Quagzor Chapter 11

And once there was no more light for we had penetrated too deeply to record the sunlight to register upon our eyes, did we discover that my talents would be most beneficial for I did there upon that moment cause a gleam to issue worthwithé from my fingertips and extend endlessly in front of us. At least as endlessly as there was a wall and passage featured at some angular degree from whichforthe my light could not bend round for I was not of that exuberant amount of power beyond might. However, Drasdenofagus was assured that he would not be cast into darkness wherefore his eyes could not see because i did propose and grant unto him a firm degree of commitment to our eternally intertwined collective fates. Unbearable as the musktanky odor from the hallways of this Shodowy Tower do be, we needlessly ventured yonder and with great eagerness up and up each single step till yet we did climb even more flighty flight after flight. But fear not and be neither worried for once we had handled each step and counted them twice as much and at last reached the chamber that was there upon the topmost portion of the tower and we beheld ad wondrous and terrible a sight as e’er could be seen by our more or less human eyes.

The Duke Chapter 2

Orellion’s image descended into the midst of the crowd facing the Duke. Covered in fur clothe that from a bear’s hide no less, with galvanized steel pauldrens about his shoulders and hanging from the specter’s back the fabled Scarlet Cleaver, the great war axe forged by his father, the High God Tal-Renda, from the fires of Mount Hexellar and quenched in the mythical springs of the Tearsore Isles.  And Lord Orellion cast his gaze o’er the multitude and then fixed his gleaming eyes upon the countenance of the Duke.  Undeterred, the Duke bowed in submission and raised his voice unto his King.

“O, my Lord Orellion, Keeper of the Southern Gate of Heav’n, we bid thy grace upon us. What is it you would have us do?”

And Orellion’s lustrous visage flickered with a deep fire that burned them, yea all those where they stood, unable to move for it surrounded and encompassed them completely. He spoke not yet all who stood heard and obeyed, even the Duke did question his orders naught and thusly they descended from the mound and the flowers upon which where scorched black.

Quagzor Chapter 10

X marked the spot well far as I could tell you if you were to see it on a map with your own two eyes, but since my writings are not in such pictographical references I cannot allow you to see the X that did mark the whereabouts of our next destination which was to be held at the looming tower overlooking the great and expansive desert of Gerrib. Now we dare not venture to far to the left or to the right off the pathways walking along to the tower for there were most numerously bandits and landloving pirates stranded in this wasteland too far from the sea to even wonder how that there band of jollyrogers did manage to make a home amongst the sandy dunes. Fortuitously for these robbers and thieves thereof we did not stumble over or upon their sleeping persons in the days and nights of our travels even wance we did surround the tower in many footsteps till lo Drasdenofagus came aponx an ugly misshapen shapely rock that made all the others swoon for her. And with a slight investigation in to the how-to-do open and unlocked the hidden gateway to the netherworld inside the Shodowy Tower.

Quagzor Chapter 9

“Blackmailed, she fell off every mountain! And yoth do comen back to visit upon my own grave the great and tremendous fate of the world do and does hang forever afflicted within and intertwined between you and your own fates combined for no other can do what yoth do ponder!” And he shook his head.

And he continued “Withé everybody that yoth find, them that are here for yoth to be the guided an follow an heed their descriptions ere the break of day lest the Deamon Quagzor cometh forth and rent the world in twain! Yoth and heth both do hold now responsible of and for the ending of this’n’that evil which’n has come uponx this Shodowy Earth. Therefore go yoth both out now and away, for hast I naught already instructed he to heed? Fortytwo and six more days! That was what the ghost hast bade. Hereforto the tyme is come and now it is that must needs be your actions in the tower without speedily delay!”

And before me or myself or Drasdenofagus, now come back from his paralysis, could very much react or further question, both our personages where whisked away as to the spirit and the flesh and did see the dark house nor olde sage, Yemansbecka, again evermore.

Quagzor Chapter 8

Oh for how long I had awaited this encounter I daresay I could not relate to you for the many many moons since we did first cross paths that musky morn with the graying clouds overshadowing the mountain pass of Kathronk, dreadful and dire as it may be, and I report firmly that his gnarled visage has become only more twisted and his burnt grey bread now trailed along the floor as his hunched figure did stutter down each step as he approached the very place wherewithé we stood. Drasdenofagus did step forth, armed mightily with his mighty Cleaver, but as even the old sage’s left pinky toe was uplifted in his general direction a great and terribly oppressive force did overcome my weak willed compainion and he did slump to the floor immobilized and my own fate dwindled in the balance.

                Most fortuitously beyond the meager comprehension of mortal worrywarts I did happen to recall as my memory would permit the olde sage’s most above all else sign of peace and gratitude which he did show unto myself that musky morn on Kathronk Pass, and after applying it to the time as of now it did cause most rapidly his boiling rage of Drasdenofagus to cease and he turned to my with a creaking twisted and shouted as to a whisper a dreadful screech….

