The Golemus Wizard

Page 1 [2008-05-02 15:11:33 - Golemus Wizard quest] Some crazy wizard is experimenting with the dream world in Golemus Golemicarum. Seems that his actions upset the dark forces of Necrovion. A hero is requested to go on a quest to see what's going on there. If he returns successfully he will be greatly rewarded. If he fails... His account will be doomed and locked forever in a Necrovion prison, or the crazy wizard might turn him into a weird animal or something. It is rumored that the dark shades are already testing players to see who fits their requirements.

Page 2 [2008-05-04 22:06:38 - Golemus Wizard quest - Big.] Shades have picked *BigC* to go on a mission in Golemus Golemicarum and stop the wizard from messing around with the dream world. However the first meeting didn't go so well, BigC is not sure if to help the shades or just kill them... 

Page 3 [2008-05-04 22:06:37 - Golemus Wizard quest - Big.] BigC reaches the Golemus wizard and finds out that he is trying to contact a great warrior. Wodin Ullr. That's why he is messing around with the dream world. The wizard summoned .Morpheus., a legendary dream master, to help him communicate with the people of Marind Bell. BigC decides not to complete the quest given by the Shades and to leave the wizard alone to do his thing. The shades will be extremely angry. BigC remains in Golemus until he thinks of a way to confront the shades. 

Page 4 [2008-05-04 22:06:37 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak. ST.] Shades contact *Akasha* and STF to finish the quest and stop the wizard from his actions, their quest will begin soon.
In the mean time, SmartAlekRJ found a dark dragon lair but he is unsure if to proceed and enter the lair or quit his journey and turn back without his dragon. 

Page 5 [2008-05-04 22:06:38 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak. ST.] Akasha and STF reach the Golemus wizard.

Page 6 [2008-05-04 22:06:38 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] An uneducated peasant, known by the name of Simplyzero, frustrated by the fact that he can not participate in the wizard quest, decided to go on a journey to find the shades and kill them. He seems well motivated and he will probably die with the sword in his hand. That's if he will find the shades... 

Page 7 [2008-05-02 16:01:46 - Weaver Gared Chronicler] Fascinated by the current events, Weaver Gared begins to write a chronicle about them and tries to keep up with all things going on. A great and dangerous adventure awaits him as he will follow the footsteps of those who went on the wizard quest. He hopes that his book will be greatly enjoyed by his friends and fellow players. Page 8 [2008-05-04 22:06:39 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Simplyzero reaches the Necrovion Gates. Motivated by his anger against the shades, he steps into Necrovion without caring about the consequences. His quest to find and destroy the shades that ignored him continues...

Page 9 [2008-05-04 22:06:39 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak. ST.] STF attacks the wizard, as he strikes him with his great sword, he realizes that he is on a plain of flowers and that his mighty sword is just a broken staff... The sun is raising and the birds start to sing. He is dreaming... But how... When... Where is the wizard... What happened?

Page 10 [2008-05-04 22:06:39 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha realizes the power of the wizard and pretends she is just an apprentice that came to learn from the great master. She doesn't want to disappear like STF did, she must act smart and discover the wizards weakness before she attempts to kill him.

Page 11 [2008-05-04 22:06:40 - Golemus Wizard quest - Om.] Shades contracted a powerful player to capture and bring BigC into Necrovion so that he can be imprisoned there for eternity. With his heart at peace that he did the right thing by not killing the wizard, BigC decides that its time to exit Golemus and face the wrath of the shades.

Page 12 [2008-05-04 22:06:40 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Suddenly he feels heavier; dark memories flood his mind; an unstoppable urge to kill makes him go deeper into Necrovion. He can no longer remember his homeland, all he knows is his name, Simplyzero; and his purpose, to kill the shades... Those damn shades that ignored him and denied his right to the Golemus Wizard quest. As he walks with his mind buried in dark thoughts he reaches a vale , the road seems to vanish in the depths...

