The end of Antu'Rah

Raz

Standing silently by the corpse walked forward entering the remains of the destroyed hut, again sparing only the smallest glance to Ryleen his gaze focused mainly on the cradle trying to get a glimpse of Tam to see if he is ok. Finally looking up to Ryleen he speaks in his typical raspy broken voice.

"The three...Of you take...Serenity...She will...Take you to...The entrance...I...Will check the...Village...For the others."

The steed was large enough and easily had enough strength to carry both Ryleen and Vaali along with Tam.

(Final location: Still with Ryleen, Vaali)

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Zor

(Final Location: Still at the entrance, waiting for Gen to add a quick reply)

As Vaali embraces her she buries her face against his chest, hugging him back. For a moment, she very nearly breaks down crying. She takes a deep breath and holds it in for a few seconds, forcing herself to calm down. Then she frees herself from his arms and stands up, just a little unsteady. She reaches down and picks up Tam, along with the big shawl he was using as a blanket.

With practised ease she ties the shawl around herself and the infant, securing him safely close to her, even if she has to let go momentarily. When she looks up again she seems calm, determined.

"We have to gather everyone at the same place. Someone said to gather at the entrance, didn't they? I'll go there, and make a portal to send them out of here"

Raz

Razeal gives a simple nod to her, understanding his new "orders". Turning on his heels he runs off into the surrounding destruction for a final search for anyone or anything in need of his aid.

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Serenity

The huge skeletal steed stood fast at the entrance of Ryleens hut scraping her hoof on the floor letting out a huff of air as if waiting for the Trolls. She to had been given orders by her long time friend and in loyalty she would carry them out to the word, even this apparent animal seemed to carry a hightend sense of sentience and understood the importance of her work.

Vaali nods moving over to the horse, waiting to help Ry and Tam onto the back of it,

"Alright but quickly, the longer we stay the more at risk we are, and I dont want to put either of you at more risk than is avoidable"

Nimnir --Start by an tree near the mountainwall. End at the cliffedge over Ziri and Hadunka--
Continues drag and wrench the wine, not noticing the rumble has stopped. Finally it snaps, surprcingly for Nimnir as he falls backwards. The back of his head hitting an stone on the ground.
Everything goes black for an second.
He wakes up with an sick feeling, but repress it. He forces himself up on his four, knowing he have to get to Ziri with his "rope". The whole world around him moves. Just wait a little... a little
Nimnir, stands on his four and breathe heavily, cough a couple of times, cough up blood. If moving.. only.. stopped!...... She needs me.
Forces himself to walk, on his four, but tries to stand up normally but directly falls down again. He walks towards the cliffedge where he left his wolves with Ziri. He walks very hunching, as tired, failing to walk in an streight line. Several times falling down on his four clearly out of balance.
As he "walks" up the cliff he sees Lahni and Chajnka down by the path, only seeing blurred colors of them. Though they see that he bleed heavily from his back of his head.
By the edge of the cliff he sees an blurred black fur ball and an white-gray fur ball. He look down the shaft, smiles as he sees she is safe with Hadunka. Sitting with head downwards like that makes him even more dizzy and he had fallen down unles one of the wolf had pulled him back up. Knowing them are safe makes him calm down, his body stops produce so much adrenaline. He becomes exhausted and is forced to sit down. Senses an sharp pain in his arm which forces him to close it, close his hand to an fist holding the rope hadunka had thrown up.

Growler and Howler --At the cliffedge over Ziri and Had--
They were the older and stronger wolves, of their pack. Growler was an big, strong blackwolf while Howler was the more agile graywolf. They were the muscle and the brain of their different pack. Yes Nimnir had both, but he was still seen as little too young for be leading the pack of his own. Now the three of them was equal as brothers, even though, he wasnt an wasnt an wolf.
And woof the little kid, he knew his place. Below the others.

