#Dalanh

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Arcana Liturgia | The Ruins of Dalanh (2021)

[thenighteternal]

Arcana Liturgia - A step in the dark

[dshadowdawn-blog]

The End?

Boom! An explosion rung through his ears as the Mages’ spells were thrown about around him. The ground was covered in craters from the explosions, ruble flew through the air. Dal stood against it all.

“For the Queen!” A Shal’dorei called out.

Queen? Elisande is dead, you mean they wish to avenge her..?

“Kill the lowborn!” Another called out. 

The spells came flying again and Dal did his best to dodge, but the plate slowed him down but was also the only thing keeping him from being ripped apart by the spells. His blades were so far away and he couldn’t muster the mana to cast a spell, couldn’t even muster the strength to force himself to.

“It must feel so tiresome, My son.. To waste so much to keep me here? Yet you’ll die either way.. Your death.. Will usher in my return..” Dal could hear his voice, he could hear Tal.

“No..” He muttered to himself dashing around the courtyard of the stronghold, narrowly dodging most spells. Though an frostbolt caught him in the chest. He’d fly back. It all happened so quickly yet Dal felt the entire world slow down. He watched the sky, it was beautiful all the colours that stretched through the sky, it looked like the sky was made of millions of roses. He was still falling and yet the sky looked like it was getting closer and closer.

“Dalanh you’ve fought so much over these ten-thousand years. Are you not tired of fighting anymore? Let it all go, join your mother.. Join her in death.” Tal’s voice whispered in his mind.

“Maybe...” He thought to himself. Though as his body hit the ground, Dal saw visions of his mother, Reign, her long beautiful black hair, her sweet smile. Zan’theas, his son, standing next to his mother. Amorei stood there, smiling at Dal. Fanta, Ainsling, and Nesa. They stood there, smiling at him.

“We love you...” They said all at once.

The world began to grow cold, the beautiful sky turned dark and that is all there was. Darkness.

“Check the body.” A Shal’dorei called out and two soldiers moved over to Dalanh. Grabbing ahold of him and stripping his body of the armour. Looking for something, then they saw them. The runes that were etched into Dal’s body so long ago.

“Sir.. It’s him.. The Slayer of the Dragon..” One of the soldiers sputtered seemingly scared.

“Hmph, some slayer he is..” The mage laughed loudly.

All the while they searched Dal’s body. His eyes wept, tears streaming down his cheeks. In Dal’s mind, he stumbled toward his family. All those, over all these years, that he loved were there. He’d hug onto his mother and cried.

“I.. I couldn’t protect you..” He said as he cried into his mother’s dress. His body shifting to his wife and child. “I couldn’t protect any of you..” He held onto them tightly, tears rolling down his face. All those there hugged onto him and hugged him tightly.

“You put so much blame on yourself.. You’ve done everything you could..” His mother said to him. “But, they..” She waved a hand to Fanta, Ains, and Nesa. “They still need you.. Wake up Dalanh...” Her voice became a loud boom in his head. “Wake up.”

The soldiers finished getting his upper armour off but they noticed something odd going on with the runes. They began to glow a bright ominous red.

“WAKE UP!” They all called out together.

Dalanh’s eyes opened wide. The soldiers jumped and backed away from Dalanh. He crawled to a stand and cracked his neck. 

“Anu fal-enhala...” Dal murmured.

“KILL HIM AGAIN!” The mage shouted as he chanted a spell. Quickly, the soldiers charged Dal. One slashed his blade for Dal’s chest while the other went to stab it through him. Dal jumped back from them both, causing both blows to miss.

“Anu fal-enhala..” He muttered again, his runes glowed brighter. In an instant Dal darted forward. With most of his armour gone, he was faster than ever. He’d shoot his right hand forward, straightened like a blade as he’d shove his claws into the throat of one soldier before pulling it out, letting him fall to the ground with blood splurting out. The soldier gasped for air and tried to cover the wound but was quickly bleeding out.

“I will.. Not die.. I cannot die. I WILL PROTECT THEM!” Dal roared loudly as he’d then bring his hands together. “ANAH FELO ARMOUS!” He’d create a fireball and fire it into the second soldier. His scream echoing through the stronghold as his body was burnt to a crisp, his blood boiling.

“W-What kind of monster are you?!” The mage called out before firing arcane missiles at Dalanh. The rest of his unit charging from the ramps towards them both.

“Heh... I’m a dragon..” He said with a chuckle before letting out a bellowing. “Felo-Endal Draconis!” He’d then suck in deep before letting out a massive fire breath. The mage screamed loudly as he too was burnt but instead of to a crisp, he was nothing but ash. The soldiers roared as their armour clanged against the stone, they rushed towards Dal quickly.

