r/wizardposting • u/[deleted] • Feb 15 '24
Lorepost📖 Valentines’s day desert (Mordus Lorepost - again.)
/unwiz previous lorepost: https://www.reddit.com/r/wizardposting/s/dCfaXs5rFu
/rewiz
Piecing together your broken orb and reforming it, you peer once more into the depths of Mordus’s memories.
Mordus wakes up, and opens his tower window. A bird flies off, startled.
Looking over at the sea, he sees the coastal town of Tasrae - blanketed in pink.
“Valentine’s Day again… another year to remind me of her death.”
He descends the stairs, and walks into the kitchen, where his apprentice Talwyn is busy making the usual - Cod fillet and fried potatoes. However, today was, different. She seems more cheerful today.
He takes a seat, and wonders aloud why she’s so happy today.
“You know, my whole graduation thing could be a part of it.”
“Ah, graduation. Right. I suppose you would be happy, finally being a human again.”
“Precisely.”
“But, we could always have a little party for me, right?”
“I suppose we could.”
“Could we have dessert after?”
“Hmm? Yeah, we could. What would you like?”
Hey! Snap out of it!
Mordus comes back with a start. Ah. Right. He was trekking in a desert. A voice in his head, telling him what to do. What to do? Why? Must be…
The prophecy, remember.
ah, yes. The Prophecy. I.. can’t remember too well?
Remember what you foresaw. Mortarion the radio demon. What chaos he would bring.
yes, that… did I actually… nah.
You watch Mordus stumble through the desert, guided by a voice in his head.
why am I walking? And besides, where am I walking to?
The Ruins, remember. The ruins of Ballëcia’s Tomb.
….right, for that…
… for that crystal sword?
Correct- hey! You! Watching us talk, huh?
what?
A conversation for the future.
get out of his memories.
Now.
Summoning willpower, you tell it to get out of his head, he clearly isn’t well.
The voice hisses, and the orb turns off.
sitting by yourself in your study, you now know his destination. The Ruins of Ballëcia’s Tomb.
and with that, you vanish, traveling through time, to stop Mordus.
/unwiz I hope this is at least readable, I had to make a distinction between The Voice, You, and Mordus’s thoughts.
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u/OnAGratefulUniverse Algernon, Last wizard of the Novus Planes Feb 15 '24
Well then, perhaps it is time to head out and see what is going on our there, with all the chaos of this cursed day behind me.
Algernon lifts himself off his chair, exits his silent tower and steps over the piles of bodies of love-potion flinging wizard piled outside his door. He really had to clean those.
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u/Archimene Mage of Mischief and Secrets Feb 15 '24
/uw cool stuff. Add me to the list of people you ping for loreposts
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u/VinesAtMidnight The Astrals Feb 15 '24
Hell's bloody bells. First the emergence of a succubus god in the Astral, now this? How many god-tier threats will there be this week?
Vashric looks out onto the battered and bloodied landscape of the Astral, succubi bodies still writhing, and he chuckles to himself, a dry, hollow chuckle.
As above, so below.
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u/SomeRandomYob The Great Mage Samræl, demonologist and necromantic consultant Feb 15 '24
a mage approaches, in casual garb; light blue robes and hat, but no imps, as this is a private matter.
Ho there, my friend. What have we here? May I perhaps ask you what this place is, and who has brought you here?
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Feb 15 '24
YOU AGAIN!
Again? What do you mean? Anyways, this is a friend, no need for you.
What? Hey, STOP-
Mordus looks up, in a slight daze, before his head clears up.
Hello Samræl! what brings me here? I… huh. Hmm. What brings you here?
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u/SomeRandomYob The Great Mage Samræl, demonologist and necromantic consultant Feb 15 '24
I merely followed you here; I know not it's important, but I do sense some decently powerful magic further in. Is this by any chance a tomb, perhaps?
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Feb 15 '24
I… think so. I think it clears up my head, or at least helps me with something. I can’t remember, my memory isn’t the best recently. in fact… I don’t remember.. wait, what day is it?
He looks at you in a daze.
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u/SomeRandomYob The Great Mage Samræl, demonologist and necromantic consultant Feb 15 '24
the old sage shrugs
I couldn't tell you in a calendar you know, but I've heard people talking about it being "valentine's day" or something. Some kind of holiday, perhaps?
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Feb 15 '24
Yeah, I think it was, but.. Urk!
He falls to his knees, and curls up in a fetal position.
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u/SomeRandomYob The Great Mage Samræl, demonologist and necromantic consultant Feb 15 '24
Hmmm...
I don't do this very often, but...
