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Black Lotus, Part 11

“Ah,” the Black Lotus said. “So you concede that, as dire as your eternal punishment is, it is not as bad as it could be.” “That was never a matter for debate,” Çrom protested. “I was made this way by an … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 10

They looped back around to the concept of soul damage. “Is it possible,” the Black Lotus mused, “for you to fall afoul of a practitioner of outlawed soul magics? You said you were unable to soul-journey, but it is also … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 9

“I was contracted to kill another true eternal once,” she told him. “You are aware, of course, of the many different kinds of immortality that may be bestowed upon an organism.” “Sure,” Çrom said easily. “All the various kinds of … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 8

For the overwhelming majority of the history of the urverse, Nnal had been imprisoned like any self-respecting Dark God myth demanded. For brief periods – the Dominions – He had walked free, and these had typically not been happy times … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 7

They talked long into the night, throwing hypothetical scenarios back and forth and letting them branch off into story exchanges on the subject of their respective speckled careers – Çrom Skelliglyph in staying alive, the Black Lotus in bringing lives to … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 6

It was said, of the infinite turning urverse and the ten million universes in its centre that the Ghååla administrated, that it was a game. Of sorts. This was by no means a novel or shocking idea, and it was … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 5

“Oh,” Çrom said, feeling a little more certain of his footing. “You mean, can I be transformed into a Vampire or a Werewolf or a Ghast or a Bojunkle? Stuff like that?” the Black Lotus looked interested, so Çrom shrugged … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 4

But the Black Lotus had plenty more questions and cross-examinations to perform before she was ready to even start killing him. “What about coma states?” she asked. “I assume that if you are placed in a coma, you remain that … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 3

Çrom poked at the bowl of soup with the spoon she’d handed him. “Are you looking for eyeballs and dead fairies?” the Black Lotus asked him sweetly. “Yes.” “It is mostly root vegetables and rabbit,” she said. “The fairy is … Continue reading

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Black Lotus, Part 2

“Now,” the Black Lotus settled back in her little nest of smelly rags, “I am going to assume you have tried everything on offer from my basic catalogue, so we will not waste our time, hmm?” “I’m not a big … Continue reading

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