"Ah, I see. Maybe I shouldn't stand around for five minutes, I miss out a lot." Niran paused "Unless I'm needed here I'll just go look for something to do." He told Megil waiting for an answer.

"Well what we were planning has been foiled, by the group behind the door. We could still split up and see what other interesting things we can find in this ruin. Niran, you and Celia can go search together down that hall way, and Konrad, Otik, and I will searching down this hallway

"Uh, sure." Niran said glancing at Celia, was this a good idea?

(OOC: Oh and about the sword Lone Wolf was talking about earlier, Niran has an ebony longsword to go along with his boots.)

Celia glanced at Niran, an eyebrow raised. She was quiet for a moment, then she turned to Megil and shrugged. "All right, but where should we meet up?"

"well how 'bout me meet up in the main enterance."

"Er, which main enterance? There seems to be alot of passageways here... Oh, you mean the main door?" Celia asked, glancing around at the maze-like passages.

Megil seeing Celia's wary look at all the passageways picked up a pebble, and cast an echantment on it,

"Pa y payluh"

He then walked up to the main entrance and droopped it on the ground

"There just get your mind atuned to the Magic on the surface and it will act as a beacon to the entrance."

Celia smiled, now somewhat assured. "All right, I guess we should start our search right now?" She asked, starting to walk in the direction Megil told her to go.

(OOC: Yay! I finished my math work early!)

Niran caught up with Celia and walked beside her, staying silent.

Megil looked down several hallways before deciding on one.

"Let's go down this one," he said before he began to walk down the hallway.

It had been a little while now, and the passage way seemed to just keep going, with all these strange turns.

This isn't very interesting at all.

Eventually they wandered upon a number of new halls.

"Which one are we going to search?"

Celia glanced at each of the hallways. She spun several times, then stopped when she got dizzy. She pointed to the nearest hallway facing her. "Let's go that way." She walked ahead without hesitating. It was a long and somewhat dark hallway, but at the end of the hallway there was a few torches lit, brightening a large room.

Celia stepped in and glanced curiously at a tall, feminine statue located in the middle. Celia tilted her head. "That statue looks familiar..." Is it Azura or another god?

Niran grinned when Celia started spinning

Well, that was certainly strange.

He followed immediately after her, when she chose the hall.

"Not to me, it doesn't," Niran said, gazing at the statue, confused.

Otik conrinued walking down the tunnle looking at the walls and following Megil ad Konrad. "sooooo what exactially are we looking for? a bone? a door? or are we looking for a person"

stupid ruins, why can't be just blow them all up, they give me the creeps

At that moment Otik slipped on a the floor and landed on the floor.

oww

"Well i'm not sure, just anything that looks....different," replied Megil.

He heard a thud and turned around to see Otik lying on the floor. Megil began to laugh.

"Watch your step, it's damp down here"

"grrr really thanks for the warning." Otik got up.

"well i've only been in one of these things and that was in the one by Khuul so I don't know whats doffrent and whats not."

"Hmm neither do I" walking further into the shrine.

Seeing nothing he wondered if there were hidden doors. he went up to the wall and began tapping it with his fist, while slowly walking.

"Hmm ....nop....nop....nop..."

thud, thud

"Hmm there's something behind this wall"

OOC: there now you can hear us minque -_-

The four people sitting in the artefact-chamber, Serene, sedrane, Jonacin and Sinnamu were just contemplating over the recent events, the glowing sword lying on an altar in the middle of the room. Then suddenly they heart a thud against the door, also voices from outside.

Serene looked up...

"Megil? Otik? " did you hear that Jonacin? It must be them.....I wonder where they went .....shall we let them in? I wonder if Niran is still with them.....

She rose to her feet and walked towards the door..

I swear I'll never hurt an innocent creature again...never... , Anthanes thought. The half-dunmer slowly got up and dispelled the magic lock on the door, then refreshed his invisibility spell. Grinning invisibly, he muttered in daedric. "V'laash segharo, jekhovahn." The magic of his Detect Humanoid spell led him towards Megil and Otik, and he stood behind them invisibly, just far enough for them to be unable to sense him.

