Chapter Six
By Kavnil

Reprinted with permission. All rights reserved.
Added 08/08/2002.

While I was studying human magic, I came across a document of interest to me. It spoke about the power of the Carenzi blood. It seems that the Carenzi have the ability to stay in a sleep-like state for long periods of time while in their burrows. I have already gathered all the other components needed to enchant the amethyst crystal with the spell. This spell will fit nicely with my skills as a life/creature mage. Mizraim the Warrior is taking me to get the blood. We packed light and hunted food along the way. It has been a long journey.

I have used most of my magic supplies just to slow down monsters so we can run past safely to avoid battle. In the land of the Dark Majesty, we are strangers and fear for our lives. We made it to the cave and down to the deepest part. Mizraim has battled fearlessly and with my creature/life skills, we had little trouble. I got the live blood as it flowed from the heart of the Carenzi as the spell required. I combined all the components, said all the enchantments and put it all in a tusker hide sack with the amethyst crystal. It would stay there for three days. Then the ground started to rumble and shake.

Mizraim: "Is this part of the quest?"

Nahsimo: "I don't know, it started as soon as I put the gem in the sack."

Mizraim: "Well, let's get out of here!"

No sooner than we got to the next passage, we ran into a pack of Carenzi.

Mizraim: "Vuln them! Hurry! Vuln them!" Tap! Tap! Tap! From his drum.

Nahsimo: "Something is wrong, I can't cast! My magic isn't working! I'll try my staff!" Wack! Wack! Wack! "Its useless I can't hit them."

Mizraim: "Run! I'll try to hold them off!"

Nahsimo: "But..."

Mizraim: "Go! I can't hold them much longer! I'll run behind you!"

The ground kept shaking harder and harder, I could hardly run. I heard Mizraim behind me running. He was screaming, 'Keep running!' I must have got way ahead of him because I no longer could hear him. I turned into a room with a broken door but it was full of Carenzi, so I kept running. The next room had a door so I ran in and locked it.

It is getting bad. I've been in here for hours and no sign of Mizraim. Once in a while, I hear the Carenzi scratching on the door and the ground continues to shake. Hours have turned into days. No way can I get out of here alive. I try to portal out but for some reason I still can't do any magic. I keep trying every so often. I have lost track of time down here, it's always dark. Something has to give, I'll keep trying to portal out.

Nahsimo: "Shurov Sith!" Fizzle! Tap! Tap! Tap! "Shurov Thipaj!" Fizzle! Tap! Tap! Tap! "Shurov Thiloi!" Fizzle! Tap! Tap! Tap! "Shurov Thiguz!" Fizzle!

Kavnil bangs on the door. Bang! Bang! Bang!

The drumming stops!? Nahsimo listens.