They stood there trying to comfort the child down there, as Nimnir told them. Sencing how afraid she was, also how afraid Nimnir was as he ran off. [Wolf] Dont worry child, youll be saved.
What was that, Nimnir howls.. but... - Growler
Well stay here as he said, Hell be alright - Howler
Suddenly someone big run past them and cast himself down to her.
What? ... was that - Growler
Look! down there! One of the strong ones - Howler
They see him throw up an rope.
Hmm... were strong indeed but not that strong. - Growler growls laughing
But where is Nimnir, he should be here now. I start to get worried. - yelps Howler
When finishing the sentence Nmnir sit hard down next to them, he doesnt look good at all. As Nimnir bends down to look down at Ziri and Hadunka, Howler steps in front of him.
He is not good at all yelps Howler little sad.
Sit down now, rest, dont spend all your power yet. Tend to his wounds, Growler!
Growler do as his friend says and start licking the wound on the back head of Nimnir. Howler takes the rope Hadunka had thrown up and places it in Nimnirs hand. He tries to tell Nimnir to close his hand, and starts to poke his hand with his nose. But Nimnir seem all numb until Howler bites him in his arm.
Nimnir closes his hand fast. And Howler laughs little for himself. Pulls little in the rope to show Hadunka that the rope is fast.
He and Growler put the rope in their mouth and takes hold in the ground. So not them all falls down too.

Chabat clings to Kaz'jo as they make their way out of the village that has been their home for the past months. with no time to take more than the most essential belongings, Kaz grabs the reigns of his Raptor and 'Bats clutches at her bag containing all her inks, cloth, sewing and first aid equipment, and they head for the entrance to the valley.

Staggering in the upheaval, the pair make better time once the rumbling subsides despite Chabat's condition. Coming to the place where the bridge spans the river, they are brought up short.

Kaz assesses the situation then asks the others gathered at the scene '"Can you handle this?"

Lahni replies "If you can help, please do ...otherwise, I think it should be okay now... what the vekk was that?"

Desperate to get out, Chabat states "We have to to get to the entrance...meet us there soon..."

The calm lasts only for a few brief minutes. Then all of a sudden, the ground shakes again. This shock feels even more violent than the last one, enough to not only make anyone lose their balance but possibly sending them rolling across the ground for a bit as well.

The noise is deafening. Huge chunks of the cliffside come loose and tumble into the lake. From the hills the sound of several of the ancient stone walls collapsing can be heard. Several of the gigantic jungle trees circling the cliffs above the valley lean dangerously much, but none except for the tree on the middle island seem to have fallen over yet.

Any of the huts still left standing are collapsed heaps on the ground once the quake finally ends and many of the stone buildings and walls are decorated by threatening looking cracks and loose stones. At first glance the temple on the middle island seems unscathed. The only damage is the stone roof that was covering the altar on the top. It appears that all four pillars gave out, allowing it to fall flat on the top rather than sliding down the side of the temple, crushing the altar completely.

Once the quake ends, everything seems eerily calm, the silence deafening compared to the overwhelming noise a moment ago.

Someone near a river who pays attention might notice that the water in the stream seems to be rising.

((I have tried to mark all the major destruction points on the map as well as people's positions. Tell me if I forgot anything.))

"where is it?"
Gen'jin opens is eyes, as he wonder why he dosen't feel the Earth Elementals wrath on him. Only a second has passed as the earth elemental threw itself at him, and there he is, unharmed.

Gen'jin quickly realisies He is protected by a shield. His arm saprks with Electric lighting. He umleashes the [Chain Lightning] spell on the Earth elemental.

Sparks fly as the lightning hits the elemental. The spell proves very strong, as part of outer layer of the earth cracks and breaks off.

The Crazed earth elemental staggers but is not defeated yet. it hurls its self at Gen'jin again, but this time he is prepared.

He plants A juju imbued earth totem in the ground. it shakes and rattles as veins pirces the ground, and engtagles the Earth elemental.

Gen'jin notice a figure a few meters away. He turns and looks at Zorráh...

((sorry for the late Respone. Gen was obviously caught in the battle and didn't realise the breif moment of silence i guess. - Note the earth elemental is NOT Defeated, it is snared to teh ground))

She hasn't more than taken a step towards Vaali and the horse before the next quake starts. As she feels herself stumble and fall, she presses Tam to her chest and curls up around him, protecting him as best she can. Not having any arms free to dampen the fall, she has almost all air knocked out of her lungs as she lands.