“Rath ralla allath zwei..” He would summon his blades to him, before charging into the midst of the soldiers. Meeting them head-on, swinging his blade through one of the soldiers in an diagonal strike, cleaving him in two. Shooting his second blade through the chest of two others. He’d swing his left blade out, sending their bodies off the cliff.  His own body crashing into another man and running him over.  With a murmur of the spell again, his blades vanished. He’d leap into the face of a female fencer and grab her by the throat and pushing her to the ground as the other four men hurried. They all swung at Dal but he’d leap, using the woman’s throat as a small trampoline. Each man ended up swinging into the woman’s body, cutting her to pieces as she screamed in agony. 

Dal hit the ground behind them and darted forward at one soldier, decking him across the face. Shattering his lower jaw and sending him plummeting off the bridge, screaming in fear as he fell all the way down. Crashing upon the floor. The last three struck again, one slicing into Dal’s side, another cutting at his back, while the third grazed his right arm. Dal stumbled forward before turning to face them. Charging the middle one, the one that cut his back and grabbed him by the throat. Lifting him into the air as the other two watched in horror as Dal strangled the man. He would kick and claw at Dal trying to get free but couldn’t before... Crunch, his neck was snapped. The last two were horrified. 

“Y-Y.. You’re a monster!” They shouted before trying to run but didn’t get far as Dal grabbed one by their head, taking their blade and slicing her throat. He’d dig his nails into her neck. She screamed for a moment before it was all just gurgling noises. Then, skrreek.. Her head was ripped from her shoulders.  The last man ran as fast as he could, even threw his blade at Dal but what little good that did him. Dal would hurl the head of the woman at the man, knocking him to the ground. He’d walk towards the man as he tried to crawl away.

“Your pathetic kind.. Will no longer stink up this place..” He said, grabbing the man by his leg and spinning. The man hollered and screamed in fear before he was launched from the bridge of the stronghold, soaring through the air before landing face first into the ground. Dying on impact. Dal looked around, it was carnage, and he knew this was what had to be done.

“I will not leave them.. I will not die..” He said before marching out of the Stronghold. He’d look up at the sky, the beautiful colours were back. He’d take a long deep breath of the cool autumn air, it felt good. Looking forward his smile returned and he heard him again.

“You just refused to die, don’t you? Soon enough, you won’t be able to hold me here and I will kill you and all you love.” Tal said within Dal’s mind. 

“And on the day you are free.. I’ll fulfill the title I was given.. I will kill you.” He said aloud. “And you will not, hurt -any- of them..”

[northeastdungeonsiegetv]

Our first announced artist, Arcana Liturgia, hails from Italy, and released in "The Grey Wanderer" digitaly in July of 2022. This latest offering has just been released on cassette by Dark Age Productions.

Arcana Liturgia is a first wave pioneer, who released three seminal releases in the late 90's, beginning with “MCCXXXI” in 1997. After two decades, the project made a triumphant and prolific return in 2019, starting with "Tales of An Ancient World". Since his return, the Lord of Time has led us down the old forlorn path, to the ruins of the once glittering city of Dalanh, across the Jade Sea, and towards the edge of the known world through annual releases.

In 2020 The Lord of Time was set to grace our stage but mere weeks before the Siege was to begin a dark and foul plague cursed our realm which caused the cancellation of the Siege in the Northeast. At last the time has come for the Lord to make his journey across the sea in order to take his long-awaited place on the stage of the Northeast Dungeon Siege!

https://arcanaliturgia.bandcamp.com/

[thechroniclesofacynicalcat]

Mga TAO sa BUHAY ni Reena Clarisse

Dahil hindi ako makatulog at alam kong tambak pa ang trabaho na kailangan kong harapin sa mga susunod pang araw, gagawin ko ang most sensible thing to do... ang mag-blog. HAHAHA.

Minsan, napapaisip ako kung sino ba ang mga bumuo at nangwasak sa akin upang maging ako ang ngayo'y AKO. Maaaring hindi ko gusto kung sino, at anuman ang katauhan ng naging ako kaya hinahanap ko sila na may kagagawan kung naging SINO ako ngayon.

Disclaimer: Ang mga tao sa listahang ito ay maaaring mahal ko pa, o hindi na; maaaring nasa buhay ko pa, wala na o kaya nama'y paalis na. Bahala na akong umalala kapag binasa ko ito ulit kapag matino na at klaro ang kaisipan ko. Basta labas ang lahat ng kamag-anakan, o kapamilya. Lahat ito external relations. HAHAHA

Elementary.

Alam ko sa sarili ko na hindi ako marunong humingi ng sorry. Kung ayaw, huwag. Kung nakapagtitiis at nageenjoy ako sa company mo, then go.

Kris Karlo. Unang crush. Preschool. Kinder Light yellow. Kalaro sa text at kasamang magfishball. Binigyan pa ako nyan ng kwintas na uso noon. Yung glow in the dark na may pangalan ko.

