Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-5583506-20151022194512/@comment-5583506-20151116163625

Anhjari sighed and carefully approached the tied up Nord. She didn't want to suffer through this nightmare again. Andrachel could come bursting out of the inner cavern at any moment and then it would be her turn to end up in the same state as the Nord.

The undead man seemed to notice the Khajiit and began to shift his attention to her, stretching his arms out violently to reach for her, giving out horrible groans and moans.

"This one is sorry we couldn't rescue you", she lamented in a whisper. "But with your sacrifice you might be able to save a limitless number of people..."

The Nord responded with an inhuman shriek.

"QUIET BACK THERE!" growled Andrachel from the inner chamber. "ALL IN DUE TIME, MY SWEET. I STILL HAVE SOME MORE STUDYING TO DO OF HOW TO GO THROUGH WITH THIS RITUAL. ONCE COMPLETED NOT ONLY WILL I HELP THEM BE RID OF THIS EFFECT, BUT I WILL ALSO BE THE MOST POWERFUL OF THEM ALL... AND BY THAT TIME..." he shrugged. "I WON'T BE NEEDING ANY OF THEM ANYMORE. THEY ARE ALL FOOLS", he mumbled. "PERCEIVING OUR CURRENT STATUS AS A CURSE WHEN IT IS TRULY A BLESSING. BUT I WILL GRANT THEM THEIR WISH. I WILL HELP THEM TO CREATE THE TRUE ELIXIR OF LIFE. IT'S A SHAME NONE OF THEM WILL BE ABLE TO ENJOY IT..."

Anhjari shuddered at the idea. The Crimson Order may have been corrupted and cruel. But from what she had read in Ignatius' journal they had also once been human... and humanity was flawed. Perhaps the other members didn't really deserve this fate, but for Andrachel... things were different. Not only was he pleased with his current existence, but he was also plotting against the other members of the Order out of true spite. It made her think about who was truly the monster in this scenario. Aluc Montinette who had gone to lengths to kill innocents in his path to complete the Great Work? The corrupted Order, who had plans to rule the world in the way they saw fit once they gained their immortality? Or Andrachel, the man who despite the circumstances only could see the possibilities their corrupted had brought and who sought to use it for his own selfish needs and desires?

She tried not to think about it and began to focus on the Nord. She gently touched his foot and began to drift away...