When the Master awoke an hour later he conferred with me concerning first personal business. First we discuss his most recent apprentice Voltana Arcana and how her Grafts were helping the profit margin of Darkholm Emporium’s. Second since he had recently become a Regent of the Darkspire College of Thaun we discussed the faculty and the status of their recruiting methods. Third was the status of projects being worked on by his former loyal apprentices Kal’Rath Alet’tar and Markessa Nogar who were actually currently dividing time between independent research and the Darkspire College of Thaun. Fourth we spoke of the efforts of Am’Irin Alet’tar the Female Drow Elf High Priestess of the Cult of Hecate and her apprentice the Dark Elf Female Yas’De Alet’tar and the considerations she was making on her next apprentice. Fifth dealt with certain obscure income sources which might need to shall we say be put on hold one being the creation of obscure and deadly poisons and the other was the production of rare drugs for a select clientele.
Finally came the discussion I had been waiting for which dealt not with the Assassins who seemed to have recently started to become a confounding problem. Well for the record Mordalfus it seemed was already working on that for it seemed he planned to have Alth his Psi-Crystal make a number of Third Eye Conceal stones which would protect the group on a more permanent basis from being located. He of course already had one of course but then again why would he not he was after all Mordalfus. My Master seemed more concerned that somehow Justice had ended up on the wrong side of the Loyalists. Long story short the Loyalists were in to almost everything and to be honest some of the Masters best and loyal clientele. So there might be an issue but then again my Master had long anticipated such an occurrence which was why he had always remained a silent partner where the Darkholm Emporium’s were concerned even thought it due only due to the Masters vast business savvy that they were doing so well.
Well how to handle that situation I know my Master felt would ride on Kameron’s shoulders once he had reclaimed his name that is and had given up his Ulfgar Dankil identity. It is true my Master still maintained a number of extra identities both male and female of various races as well as many lovers beyond those already mentioned it was not my place to record any information about those dealings at this time. What mattered was that while my Master desired Power he much preferred to be the power behind the throne as opposed to being on the throne. He had once told me once it is better to be the Kingmaker than the King for there was always an Assassin waiting to claim the head of the King. In other words my Master saw Mordalfus as the current King of Justice and he did not mind being the Queen since after all it was she that had all the real power anyway. The trick would be getting the Bishop Kameron to step up and deal with the Assassins with fluid or harsh words as opposed to the blunt finality of the mace and his fangs.
It’s a good thing the Master due to his magic does not need to eat although to be honest he often likes to if among friends or allies. Sort of a tradition of sorts I suppose among most corporeal beings. No sooner had the Master exited his created mansion then Mordalfus was informing him through the link that someone who Ti had been dealing with was in danger from Assassins and we needed to move.
Mordalfus using the link made us aware of what had transpired. It seemed another Assassin who went by the name Elana and who was posing as a Seamstress had perhaps been persuaded by Ti to deal with us had been captured by her allies. At the very moment a Summoner of great powers who was using the name Jossen had allies preparing to use a mind rape spell upon her to use her against Justice. Sadly she had trusted them and had drunk a potion that she believe would help her well it was helping alright right into the hands of Jossen. Interesting Jossen no doubt was a man of renown among certain circles for he wore several tattoos. They ranged from blue water droplets, a green tree, a black skull and even a white sun. He was also in the company of four Water Orcs who seemed to be Warriors or bodyguards. Either way they were with him.
Since the Master had established a magical telepathic bond with his cousin Kameron he contacted him and informed his of the situation and the woman who was being raped and even the warehouse where it was being done. Kameron or Ulfgar along with Eagle started to make their way to the warehouse. Meanwhile the Master and Mordalfus would stay behind to oversee the operation. Alth, Ti, Killerog, Drago, Aria the Fey along with Alth and I would go with them in order to give the Master and Mordalfus the ability to strike from a distance. The Master also sent along Mandy, the Ghoul Vas and Zombie Bart just for added physical and mystical support.
When we had arrived and Ulfgar and Eagle were already at the warehouse and the main reason that the Master had sent Mandy and Vas became apparent for with Vas’s Lifesense and Mandy’s Mindsight they would be able to maintain communication as well as keep an eye on unseen threats. Of course Eagle and Ulfgar had magically buffed themselves and the Master had taken the time to do the same for those of us on the search, destroy and rescue mission. The warehouse was an intricate mix of walls of force and prismatic walls all layered around a forbiddance to offer the most protection to the enemy. Everyone showed up on Mandy’s Mindsight except their leader Jossen so I realized it might take awhile.
We had split our attack with Ulfgar, Eagle, Drago and Aria would stage the front and Mandy, Vas, Bart, Alth, Killerog and I would assault from the rear. Jossen did not hold anything back for along with summoning Formian Queens, Beholders, Nymphs he also had a strike force of elite Water Orc Warriors. My Masters intellect of course proved to be sufficient to outsmart him in the end.
I shall make note there were a few close moments with Drago and even myself but in the end Jossen escaped the Water Orcs were hunted down or killed with the exception of the comely Water Orc with a sad story named Elena who the Master has offered a deal. I should note she along with her companions after seeing the savagery displayed by Justice had chose to risk running through a Prismatic Wall then turn and face well what should I say Justice. She was the only survivor.
It had been a close call for her but I mentioned to the Master since she had been trapped on the Ethereal Plane that perhaps she deserved a chance to become his newest servant otherwise she would end up as a meal for Kameron. For Mordalfus had shown a ruthless side I had never knew existed for while I knew the Master did not plan to let anyone escape he had actually proposed that we track those that had run down. That’s what I call making a statement.
In the end the Master dominated Christine and had his Earth Elemental Servant who had retrieved the unconscious Christine and brought them back to the Safehouse. After making sure that Elena’s senses were contained he eventually brought her back to the Base for further interrogation or seduction. Nine of the Water Orcs items had been claimed nine belts of giant strength plus 6, nine necklaces of unarmed strike and nine masks of flight. For while Nid and Nod who had been performing the rape on Elena had ran they and their clones had been tracked down and they were perhaps dead not all in all a bad days work and the day was still early.
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