Serene opened the door, saw Megil, Otik...and ....something else....someting shadowy...
she shrugged

"Enter please she said stepping backwards, the sword glowing eerie in her left hand...

Megil stood back as the stone pulled away. He saw Serene and in her hand a sword. He knew it was the one he'd been sensing all along, as he walked in he took some time to examine its flawless surface.

"Did we interrupt something, if so I apologize"

Megil then walked over and sat down by the others.

(ooc: I thought konrad was with us to?)

"hello, long time no see" Otik entered slowly eyeing the sword with great intrest, and then leanned up against a pillar.

Anthanes followed them silently, eyeing the sword.

Ohh, shiny...Must be powerful. Very powerful indeed..hm. Just in case...get the hell out of my thoughts.

[ooc: I thought the sword was on the altar, btw]

Osano awoke from a shallow sleep at the sounds of voices. He looked around the room he was resting in to see that everyone had left it. He stood up slowly and quietly and chose a hallway to begin searching for the others. Osano walked up and down several hallways until he started to hear people. He began to walk lightly so he could overhear the talking...

OOC: yup it was originally but Serene took it when she opened the door..just in case, and ok now she was inside your head Anthanes...but she didn´t do anything...naturally Anthanes felt that...

Sit down please!, let´s drink something...
Sinnamu silently arrived from a dark corner of the chamber where she had got some bottles of flin...

Konrad walked in after Megil, and seated himself. "Hmmm, so this is that aura. What are you doing with it?" he asked Serne, tapping his foot lightly.

Anthanes scowled invisibly. Get out of my head!

A grin appeared on the battlemage's face as he came up with a creative and rather humorous idea. The battlemage focused his thoughts on unclad females of various races, something which he believed would suffice to make any female stop looking into his thoughts.

Serene suddenly jumped...looking somewhat behind the others....

Please....I will you no harm...i´m leaving...ahhhh

Anthanes grinned a bit to himself as he felt Serene leaving his mind.

Sweet victory...and stay out!

Serene felt an upcoming rage....Anthanes was there thus invisible......she planned a way to make him visible to the others......but she thoroughly blocked her own thoughts.....veeery thoroughly

Anthanes continued absently thinking about unclad females, both as a safeguard and because he liked doing so, as he watched the scene.

Konrad waited from an answer from Serene, pacing up and down the small room, his fingers travelling over the dry bricks of the crumbling wall.

Celia was kneeling, inspecting around the statue's feet for any sort of treasure or artifacts, when she heard mumbling of people. She glanced around, but no one was there. Perhaps further down in the chambers?

Suddenly, she thought she heard Megil's voice as well as Serene's and immediately stood up. As she stood up, her fingers scraped the edge of the statue. A slight glow emmitted from her fingers for a quick moment, but Celia did not notice. She was intent on finding where the voices were coming from. The glow faded softly and disappeared as Celia turned her face to Niran.

"I think I hear Serene and Megil... Perhaps they have found the artifact..." She pointed in the direction of the soft talking. "This way, I think..."

Konrad! Serene turned to the young man, I´m going to let one of you take custody of this sword, it has been nothing but a nuiscance for the Ahemmusa and the wise woman wants it no more....but you need to be worthy of it.......to get it

"Well you can count me out," Megil said before taking a sip of the flin he had been offered.

"I have no use for a blade, especially one as cursed as that one is"

Hmm...Konrad? He isn't greatly skilled...And a bit brash. Heh, coming to think of it, who isn't?

Snapping his fingers, Anthanes appeared out of thin air, smirking slightly.

"Why not to let me use the sword? Oh, I know, it's because you have something against me because the person I used to be killed some of your friends, for which every fool would realize I am..." ...Anthanes sighed, once again feeling the burden of guilt. He grabbed some flin and poured it down his throat.

Anthanes all of a sudden appeared and without thinking Otik sent an arrow though the man's leg. "What!?? were'd you come from!!"