Page 13 [2008-05-05 13:36:57 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] The wizard acts like nothing happened. He kindly invites Akasha to sit down and tell her story. After a long talk, the wizard accepts Akasha as an apprentice and sends her on mission to prove her skills and loyalty. He sends her after the Book of Principles guarded by the fires of Mount Kelle'tha. The book is actually protected by the principles itself so if someone tries to destroy it or steal it, the events will go in such way that the book will return unharmed to its place. Akasha realizes that this book can not be taken away from its place and it's a bit confused why the wizard gave her this task. However, there is nothing she can do about it, so she starts her journey to get the book, or at least try to.

Page 14 [2008-05-04 22:06:41 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST.] As he walks the green plains, the sky turns into water, the plains turn into desert, and a voice starts to speak. "Answer my riddle and you should live well, Answer it smart and you should get a spell". STF stops for a second, thinking he went mad hearing voices, but as he looks behind him he sees his footsteps change into words. "So close but yet so far, ones fear is the other ones war."

Page 15 [2008-05-04 22:06:41 - Golemus Wizard quest - Big. Om.] BigC steps through the Gates of Ages and returns to No Man's Land. A strangely familiar metal taste floods his mouth, the blood runs out of him as the sky becomes dark and all things fade away. Who was that? Ome... Why... Why you... In his last moments of pain he sees how his body is dragged by the House of Liquid Dust towards the Howling Gates.

Page 16 [2008-05-04 22:06:41 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Walking in the darkness Simplyzero realizes that he aged a lot, his hair is now long, his beard is dense and his legs hurt him. Something about this place made him lose vitality, but he keeps moving. Far away he can see a thick column of smoke.

Page 17 [2008-05-04 22:43:16 - Golemus Wizard quest - Th. Big.] After hearing the terrible news about BigC, Thanasia, a young girl of Marind Bell has retreated inside the Gazebo of Gravitational Sound and is chanting a protection spell for BigC. She hasn't known him well at all, but she predicts that, in the scarce chance that he survives, they might find themselves on the same side of a subtle, yet imminent war. The mantra she keeps repeating is now being carried by the wind itself, and Thanasia hopes it will reach BigC... If he is still amongst the living.

Page 18 [2008-05-05 13:36:57 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] As expected, reaching Mount Kelle'tha it's not an easy task. Four seasons cycle during the same day, calm winter snow and heavy tropical rain occur within minutes distance. Akasha has never seen such an impressive show of nature.

Page 19 [2008-05-05 13:53:20 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo.] The wind blows, removing the words from the sand. STF remains confused thinking of them. "So close, but yet so far, ones fear is the other ones war." "What could it be... Who are you?" "I am .Morpheus." "What? Who said that? Where am I?" Confused and a bit frightened STF sits down thinking of those words. Only if there was someone to help him solve this riddle.

Page 20 [2008-05-05 14:25:02 - Golemus Wizard quest - Th. Big.] His memories start to pass in front of his eyes in the rhythm of the music; a cold calm invades him as his will fades slowly away. But something is not right, the music is louder and louder, the rhythm is calling him back. All these people praying for BigC at the Gazebo of Gravitational Sound; their voices travel all the way to Necrovion, just the little support BigC needed to stay alive. But staying alive in such a place, is it so much better than dying?

Page 21 [2008-05-07 02:12:23 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After an exhausting climb, Akasha decides to take a break. She looks at the surroundings; rocks all over the place, no sign that could point her in the right direction, but she is sure she is on the right path. Far away she can see a bridge but after that bridge there is just a dense fog. She will make camp here and pass the bridge tomorrow after she rests.

Page 22 [2008-05-05 23:31:16 - Golemus Wizard quest - Big.] Now he can hear them, the voices praying for him, he can actually feel their names; Thanasia, Metal Bunny, Necrohunter, Lessa, Grido, Daeron, Psycho, Leinado, Gjinja, and many others. But... One voice... Oh, sweet revenge... One day... As the shades drag him deeper inside Necrovion, he uses whatever power he has left to keep him alive and slowly heal his wounds. For now he is at the mercy of the shades.

Page 23 [2008-05-05 23:30:06 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo.] STF remains clueless in front of .Morpheus.' riddle. As time passes by he gets closer to a tragic ending.