She gasps for air as the shaking continues, holding the crying infant close to herself. Once things go calm once more, she remains where she is for a few moments, trying to feel if she was hurt or not.

Raz

As Raz to check the rest of the village the new shockwave knocks him to the floor, performing an amazing looking roll he drops on one of his shoulders throwing his legs over his head onto his back and rolling onto his feet still crouched to maintain balance. He growls as he dusts himself off staggering back to his feet and continueing his run to the shattered huts.

(final location: Still in the village probably around Gul's hut.)

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Serenity

The fresh shockwave causes the horse to let out a ear splitting scream as it rears up onto its hind legs. Despite the chaos and destruction going on around she still seems very focused on what she was told to do and refuses out right to run as most horses would.

(final location: still with Ry and Vaali)

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Zor

Zorah continued to run, letting out a quick sharp scream as she ducks under the ranging elemental so to join Gen'jins side. She turns back to face the still raging elemental and gasps.

"Whats going on Primal!"

(final location: with Gen at the entrance)

Gen'jin keeps is eys focused on the Crazed Elemental, still snared to the ground, as he replies:

"Am not sure, Zoráh. But I know we can't stay here much longer. The whole Vale could collpase any moment. The powers that protects us, are weakned, they will soon be here no more!"

The earth elemental roars, as it breaks free from the Veins. It hurls itself at the two, once again.

A thin layer of ice covers Gen'jins wrist and hands, as he castes a [forst shock] at the elemental. The Crazed elemental, movements slows, as it focus it's rage at Gen'jin.

((I'll let Zorah Finish it, for now Gen'jin just avoids it, as he keeps "aggro"))

As the earthquake strikes, Vaali is knocked off his feet. Rolling out of the way rapidly out from under the falling hooves of the bucking horse, he picks himself off the ground and dashes over to Ryleen, making sure that both she and Tam are alright.

"I need to get you out of here now Ry, its not safe for you or Tam here"

"Everyone has to get out... It's not safe for anyone."

Once Vaali has helped her up, she walks over to the horse.

"Leaving the valley won't be enough... It must be the same outside as well."

She climbs onto the horse, one arm protectively wrapped around Tam, and speaks over the spirit link.

-Is everyone gathered? We need to make a portal. Gods know what the rest of Stranglethorn looks like, we need to get further away. Stonard. It's not one of the major cities, we should be able to go there safely. Chabat? If I don't make it to the entrance in time, you'll make a portal, and I'll make one here."

She then turns to Vaali again, holding out a hand to him.

"I told the others we'll meet by the entrance as planned, and I'll make a portal out of here."

Lahni struggles to her feet, rubbing the back of her head, she'd hit it on something on the way down. She got up, for once thankful of her goggles meaning her vision remained unclouded.

(Link) "Entrance... alright."

Lahni quickly looks up at Hadunka and Ziri, a sign of worry on her face.

Gets up onto the Horse, with Ry,

"Maybe we should get to Dalaran then? Its neutral ground, we know it well, and the city floats so these quakes wont effect it. It will be the safest place for everyone to regroup and find out what on Azeroth is going on."

Zan'ziri
Chasm on the cliff
Yelping in terror while a strong quake shook the valley, Ziri releases Hadunka and loses her balance. She tries to keep it, but as she came closer to see Lahni below, she was too close to the ledge to do it. Screaming loudly, girl falls to the water below.
A miracle (or simply a lot of luck) caused that she did not hit the spiky rock with her head, even if she was close to it. The only wound she managed to get is on her right leg - quite a large cut, beginning just above her ankle and ending below the knee, on the frontal side of the leg. A deep one, the bone was slightly scratched as well. Quite dazed after sudden contact with the water, girl floats to the waterfall, leaving a trail of blood in the water.