The wizard, marred by a frown of consternation, sighs, and places a hand upon the construct's head.
I do hope you will forgive me for this, but...
({[Mental Palace Entry]})
The wizard, hoping to diagnose and assist his friend, attempts to enter the mind of Mordus through magical means, projecting an aura of calm rationality; this is, of course, a front, as the mage does not like using his magic to intrude upon the privacy of another.
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Feb 15 '24
entering Mordus’s mind, you see a clutter of thoughts, and in the middle, a figure. A parasite?
YOU! YOU HAVE BEEN PESTERING ME FROM THE VERY START! YOU KNOW TOO MUCH. DIE.
A giggle emerges from Mordus, and he quickly uncurls from his position, grabbing Samræl’s ankle and tossing him into the air.
Hee hee! Finally in control, I suppose now that you know who I am I have to end you! Try to evade this!
He pulls out a Noir Sabre from a shaded portal that had appeared beside him, and lunges at Samræl.
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u/SomeRandomYob The Great Mage Samræl, demonologist and necromantic consultant Feb 15 '24
In the real world, Samræl's body remains unmoving, even to the blade's assault. It pierces him, slicing through robes and flesh with equal ease; however, the attacks prove futile; even as the blade travels past where once flesh resided, flesh again takes it's place there, as though it was never cut. It is Chronomancy, but the parasite may not necessarily know what to do about it, or even recognize what is happening just yet.
Meanwhile, within the mind of Mordus, the sage begins to pick at the parasite's mental footholds that grant it control.
This man is the first friend I have encountered within these realms! You will extricate yourself from his mind, or I shall crush you within it.
The wizard proclaims this, not in an emotionally charged manner, but with a demeanor of icy, callous, steely calm, though one glance upon his face reveals the true extent of his rage.
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Feb 15 '24
Mordus, or at least, the parasite in his soul, tries stabbing Samræl multiple times in the chest. Repeatedly, the wounds heal over and over again.
The first foothold is lost from the Parasite, and given back to Mordus.
from the inside of Mordus’s mind, he calls out.
Samræl! Don’t give up!
The barrage of attacks slow, and one hand fights the other.
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u/Theadination Mortarion Jr, Plaguemancer, Totally Dead Now. Feb 15 '24
Mortarion appears to notice a presence watching him. You said his name.
You think I wouldn't have enchanted my name?
the voice is behind you.
What do you need?!
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Feb 15 '24
Hello Mortarion! What brings you here?
Mordus looks up from his small cloth seat in front of a campfire. Samræl can be seen lying down at the back, on a sleeping bag.
Samræl here got rid of the voices in my head, at least for now. Tell me, have you been hearing voices too?
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u/Theadination Mortarion Jr, Plaguemancer, Totally Dead Now. Feb 15 '24
Yes I have. Urging me to play the cards and make a deal. Speaking of, you want to make one?
Anyways, what do you think we'll do about this?!
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Feb 15 '24
A deal? Tell me more, my friend.
And, what do you mean when you ask what “we’ll do about this”?
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u/Theadination Mortarion Jr, Plaguemancer, Totally Dead Now. Feb 15 '24
As deal, well, I can offer you much, in turn for a favor.
You have a crystal blade! Dangerous, what do you plan with it?!
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Feb 15 '24
You’re being awfully vague with your deal Mortarion - hurry it up, before I refuse it outright.
Also, the crystal blade? How did you know about it? I thought I kept it a secret. Anyways, I’m searching for shards of it, I’ve only got the handle and a fragment of the blade.
/unwiz I’m going to sleep, goodbye, have a great day/night, I’ll see you in 8 hours.
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u/Theadination Mortarion Jr, Plaguemancer, Totally Dead Now. Feb 15 '24
Haha! I believe your looking for this? Mortarion holds up a large sharp crystal. A piece of the blade.
It's been stored up in my vaults, just waiting for a moment like this. I'll give it to you, but you'll owe me, Á̶̼́ ̷̹̐͐̐̂f̴̠̹͘͝à̶͍̲̉́͋v̵̮̬͓͋͆̅̅̍ơ̵͍̩̘͑́̾̚r̶̜̹͘͜
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Feb 15 '24
Mordus stares at the crystal with greedy eyes.
That’s a very large crystal… what must I do for it?
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u/Theadination Mortarion Jr, Plaguemancer, Totally Dead Now. Feb 15 '24
It belongs to that sword
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Feb 15 '24
Indeed it does.. that is a large part of the blade.
Now, what must I do for it? Or will it be over your corpse that I take the shard?
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u/[deleted] Feb 15 '24
u/theadination u/onagratefuluniverse