Page 24 [2008-05-06 10:48:10 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] As he approaches the thick column of smoke, he realizes that it stays still, doesn't look like smoke after all. It's more like a huge plant. Could this be the legendary Deathmarrow, root of all evil... But wait! Something is moving behind that rock... Oh a shade, mmm such a good taste, the dark essence of this tiny little thing dripping of his teeth... What... It has bones? Damn it, it's not a shade... Driven by what is widely known as Necrovion Insanity Syndrome, Simplyzero continues his search for the shades.

Page 25 [2008-05-07 02:03:58 - Golemus Wizard quest - Big. END] Dragged over miles and dumped into a pitch black place, BigC feels weak but not abandoned. He knows there are people out there that remember him as a mighty warrior and maybe one day someone will come to free him, or he will recover strength and get out on his own. Of course there is always a chance that he will die of cold and hunger in the blackness of the Necrovion darkness... But at least he is still alive. That should be a lesson for all brave warriors that think they can mock the shades power. BigC's quest ends here... For now.>

Page 26 [2008-05-07 02:12:23 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "The Book of Principles, what could be in it?" Akasha starts enumerating the principles she learned so far. "Ok, I know Balance: I fight well and temper my greed. I learned to lose well and to win when I want... What else... Oh, I know Syntropy: I regenerate my creatures and they keep improving skill. What else..." As she tries to think of more principles she knows of, the weather starts to get worse. Seems she has to wait more before crossing the bridge.

Page 27 [2008-05-07 03:45:33 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] "The legendary Deathmarrow, a pillar of beauty and strength." Simplyzero stares, amazed at the horrific dark growth that emerges from the depth and reaches the sky. "Hmm now where are those shades. I should ask these people here. Hey, you slimes, I am seeking for the shades, where are they!?". As he stares into nothingness, Simplyzero continues his dialogue. "Shades? no sir there are none here, the shades are outside, they live in Marind Bell not here..."

Page 28 [2008-05-07 03:48:35 - Golemus Wizard quest - Om.] Well blended into the crowd The mysterious assassin hears the news of BigC's survival.

Page 29 [2008-05-08 10:49:08 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo.] "I shall remove one leg from your body. Maybe this will make you think harder on the riddle." "NOOO PLEASE .Morpheus.. I am thinking really hard. PLEASE!! What was it... Oh yes...'So close but yet so far, ones fear is the other ones war...' Thinking... Thinking..."

Page 30 [2008-05-08 10:44:21 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "Ah, and the Element Principle. I wonder if that could stop the bad weather... But that's for more complex things... Oh well since I have nothing better to do while I am waiting, lets imagine how this could be done... Maybe add a bit of Fire to the Water and Wind outside, merge them into one, use the wind to spread the action and use Earth to attract the Water. OH! Look the sun is shining, and this delicate warm rain... Oh and the fog is clearing. I guess I can stop thinking nonsense and move on now..."

Page 31 [2008-05-08 11:17:08 - Gjinja the Chronicler] At the warm candle light Gjinja starts to write the legend of the current events

Page 32 [2008-05-09 04:03:31 - Golemus Wizard quest - Om.] He can't turn back to Necrovion, that path only opens in the presence of a shade. But, he can do something else that might impress the shades and make them forgive his failure in killing BigC..."Yeeeees. This I will do... I will be the first to do it so the shades will forgive me or maybe even reward me. Hehhehe." As he thinks of this Om. starts walking towards the Gates of Ages

Page 33 [2008-05-09 05:53:21 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha passes the bridge towards Mount Kelle'tha. She experiences a deep sensation of respect. This is a holy place.

Page 34 [2008-05-09 06:03:41 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo.] .Morpheus.: "As I was saying, should it be the left or the right leg?" ... STF: "No, please..." .M.: "Ha, why are you afraid of, it's just a leg muhahhaa." STF: "DEATH!" M.:"WHAT? What you just said? Do you actually think i care what you are afraid of? Ha... Impertinent human..." S: "No. The answer is DEATH..."