Thugha Ashenscar
Road to Snick'watha
Cursing loudly, the orc reflects a small chip of rock flying towards her, stumbles and nearly falls down during the second earthquake, holding her balance thanks to the stabilizers.
She freezes for a bit of a second while hearing blood chilling scream of her little friend, then lets out a loud swear word in Common, loud enough to be heard by the bridges. She kicks the switch on her boot, hearing that mechanism springs to work, but lets out a familiar noise of overheating.
- I don't care you need to cool down! WORK, you...
She ends the sentence with a long swear word in Gutterspeak - long and with surprising tone, as the boosters come to life with the second kick. Sudenly threw forward, Thugha don't manages to manuever and falls down to the vale with snake altar, ending the flight with face contact with the ground near the entrance to the plaza. Slightly dazed, she stands up, spots Lahni and Chajnka and walks towards them quickly, swaying slightly.
- Where the hell is Ziri? And what, for Doomhammer's might, is happening here?!

Raz

Still running off to the village trying to maintian his balance as he goes peering into what remains of huts, periodically shoutting partly hoping to get a response from someone and partially hoping there is no one trapped.

(final location: In the lower corner area of the village.)

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Serenity

The horse seemed much calmer now as opposed to when it was first hit by the shockwave, it knew that its destination was the entrance and it's job was to get Ryleen and Tam there at all costs. With this she chaged off heading towards the entrance.

(final location: with Ry, Tam and Vaali...Will let you decide when she goes so not to ruin anything you may have planned.)

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Zor

Lets out a sharp scream as the hulking crazed lump of rock lashes out again. Crouching down slightly she covers her head in fear...The realisation that despite her best efforts to avoid combat it seems to be finding her more frequently as of late and perhaps it was time for her to learn to defend herself.

Throwing some futile waves of watery magic at the element she panics...Closing her eyes and in a complete blind panic she lets another scream as she holds her hands out infront, not really any idea what to do now...However, something in her acted on impulse and launched what can only be described as a tiny cataclysm in its own right as a huge bolt of lightning burst towards the element shattering it on impact. Once the damage was done Zorah simply stood there still with her hands outstretched and her eyes crewed up tightly...Unaware herself of what she had just done.

(final destination: still with gen at the entrance.)

Nimnir --By the cliff at Hadunka--

Except his tension in his right arm, holding the rope, he is completly numb. The aftershake surprizes both him and his wolfish friends. Nimnir lifeless body falls down on the ground and towards the cliffedge as an doll. Still holding the rope hard he falls over the cliffedge. Unconsios he falls until the rope gets tensed. The other end stuck, Hadunka holds in it.
The sharp pain of in the arm wakes Nimnir up, pain from arm and hand that is holding the rope as it suddenly have to take his whole body weight.
He scream as he wakes up, partly from pain and partly from fear hanging in the air abowe sharp cliffs.
He look up at the cliff he once sat on. His wolves looking down on him, worried. But not only on him it seems. Nimnir clumsy turns looking behind him. Ziri!
He both see and smell the blood. Look sadly at her before turning back up for the cliff.
[Wolf] Try your best, go get her.
He look after his wolf-friends run away.


Growler and Howler --Running along the riverbed-- (white first, black wolf running after)

The aftershake take them by surprize, and they are forced to let go off the rope unless they fall down too. Growler who dont want to let go so easy of his friend holds against the rope as long as he can, but is thrown of it at last. Growler rolls down the hill a couple of meters. Howler lay flat on the ground, knowing his risk of falling gets lower by doing so.
From their position they lie down and see both Ziri fall later followed by Nimnir. Her hitting the water and dazing out, Him stop falling, but hanging in the air and waking up. At now feeling more worry for her than for him. They dont even see Nimnir watching up at them. Only the trail of blood is what they see.
After hearing Nimnirs call to them, Howler runs down to Growler and help him up.
What should we do? - Growler
You seem to be fine, We follow his call, help her. - Howler
Howler runs away, along the river, tightly followed by Growler. They run with fast light steps, barelly touching the ground, shake not disturbing their speed much.
Lets catch her down the stream. You do have strenght in your legs to swim good still i hope - Howler says while running.
I see you now, smart. Yes, still strength i have. - Growler

Chajnka
By the river bank next to Euphratis hut
The sudden chock takes Chajnka with surprise and she falls over on the ground giving of a yelp. Her vision gets blurred by the sudden in pact and she feels num on the side of her body. Rolling on to her stomach she se in the river in front of her a small body floating with a trail of blood after it. Terrified she yells out with her mouth and over the link at the same time:
“No! Save her!” As she douse, she stretch out a hand and a sudden fly glimmer appears around it. Some thing grabs Ziri out in the water and she is held still in mid water turned face up.