Kaye. Unang tao na inapi ko sa school. Dahilan para ma-office ako. Bakit? Kasi pinagkukurot ko sya hanggang sa mamula at magpasa ang braso nya. Naaalala ko pa ang mukha nya habang umiiyak sya at binubulungan ko sya na magkita na lamang kami sa impyerno. At doon ko narealize na may kasamaan pala ang ugali ko. Grade one lang nga pala ako nyan. So, bahala na kayong humusga.

Jessieka. Unang bestfriend ko. Kalaban sa honors pero ultimate ka-close ko. Ilang beses kong inabandona dahil kapag nagkakacrush ako, hindi nya ako maintindihan. Pero sya rin ang unang tao na nagturo sa akin kung paano gumawa ng email. Naaalala ko pa, hindi ako umuuwi dahil mag-isa lang naman ako sa bahay. Palaging sa bahay nila ang diretso ko tuwing tanghali. Hanggang ngayon, nakakausap ko pa rin ng masinsinan tungkol sa mga bagay-bagay at buhay.

Richard. First M.U ko. And BREAKING NEWS! Hindi sya matalino. Baka nga below average pa. Pero nag-enjoy akong itutor yan kapag may exams at recitation. Mas masaya pa ako kapag nakakasagot sya. Doon ko narealize na kapag bet ko pala ang isang tao, lahat ng gawin nya, nagiging maganda at mahusay sa paningin ko. Pero sakanya ko rin narealize na ang mga lalaki, kapag madalas walang pakialam. Lalo na kapag alam nilang gusto na sila ng isang babae. Kaya ayun, isang araw, ayoko na sakanya. Napagod na lang ako na hintayin sya at maovercome yung hiya nya sa akin. Grade 5 to Grade 6 ito.

Anne. Unang babae na nagpaconfuse sa akin kung tomboy ba ako or ano. Grade 4 kami. Magaling sumayaw, magandang manamit. Pero pangit sya at hindi rin matalino. So, ayun, naisip ko, baka natutuwa lang ako sakanya dahil mahilig ako sa paper dolls at natutuwa sa pagmatch up ng clothes. Ewan ko. Di ko naman na sya bet after ng 4th grade.

Highschool

Vibas. Unang boyfriend ko. Na ako talaga ang may gusto nung una pa lang. Sumali ako at halos magpakamatay sa mga orgs kahit ang dami-dami na nila para lang makasama ko sya. Nagpaka-active ako sa lahat ng extra curricular activities kasi nandoon sya. Pati campus ministry na nung una wala talaga akong pakialam, pinatulan ko dahil sa kanya. Sadly, nung nanligaw na sya at naging kami na, saka ko narealize na ayoko na. Sobrang invested nya sa feelings nya for me before na kahit inaway na sya ng lahat ng barkada nya dahil sa 3 year gap namin, pinipili nya pa rin ako. Hanggang ngayon, naniniwala pa rin ako na kinakarma ako dahil ginago ko sya. Di ko malilimutan yung ilang beses syang umiyak para lang wag kaming maghiwalay. At yung pinakahuli, tinalikuran ko sya completely at umarteng walang naririnig habang hinahabol nya ako at umiiyak. Sorry 9, sorry talaga. Your 18 wasn't worth your tears. Buti masaya ka na ngayon and I'm happy for you.

Jaypee. Si kuya. Sobrang attached ako sa presence nya noon. Malambing, maalaga, maloko at madaldal. Naalala ko magkasama nating pinagdaan lahat ng hirap sa AC. Hinika ka pa habang umaakyat ng puno ng kamatsile. Naging sobrang close natin na na-fall ako sayo. Fondest memory ko is yung nagworry ka sakin dahil nahilo ako at sumakit ang puson. Napasugod ka at sumamang ihatid ako sa bahay. Tapos, wala ka naman palang dalanh wallet. Hahaha. Nagpapalit pa tayo ng cellphones noon ng ilang weeks. Nababasa ko chats ng gf mo. Single ako that time. Kaya wala akong sinabi kahit isang salita na gusto kita. Sinagot ko si MJ para makalimutan ko yung feelings ko sayo. Tuwing maghihiwalay kami, or magaaway, kahit college ka na non, bumabalik ka pa rin para sunduin ako. Tapos sinasamahan mo ako rito sa bahay or kumakain tayo ng ice cream sa NE crossing. Basta hindi la umuuwi hangga't hindi ako tumatawa. Palagi kang magiging special sa buhay ko. Hindi bilang SO kundi bilang kuya na alam kong maaasahan ko.

Sa ibang araw na lang yung iba.. pagod na ako. Overwhelming na rin yung memories ko. Good night.