Page 35 [2008-05-09 06:42:01 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo.] STF turns towards the crowd behind him, waving like a fresh elected president, and does the banana dance, on BOTH legs. .Morpheus. shouts: "HEY! what do you think you're doing!?" The crowd disappears and STF looks in the ground before Morpheus like a guilty child, waiting for his reaction... The answer might be wrong after all.

Page 36 [2008-05-09 22:41:29 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After climbing several hours, Akasha finally reaches the top of Mount Kelle'tha. Thinking at first that they are huge rocks, she discovers a circle formation of pyramid-shaped buildings. Looks like a temple of some sort. As she looks at those constructions she realizes that something is casting a big shadow on the entire plateau. Slowly she raises her head and looks to the sky...

Page 37 [2008-05-09 22:59:43 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] "Ignorant creatures, I shall kill them all!" With his soul shattered by his frustration, Simplyzero focuses and recalls his creatures invoking each one within a deadly ritual. With the energy of all his creatures combined he launches a storm of devastating attacks in the blackness of Necrovion fighting his imaginary enemies. For a man blinded by a fake purpose, anything can take the shape of his enemies.

Page 38 [2008-05-10 03:54:56 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] A huge pyramid, turned upside, down floats above her head. Akasha stares, amazed at the unbelievable structure. Some sort of light is coming from behind the pyramid from something far above, its difficult to see what it is while standing below it.

Page 39 [2008-05-10 21:11:35 - Golemus Wizard quest - ST. Mo. END] "So... It seems you solved my riddle after all." The landscape changes and STF finds himself back at the wizard's place. A distant whisper fades in his mind as he wakes from the dream .."I will be around you wherever you go..." STF has a powerful feeling that he learned something new. The presence of .Morpheus. becomes part of him, the dream master will hunt the dreams of whoever he wishes. He walks away from the wizard's place, fearing of what else could happen to him if he tries to challenge the wizard again.

Page 40 [2008-05-10 21:15:25 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Exhausted by the fight, Simplyzero departs the DeathMarrow capital. In his eyes the place burns in flames depleted of all life forms, which might not be so far from the truth actually. His steps are heavier and his eyes are weakening as he approaches once more the Vale of Oblivion on his way back.

Page 41 [2008-05-10 21:26:30 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] She moves away as far as she can so that she can see what is causing that light above the huge floating pyramid. Amazed by the view, Akasha realizes that the light is caused but something that could described as a "slow fire," a fire that burns but its flames are moving really, really slow. "This must be the fire of Mount Kelle'tha. I heard about it, I was hoping is something more metaphorical. Hmmm."

age 42 [2008-05-12 16:26:48 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Behind his face, tortured by the Necrovion environment and the premature aging he experienced in the Vale of Oblivion, two blue eyes stay, witness to his extinguished powers and his unnatural will. On the other side of the world swarms of tiny people depleted of will are praising their new Dragon Master.

Page 43 [2008-05-12 02:46:10 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] It's clear that such a great artifact such as the Book of Principles should be placed somewhere in an important location, but where? The floating burning building does not seem to have any way of access, maybe it's not a building after all. Akasha starts inspecting the place searching for a clue. The pyramids on the ground seem to have an entrance, she starts with the first one, maybe she will find something in one of them.

Page 44 [2008-05-11 20:35:59 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod.] "Finally! My work is complete!" The wizard turns at his desk, writing something down. In the middle of the room a strange glowing thing starts to take shape. The wizard runs outside and adjusts a mirror that reflects sunlight through a window directly, into the forming thing. "Good that the sun never sets, you will need plenty of energy to grow..."

Page 45 [2008-05-12 00:43:24 - Golemus Wizard quest - Om.] "What is he doing..." Om slowly approaches the wizard's place, trying to go unobserved. A strange glowing light can be seen from inside the house. Om. decides to wait and see what is going on, he never killed a wizard before so he must be careful. "He looks so old, his strength it's definitely not physical, but so many failed to defeat him, I better observe him for a while"

Page 46 [2008-05-12 00:43:24 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] The pyramid is empty on the inside. One single huge hall with openings to let light in. The overall feeling is majestic. Akasha steps carefully towards what seems to be sort of altar in the center of the room.