Hadunka
On a cliff ledge on what remains of the aria were Ziris hut stood

Hadunka well knowing that after shakes always comes after sushi a big one is not taken by surprise. He is just about to yell to Ziri to hold on as he feels her grip loosens and he fails in grabbing hold of her. In a desperate attempt to get to her he throws himself over the cliff edge after driving one of his wrist blades in to a crack in the rock. But it is futile and he se is daughter plunge in to the water.

Hanging there he feels so useless and angry, but some thing makes him look up and sees Nimnir coming tumbling down. Quickly he grabs the failing rope and brasses himself for the impact.

The jolt as the rope finally gets tensed is painful and al his muscles is acing. He feels how his wrist blade glides a little out from the rock but maintain its hold in there … for now.

Growling he duos his best to hang on holding the rope with the boy daggling in the other end. He quickly realises he cannot pull him up ... and it would be useless to any way as they would both be stuck on the ledge then. Also he suspects his wrist blade would loos its grip from those manovers. So he slowly starts to let the rope glide thru his hand, growling with pain wile he worried looks for his daughter. It is with a relief he se her held by some thing … not floating further towards the waterfall. With a quick look at the boy can he se that the rope is long enough to let the boy down on the cliffs in the water.

"well well.."

Gen'jin raises his eyebrow, as he walks towards Zoráh. - still unaware of what she just did.
The shattered earth elemental, lies before Her. Gen'jin walks up next to her, and pats her on her shoulder.

"You be getting better There."

A short moment passes as he realises Zoráh has yet to grasp what she just did.

"You can open your eyes now."

The Center Isle.
The great Temple still stands tall, but barely. Though the Altar is crushed beneath the four broken pillars, The ancient powers within are still working.

A transcluent figure apears above the rubble. It's Vin´jan'é!

the Spirit peforms a few waving movements with her hans, her head slightly lowered, as she prepares her spell.

"Great Spirit of old. Grant me your powers one last time."

As she looks up with a sudden movement, her eyes glow of mythical magic.

The ancestor spirit attempts to slow the devestation of the valley...

Lahni's stunned silence is broken... she looks at Ziri... at Nimnir and Hadunka... unable to figure out what to do. It was all moving so damn fast!

She looks over at Vin'jan'e in stunned silence... quickly broken as she realises she needs to act fast, she looks over at Chajnka.

"Chajnka... please, get this water to hold me... I need to get to Ziri."

Trusting Chajnka, she takes a step out over the water.

Chajnka
Lying on the shoreline to the river by Euphratis hut.
She can not truly believe what she se ... some thing on her wish her prayer even holds Ziri still in the water. Then she notices Lahni walking past her and asking that Chajnka make the water hold her.

“How!” She thinks … “I do not even know what I did to hold Ziri”. But she realises she had cried out for some one to save Ziri and that her friends … as she thought the spirits and water elementals as … must have answered her cry for help. Quietly she speaks mumbling in the language they thought her so long ago. ((Khalimag))

“My friends … Pleas carry my friend Lani so she may help her daughter”.

As the earth shakes violently, 'Bats fall to the ground. Curling into a ball to protect her belly, she lies, whimpering until the movement stops.

Kaz reaches down to gently lift his young wife back to her feet, hugging her comfortingly. Hearing a scream, Kaz turns to Chabat and asks 'Did you hear that?'

'Bats gulps and nods 'It sounded like a girl's scream...'

'Yes' Kaz agrees '...i hope nothing bad happened. Lets get to the entrance...i can't risk anything bad happening to you.'

Chabat nods shakily and clings to Kaz. As they set off across the bridge Kaz asks over the link 'Who screams? Is everything alright?'

Kaz kisses 'Bats on the top of her head and they continue towards the entrance as they wait for an answer.