Quagzor Chapter 7

Withé a knock knock knock and rappa-tap-tap we did make our presence know to the door of which we stood infront of an momentarily later it did swing open wide and behold the order the spewed upon our noses was quite retched indeed! But our noses adjusted quickly as did our eyes to the dimly darkened and mostly mysterious entrance hall before us as we crossed the portal and entered this abode with whole hearted fright. ‘Twas Drasdenofagus whom first reacted with his sword followed by his mouth foul cursing uponx the wicked evil things thereof that had surrounded us as the mystical door snapped shut cutting out our retreat by most any means. And though the evil was nearily come to smite us goodly wanderers on the head I did cry out mightily with the Ancient Tongué of the Forelearned Monks of Stanspanwa and my voice did split the sky asunder within a vortex of utter annihilation. Thusly there was naught left for us to behold of the wretched evil save the dusky gloom, which verily all of a sudden did brighten unto our eyes most immediately for a light had be lighten in the darkest corners of the upper stairway an gradually made its lonesome way creeping along the walls until later rather than sooner we beheld the source thereof.

Quagzor Chapter 6

Alack the days that poem has rung in my ears and this’n’that questions thereof for so I wondered for the space of many many days, even forty two and six days I did ponder it in my heart as Drasdenofagus and I did venture forthwithe, without so much as an inkling about the meaning or message of the aforementioned quatrain. But verily the thoughts of such things would pass away or so I thought but was proven quite undoubtedly wrong as it came to pass I just mentioned the thoughts of my mind to my brain where unanimously singular in purpose for the discernment of such things that I could not, nor my dearest companion could likewise have determined (him being of far less intellectual property than myself if I do say so myself, and I do). 

                Therefore, so it be know I did know of another. And this other whom I may have mentioned in passing to those who perchance asked of his whereabouts or other such nonsense and I did misdirect them for he did not appreciate visitors hardly at all and the last uninvited guest I know of did find himself to be cast into The Pit of No Despair, But Much Anguish and Relatively Little Chance for Escape, dreadful and imaginable place of fear and woe. As so it would happen though I, unbeknownst to even my subliminal conscious, had mistakenly wandered to the very doorstep to the abode of this other of whom my knowledge was not great, but sufficient enough to realize that in his vast understanding he might aid us on our yet to be determined quest.

Quagzor Chapter 5

Putting the world one foot at a time and such was on such companion which was introduced to me approximately at the time which evil befall us, a’fore we smote it roundabout. Amongst such braverado companions was one Drasdenofagus and forever intertwined our fates became when once his life was threatened by the Grazzerfronz a beast to large to see his five arms yet to small to be construed as a dangerous beast of epic proportions, much less an evil overlord of Death and Doom. And becoming of Powers I controlled I did and do have saved his head from certain and utter destruction upon countless days.

                But as past times have gone and now towards the future we would look discerning not, yet understanding less. As we approached the Walled Gate and wondered upon how we could surmount such great heights without hitherto have built a ladder of great magnitude. No, alas we cried woe and spoke a curse uponx the builders of the walls thereof and to our immediate surprise and delight there did soon appear the apparitions of them whom we had cursed! Their unearthly appearance was a grim reminder of the wicked dreadlord  Kazelf the Presumptuous who presumed to have obtained singular control o’er the forces of death and undeath but to which I proved him otherwisely wrong in the foremost thoughts of his mind.

                Yet this creature before us was mightly weaker than said dreadlord and though ghastly would not betray us with his grim demeanor. He spoke, but not as to the tongues of this earth, thusly I did interpret it thereof to be more or less along the lines of a abysmal riddle from beyond the grave….

Fourty two and six more days till the ship doth pass aways,

Fourty two and six more years, that is when the Quagzor rears,

Fourty two and six more days, this’n’that is what shall stays,

Fourty-two and not one more hour, then ne’er again enter the tower.

Forsooth, his ethereal for did vanish into the midst of the night and we were left with misty eyed wonder.

Quagzor Chapter 4

By and by the days go on, besides anyway as I was sayin putting that behind us I meet my good friend Drasdenofagus, his name was long as was his might Cleaver of Heads (which is believed to me to be very self-explanatory but as stupid was as stupid is, and that is stupid, it shall be explained in his own words the voice of Drasdenofagus:

“Was there I was I was and in two out o’ three days next time is bad cause the guys these don’t wanna be Co-operative as the robbery was turning out successful. But as to woe is me that bad got worse and good did turn to bad a man spoke up ands that I says to him is that the last words ye whishes to speak as the tyme had so come the blood was red upon the ground because out came the mighty Cleaver of Heads may beautiful eight foote chopping tool that must other people would call a sword but I call a huge Stabben Choppen Killin tool to kill alls there heads of which I did.”

The Duke

     Across the expanse there rested a mound. And encompassed about it was sprung several flowers of various assortment, neither white nor black, but plentiful in variety as the rainbow. Further along was the Fence, none were allowed within the gate save its keeper and, as one would reckon, the Duke. Hearken, for the Duke cometh nigh!

     Dressed as a pauper to the pope, with a red striped vest and black clothe rob that cascaded around his feet and trailed behind him along with his caravan of retainers and servants slithering betwixt him and the crowd gathered on this day.  As he approached the gate, the warden bowed ceremoniously and unlocked it swiftly.  The Duke stood in the center of the gateway and turned to face the audience gathered roundabout. After studying their countenances for a time his lips parted and he spoke.

“Dearest brethren, forgive not those who came against thee, suffer not their transgression, for the day soon cometh when we shall reign again over thy aggressors. We have the key, and they will despise thee for it, yet ultimately, victory shall be ours. Listen! He may be manifest unto us…”

And thus a hush fell over them all and the skies dimmed and upon them a light descended. While the crowd gazed in awe the Duke new it to be Orellion, King of Kings…