Page 47 [2008-05-12 02:44:50 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod.] While waiting for the mysterious light formation to take shape, the wizard thinks... "Good that I sent Akasha away to get that book... She could be more dangerous to my plan than a professional killer sent to kill me..." he looks out at the window with his mind far away. "She will never find the Book of Principles... Nobody can.. There is none, and even if there was... Arghhh! I am thinking again foolish things!" He turns away from the window and admires his work in progress.

Page 48 [2008-05-12 12:12:13 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] As she approaches the altar she sees something on it that looks like a piece of paper. She looks at the paper but there is nothing on it. A perfectly clean piece of paper with a rough but evenly distributed texture. On one side the paper is torn as if it was ripped. "I should take this, maybe it will be an important clue later. Lets see what else I can find"

Page 49 [2008-05-12 16:29:41 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod.] A humanoid shape emerges from the glowing mixture of light and fog. The wizard stares at it with his eyes full of joy. "Finally!! Master Wodin, oh mighty warrior, you are finally here. The Shades will be finally destroyed now... Just a few more moments and you will be able to exit the energy field." He runs outside again to adjust the mirror. As he steps outside a foreign thought reaches his mind . "Now could be a good moment, or maybe I should wait more and see what he is up to.." The wizard ignores it, he knows shades will send other killers for him but he is so close now, nothing can stop the process now.

Page 50 [2008-05-12 16:26:48 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] In his eyes, Necrovion is now burning in flames with no creatures left in it whatsoever. One of the many illusions Necrovion can create in the mind of those that get lost in it. Simplyzero approaches the Howling Gates and looks one more time behind him. "Now, I'm finished with you, I shall go and destroy the source of this all... The Golemus wizard... You will pay for ignoring me."

Page 51 [2008-05-12 16:26:49 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After spending a lot of time searching the empty hall for other possible items or clues, she decides that there is nothing else left there and moves on to investigate the other pyramids.

Page 52 [2008-05-13 02:08:29 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "Oh, this is so similar to the other pyramid... And look, just an empty paper, and probably nothing more, just like in the previous place". She picks the torn page and moves on

Page 53 [2008-05-13 02:08:29 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After inspecting all the pyramids she found out that each one contains an empty paper that looks like a page of some large notebook, or something similar. She now has 6 pages, but not a single clue what they are or where to find the Book of Principles.

Page 54 [2008-05-14 04:48:34 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Necovion lands remain behind him like a bad memory that is watching for an opportunity to emerge at any time. His rage it's now smaller but his determination to finish what he started is bigger. A familiar place sparks a bit of life in him as he passes close to the Aramory. The bridge at the Gates of Ages is closed as always for him. One more reason to fuel his revenge wish. He turns back to find an other way to enter Golemus.

Page 55 [2008-05-13 17:11:05 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "The wizard said that the book is protected by the principles themselves and that it can not be stolen or destroyed... BUT I CANT FIND IT... Damn it" She puts together all the papers she found so far and tries to come up with an idea, anything that could help her find the book.

Page 56 [2008-05-13 17:11:05 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] One place Akasha never checked is the floating pyramid, but she has no way of getting there. "There must be a connection between all this. The book is here somewhere, if it's on the huge floating pyramid then there must be a way of getting there, if not , it must be somewhere here... Oh... The wizard also said that it is guarded by the fires of mount Kelle'tha, how could I forget that!"

Page 57 [2008-05-14 15:00:33 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] There is no doubt for Akasha that the Book of Principles is somewhere inside or above the huge floating pyramid that is burning in slow-motion flames.

Page 58 [2008-05-14 04:48:34 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Close to Paper Cabin there is a way to descend to the water that is separating the main land from Golemus Golemicarum, maybe Simplyzero will find a way to cross the water and reach Golemus by another way. The scars left by the Necrovion massacre start to emerge in the form of temporary hallucinations, headaches and a very short but profound sensations of unjustified fear.

