked.
"Yes. This time I want a Complex maze like old dusty abandoned Castle chock full of more secret passageways and traps than is really necessary. I want a secret room in the center with a special mirror enchanted with the following properties." Xos said. the two walked towards the Citadel discussing the Arena he desired. He had remembered a passage from the book that brought him here that discussed a special Mirror, called The Mirror of Alternate Truths, and it was a theoretical mirror that lead to a universe where everything was the same, but opposite.
Xos entered the Castle, it was like it was just an extension of the Citadel. At his request, the traps were kept inactive until Xos had an opponent. How embarrassing would it be to die in a trap before an opponent even entered? Fortunately, there was also a well in there somewhere with the power to heal those who drank its waters. As he wandered away from the door, he never noticed it fade away, sealing him in this Arena.
He spent the better part of an hour absentmindedly wandering the castle. He wanted to find and trick an opponent before the Mirror, to see what happened. Better someone else than him. He turned down a hallway that seemed hidden from the main hall. He walked its lengths and turned its corners, and suddenly found himself before a Giant Mirror. He walked up close to it, and saw his reflection. He nearly lost his breakfast. His reflections robes were black, with white symbols, instead of white, with black symbols. But that wasn't the disgusting part, it was the weird Reptilian Human Hybrid staring back with a long forked tongue. He turned to leave, but heard the clicking of Traps activating.
Oh Good, my opponent must have arrived. I'll bring them back to this mirror and shove them into it.
Those were the thoughts that Xos thought, but then he froze, as he heard a reptilian mocking laughter behind him
"heheheheheh. So, your my Mirror Parody? How, disgusting. your too human looking. You almost made me throw up. I think I'll call you Sox." Xos's Mirror said.
Xos slowly turned, the fear evident in his eyes. this was not at all what he had wanted.
"Your lucky, I hear this citadel actually revives its fallen victims. Mine doesn't. Survival of the fittest. I fought the same man you did yesterday. I killed him. I see the fear in your eyes Sox, are you too afraid to go the distance, to do what's necessary for scientific endeavors? Are we going to repeat that second grade incident all over again?" Xos's Mirror asked.
"How did you know about that?" Xos asked.
"surprised? I'm surprised you didn't know more about us. We knew about you, and we've been studying you for a long time now Xos. You, and every other sick pathetic freak that calls this place home. Then again, I can't be too surprised, I mean look at how backwards this world is. they still believe in Magic as the Dominant force, but we know better, don't we?" Xos's Mirror said.
Xos couldn't handle this strange thing anymore. It was Unnatural!
Xos threw a fireball at him, the other countered with another fireball, they met in midair and cancelled each other out.
"Well, that proves that theory. We can't really harm each other, we're too symmetrical, I imagine that will change with time, as we encounter each other more often though." Xos's Mirror said.
This was wrong, somehow things had gotten messed up. He needed help, fast.
He fled, going towards where he thought he remembered the door being.
It is interesting to note, that while Xos turned left, his Mirror turned right.
Xos, the original one, reached where he remembered the door being, but it was gone.
"What's the matter Sox? Can't find the door?" Xos's Mirror asked.
His only hope was the traps because Xos was trapped, trapped in a battle, with himself!
It was not a Dark and Stormy night. Just the opposite, it was a bright Clear day.
Xos had spent the night at a local inn after his defeat yesterday.
He decided to give it one more try. As he walked up to the citadel, the same monk that helped him yesterday spotted him today.
"Back for more?" The monk asked.
"Yes. This time I want a Complex maze like old dusty abandoned Castle chock full of more secret passageways and traps than is really necessary. I want a secret room in the center with a special mirror enchanted with the following properties." Xos said. the two walked towards the Citadel discussing the Arena he desired. He had remembered a passage from the book that brought him here that discussed a special Mirror, called The Mirror of Alternate Truths, and it was a theoretical mirror that lead to a universe where everything was the same, but opposite.
Xos entered the Castle, it was like it was just an extension of the Citadel. At his request, the traps were kept inactive until Xos had an opponent. How embarrassing would it be to die in a trap before an opponent even entered? Fortunately, there was also a well in there somewhere with the power to heal those who drank its waters. As he wandered away from the door, he never noticed it fade away, sealing him in this Arena.
He spent the better part of an hour absentmindedly wandering the castle. He wanted to find and trick an opponent before the Mirror, to see what happened. Better someone else than him. He turned down a hallway that seemed hidden from the main hall. He walked its lengths and turned its corners, and suddenly found himself before a Giant Mirror. He walked up close to it, and saw his reflection. He nearly lost his breakfast. His reflections robes were black, with white symbols, instead of white, with black symbols. But that wasn't the disgusting part, it was the weird Reptilian Human Hybrid staring back with a long forked tongue. He turned to leave, but heard the clicking of Traps activating.
Oh Good, my opponent must have arrived. I'll bring them back to this mirror and shove them into it.
Those were the thoughts that Xos thought, but then he froze, as he heard a reptilian mocking laughter behind him
"heheheheheh. So, your my Mirror Parody? How, disgusting. your too human looking. You almost made me throw up. I think I'll call you Sox." Xos's Mirror said.
Xos slowly turned, the fear evident in his eyes. this was not at all what he had wanted.
"Your lucky, I hear this citadel actually revives its fallen victims. Mine doesn't. Survival of the fittest. I fought the same man you did yesterday. I killed him. I see the fear in your eyes Sox, are you too afraid to go the distance, to do what's necessary for scientific endeavors? Are we going to repeat that second grade incident all over again?" Xos's Mirror asked.
"How did you know about that?" Xos asked.
"surprised? I'm surprised you didn't know more about us. We knew about you, and we've been studying you for a long time now Xos. You, and every other sick pathetic freak that calls this place home. Then again, I can't be too surprised, I mean look at how backwards this world is. they still believe in Magic as the Dominant force, but we know better, don't we?" Xos's Mirror said.
Xos couldn't handle this strange thing anymore. It was Unnatural!
Xos threw a fireball at him, the other countered with another fireball, they met in midair and cancelled each other out.
"Well, that proves that theory. We can't really harm each other, we're too symmetrical, I imagine that will change with time, as we encounter each other more often though." Xos's Mirror said.
This was wrong, somehow things had gotten messed up. He needed help, fast.
He fled, going towards where he thought he remembered the door being.
It is interesting to note, that while Xos turned left, his Mirror turned right.
Xos, the original one, reached where he remembered the door being, but it was gone.
"What's the matter Sox? Can't find the door?" Xos's Mirror asked.
His only hope was the traps because Xos was trapped, trapped in a battle, with himself!