Konrad turned suddenly, then bowed to Serene and the other Ashlanders. "It..It would be an honour. But...how do I become worthy if I am not now?" he asked, his eyes darting from Serne to the ashlanders to the sword.

Oh...I really don´t know Serene said slowly, that is something you have to think about and go deep inside yourself to reveal who you really are and what your expectations are....

She held the sword high above her head.....it is a sword cursed by Azura....


Oh if only i could trust Anthanes, he´s really one of the most worthy........yikes, he must have read this...

Anthanes scowls as he looks at the arrow protruding from his leg.

"Damnit. I was USING that leg, mind you. Go shoot your own leg."

Gritting his teeth and downing more flin against the pain, he continued

"Isn't anything that comes from Azura a curse? With all due respect to Konrad, perhaps the sword should belong with someone who can wield it with the skill such a weapon deserves."

Megil glanced at Anthanes as he appeared in the room. then to his surprise, watched as Otik shot him in the leg. Megil rolled his eyes.

"Why would you go shooting him for. you should be more cautious about where you shoot that thing."

He then turned his attention back to the sword, konrad, and the others.

"Perhaps it should not go to Konrad, The thing is afterall cursed. If I am to assume correctly it would take one of great strength and knowledge to overcome the damaging effects of the blade. Though I hardly consider Anthanes a worthy candidate, or Niran for that matter, and Otik well look at what he just did, I doubt he could use the sword properly and would probably end up accidently slicing someone in two.. Speaking of Niran, where are he and Celia"

with that he sat back and let the others debate the matter of the sword.

OOC: be back got to finish adding the colorwash to the door.

Niran came running into the room, pulling Celia by the arm behind him he said

"Right here," giving an annoyed glare to Megil, he stopped and took a deep breath, still holding Celia's arm.

"If I may make a suggestion," Niran said, and he let go of Celia, stepping behind her.

(OOC: I think it would be interesting if Celia got it. )

Konrad watched the ragged entrance of Niran, then stared at Celia.

She is not worthy of it! She is healer anyway, not a fighter.

"Ludicrous!" he told Niran. "I think it should go to Sel! We should take it back to camp for him."

Anthanes smirked thoughtfully.

"Hmm...I do not believe that Celia has any need of a sword, or any weapon for that matter, and Sel'd most likely say that it'd belong with someone else. That leaves a few choices..."

Am I starting to sound selfish? I don't want to be selfish...though I really think I should have that sword, if only Serene'd trust me enough...Heh, getting her out of my mind whilst she screamed - in her thoughts anyway was vengeance enough. Humiliation's better than dead, heh.

Serene didn´t know what to do....the enchantment of the sword was massive, massive ice-storm..so to say....when used it immediately got the victim totally deep frozen....

Really she wanted Jonacin to have it, he was by far the most worthy one...or maybe Sel also would have been a good choice

Thus she knew Anthanes badly wanted it.....

(OOC: If it interferes I'll edit.)

Niran whistled loudly to focus the attention on Celia again,

"Listen everyone, why would you need a sword. For only one reason of course, to kill others. I suggest we put the sword in the hands of someone who cannot use it."

(OOC: Now, what exactly does it's enchantment do? Otherwise Niran won't be making any sense if it's just another normal sword.)

OOC: nevermind it's to hot were i'm on the pc I might get on the comp later but not likely. sorry for doing this bye.

Anthanes sneered. Although the battlemage has lost his coldness and cruelty, his acid tongue remained.

"Odd that -you- are the one with objections to killing... I wonder if we're going to make use of the sword to help slay Arcyakt and whomever happens to be on his side, or if we're going to keep it around as decoration."

"Shutup Anthanes, at least I did not murder a bunch of innocent women and children." Niran spat angrily, his hand going to the hilt of his sword.

Anthanes rolled his eyes. "That was the previous Anthanes. I thought you understood this."

I bet that she'll hand it to her pet warrior, even while he doesn't need any material swords and is unstoppable regardless of what he's using. I hate favoritism.