Page 59 [2008-05-14 21:14:45 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha thinks of all clues she has about the Book of Principles. 6 papers that look like pages of a notebook, the fact that the book is protected by the principles in a hard to describe way and she has a strong feeling that the book itself should be somewhere at the huge floating pyramid burning in the sky. Suddenly shy has an idea: she starts getting all the rocks she can so that she can climb as close to the floating pyramid as possible, not to reach it , but to bring the papers close to the fire...

Page 60 [2008-05-14 21:14:46 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] "The water is so dark... It actually looks like... Oh no, it could not be... How could it... But still it looks like... The sky at night." Simplyzero looks for something to build a boat to travel across the water and reach Golemus so that he can satisfy his need of revenge. There are no trees around, no piece of wood or anything that will float...and Loreroot is so far away... He looks at the pitch black water and a strong feeling of sadness strikes him. Necrovion images flash into his head and he can not distinguish dream from reality anymore. He is afraid he will do something foolish, but this feeling slowly fades away.

Page 61 [2008-05-15 16:04:08 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "Almost there... argh, no, it's too far up..." Akasha can't reach the flames of the floating pyramid, she tried everything she could, the pyramid is simply floating to far up. "Ah damn it, it must be something else..."

Page 62 [2008-05-15 16:04:09 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod. Om.] The morphing light finished to take shape. The wizard looks at his creation , he finally did it, despite all the attempts the shades made to stop him. A tear of joy drops as the killers blade cuts his throat. The wizard drops dead while the mysterious killer cleans his knife. "Hmm... Easier than I thought..."

Page 63 [2008-05-16 03:45:48 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] He keeps falling and falling like the water he jumped in was an illusion, like nothing was there, nothing. At some point he stopped feeling the fall, everything was dark and he was floating into nothingness. The few bits of reason that remained in Simplyzero made him to think about what happened, where he was, what revenge he had in mind for the Golemus wizard .. but those thoughts soon vanished and a sensation of calm took over.

Page 64 [2008-05-22 02:59:29 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod. Om.] Still glowing, Wodin Ullr steps out of the morphing light. He looks at the dead wizard and at his killer and speaks to him: "Thank you, two souls were given to summon mine, from one I master the spirit and from one the body, now its time to raise an army! ". He steps outside the room and starts walking towards No Man's land. Ome looks at him confused, realizing that this was part of the wizard's plan "What have I done!"

Page 65 [2008-05-22 03:11:11 - Golemus Wizard quest - Wod. Om. - END] Full of anger Ome thinks, "I never fail! If this means Wodin is preparing for war against the shades, then my task becomes now to stop him." Out of nowhere a voices speaks "Very good, I was just preparing to kill you for your incompetence, but maybe your extraordinary skills can be of some use for our cause. Go seek Wodin at Road of Battles, he is training his army there, but be careful, his spirit is stronger than your blade, you must find another way to challenge him".

Page 66 [2008-05-26 03:46:43 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha rethinks her entire purpose. She started this journey in order to convince the Golemus Wizard that she is loyal and useful so that he will accept her as his apprentice. In this way she could get close enough to him to find a way to stop him, either by killing him or sabotaging his actions. Maybe there is no need to actually return with the book of principles, maybe she can return with a fake just to distract the wizard for a few moments. (Akasha has no way of knowing the wizard is already dead so her quest continues as planned)

Page 67 [2008-05-26 03:56:20 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] It seems the water he jumped in is much more than water, or at least for him it is. It is said that shades can not get into water because it will drain their powers and return them to earth. Simplyzero, or what was left of this poor peasant that ventured on such an insane journey, looks at the empty waters around him, slowly floating without purpose on what seems to be a small wooden ferry. At one end of the ferry he notices a man, he approaches him and asks "Where am I? What is this place... Who are you?"

Page 68 [2008-05-28 04:55:54 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] She leaves the pyramids behind her, giving up on trying to reach the floating one. As she crosses the bridge back, Akasha is thinking of a way to forge a fake book to present to the wizard. She takes the empty papers she found inside the pyramids and thinks, "What if I use these, write what I know about the principles and bind them together... The wizard will be so confused that I might get a brief chance to kill him. At least that is if I can't get closer to him otherwise." She sits down and begins to write the first principle she knows. Storm is coming.

Page 69 [2008-05-29 03:03:26 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] "Who am I?" The mysterious man asks, without turning towards Simplyzero. After a moment of silence, dead silence in this creepy place, he continues. "I am Simplyzero. You should ask yourself who you are."  Simplyzero looks shocked at the man and is unable to reply. The ferry floats still in the dark waters, Simplyzero tries to speak, but he still has no clue what to say yet.

Page 70 [2008-06-01 01:30:32 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim.] Simplyzero decides not to deny the man's identity. "Okay, if are who you say you are... Me... Maybe you are right... Maybe I am mad already. Anyway, where am I?" The man turns towards him. Simplyzero looks terrified at the mans face, its... Him, just much more older. "You are one step away from the reality you know," says the man. "Your actions and your blind fury turned you into a shade long time before you realized it. Shades may not cross this water, but since you are not a shade entirely, you split in two. One part of you returned to what you were before and one part remains trapped in these waters. However, you will be never separated from your shade: that's me... I will be sailing these waters for eternity and you will be trapped between death and life, your reality and mine".

Page 71 [2008-06-06 13:58:15 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "Lets see, the element principle." As she writes the principles she can remember, the papers she has seem not enough so she tries to make it all as short as possible. Akasha continues writing as the storm sets in. She hides under a tree trying not to get wet by the incoming rain but the storm gets stronger. She remembers a cave nearby , with a strange-looking monster shaped entrance, maybe she can find there a quite place to finish her writing.

Page 72 [2008-06-07 16:07:25 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha enters the cave. The place seems quiet and dry at first, but walking deeper into the cave reveals a huge hall where ridiculously small people try hold a mighty dragon with their ropes. Outside the storm got much stronger so she will find a good place and stay here until the storm is over.

Page 73 [2008-06-07 16:07:25 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] While searching for a comfortable place, Akasha found a network of tunnels that lead her to what seem to be inhabited quarters but no one is around so she starts searching the rooms. One room in particular attracts her attention, it's a library. She sits at a table and resumes her work "Darkness principle..." Akasha smiles. "It seems I am living it right now as I am clueless of where I am but I try to remain undetected at the same time" She continues to write.

Page 74 [2008-06-07 16:13:21 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After writing two more principles, Akasha decides to take a break and look around to see what she can find about this place. She notices one book open and reads a bit as she passes by, "Mighty ruler SmartAlekRJ decided today to teach us the right way of taming Drachorns..." Apparently, for no reason, Akasha thinks of the Cyclicity Principle. The forging of the fake Principle Book seemed to turned into a personal passion for her. With every principle she writes more and more things become clear in her mind.

Page 75 [2008-06-11 01:08:38 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] The papers she started with initially were filled long ago, her mind stopped thinking on how she could possibly reach the floating pyramid in her search for the book of principles, now her entire attention is focused on writing the principles... Her own principles, as she understands them. Voices on a nearby corridor make Akasha search for a hiding place, she has to exit this place before she gets caught, the storm is probably over and she has no clue if the tiny people are friendly or not.

Page 76 [2008-06-11 01:08:49 - Golemus Wizard quest - sim. - END] A strange feeling, not known to normal people, makes Simplyzero realize his duality. His mind is at the same time on the dark sea below the worlds and in the body that is wandering the No Man's Land. Time will tell if this strange split will have further consequences or it's just a final state of his destiny. Under certain circumstances, Simplyzero has the ability to travel the underworld waters and reach any point they connect. Each time he does so, a part of his soul shifts to the other side so he won't do that for free. Taking another person with him will be possible but the consequences are not yet known.

Page 77 [2008-06-18 05:39:55 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Outside is sunny, the storm is over. Akasha feels a strange addiction to the principles she writes, it's as if something is making her unusually motivated to continue her work. The wizard that initially sent her to get the book does not represent a main concern for her anymore, however she plans to visit him on the way back, maybe becoming an adept of him was not such a bad idea after all. As she thinks this she notices that the wizards home is not so far away and heads towards it.

Page 78 [2008-06-21 17:37:01 - Golemus Wizard quest - Tha. Ak. Alc.] The word of Akasha's quest to find the Book Of Principles and her current study on this subject has reached Thanasias mind while she was praying at the Gazebo of Gravitational Sound. As soon as he heard the news from Thanasia, Alche, a wanderer from MDA Lands thought that he found a flaw in Akasha's failed attempt to reach the floating pyramid and decided to go to Golemus and find out everything he can about the Principles and try to get the book himself.

Page 79 [2008-06-24 04:11:05 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] The place looks somehow different; everything is darker, plants are burnt here and there, a window is broken, the place almost seems deserted."What happened here?" Akasha thinks as she approaches the wizard's place. She enters and sees the wizards cloak lying on the floor. She starts to search the place to find out where the wizard is or what is going on.

Page 80 [2008-06-24 04:13:44 - Golemus Wizard quest - Alc.] Alche is approaching Gates of Ages, searching for Akasha and looking to try his luck with the mysterious floating pyramid to find the Book of Principles.

Page 81 [2008-06-29 01:52:47 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] After searching the entire place, Akasha can't find any clue of where the Wizard might be. The deserted place and all the things left unattended indicate her that he left in a hurry or something even worse happened to him. While looking through his stuff, she notices an envelope on the table , with her name on it! Inside the envelope she finds a letter, addressed to her...

Page 82 [2008-06-29 02:00:02 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] "My dear, foolish Akasha. I sent you on your quest knowing that there is nothing there to find for you. I think it's a small thing to do comparing to your intentions to kill me. If you read this letter it means I am already dead or the shades got me, but it also means that you returned, and I don't know which ones story is more interesting to hear: yours or mine. If I managed to end my experiments then there is one more chance against the shades. Go talk to Wodin. If I failed then you should return to the pyramid where I sent you for the Book of Principles and look for your death, because that might be the only thing to save you from the upcoming rage of the Shades. I saw great potential in you, even if you were sent against me. I do not think you have a dark soul, so even if you don't know it maybe, your path is towards light. Keep my words close as you might need them soon." Akasha takes the letter and leaves the deserted place, there is nothing else she can do there now.

Page 83 [2008-07-04 02:55:57 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak.] Akasha is convinced that the wizard was wrong. The Book of Principles does exist, and she intends to prove it, even if it means to write it herself... Blinded by her strange obsession for the principles, she does not pay attention to all details in the letter. As she gets closer to the Bridge of Ages , she sees a mage looking old man approaching her.

Page 84 [2008-07-04 03:11:25 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak. Alc.] "Good day!" The old man speaks. "My name is Alche, well it's not exactly my name but it;s pronounced better that way. I am a traveler from the Archive Lands and I mean no harm to you. may I know your name?" Akasha, a bit bored by this introduction and thinking about things, tells him her name. "OH, really. You are indeed Akasha? the one that tried to get the Book out of the pyramids fire? I was searching exactly for you! I come from far away in the search of the great knowledge of Golemus Golemicarum, rumored to be written in that Book, and I heard about you at the Gazebo of Gravitational Sound and I hoped you could share your knowledge with me about that Book " Akasha looks a bit frightened at him and thinks "Who is this fool man who thinks I will tell him about MY book of principles... He wants to steal it for sure."

Page 85 [2008-07-04 03:19:50 - Golemus Wizard quest - Ak. Alc.  END] "Ah yes, that book, well I left it where it belongs, in the fires of the great pyramid. You may go and read it if you like. You will have to get a bit burned, but the book is nice." Alche looks a bit confused "But... But I heard you could not get it, and that you failed to retrieve it from the fire of the pyramid. Is that not true?" Akasha grins, "Ah that was just for the people to know, but the book is there, I read it. You go too, go and get it from the fire, it's simple." Alche's face enlightens "Thank you my dear, thank you very much, I knew the book is there, I will go immediately and look for it. Thank you again!" Alche departs as fast as he can, heading to Mount Kelle'tha. "Fool old man, he really thinks I will tell him anything about MY book... Let him search until he quits this foolish thought... Ah, and even if he manages to reach the pyramid...he will BURN hahahahahaha! Yes, BURN... He will burn as the wizard said."