Day 15 Mayan El Tankan -- WRETCHED STATE

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Date Posted: 18:16:05 08/30/00 Wed
Author: Belamore
Subject: Day 15 Mayan El Tankan

Day 15 Mayan El Tankan

A smile of grim appreciation came over El Tankan's round,
greasy-whiskered face...He tossed his head back and laughed. "Ah HA!
He just throw him over the wall!? " He slapped the messenger's
shoulder. "You just have to love Belamane. AH HA! You just have to
love the bronze testes of that man! You there! Tell Acarl's Colonel
of the war machines he is now a general, tell him to plaster the walls
of Canaday with old woman this time. Then start pounding the walls with
the heaviest of iron and boulders. I want those walls cracked and
falling within the hour. We take Canaday before nightfall!" He looked
around for Shay El Bayodi. "Where is my seer!? Find me that Wizard who
cost me Twenty thousand of my finest men!"

"I am here, Mayan." El Bayodi and Warlune appeared beside him.

"Tell me again, oh powerful witch man why I should not take your head.
Tell why you could not kill the griffin or be at Tampion!" Mayan
watched his dirty white Shih Tzu attack Warlune's shanks and paws with
little nips and high pitched yips and lunges and bite while Warlune
stood still watching Mayan's hands.

"My power comes from this Argoth Stone. When I summoned the force to
kill the griffin it was hurled back at me. Janora possessed the first
Stone of Argoth. I have the second, there is a third, but I know not
where." El Bayodi calmed Warlune as the giant tiger began a low growl
to warn the Shih Tzus.

"How is it the that you destroyed the Cree forces, if she possessed this
stone?" Mayan urged his dogs to continue their playful attacks. "Get
the kitty! Bite him!"

The two tiny foul-breathed dogs were in a frenzy, biting at the tiger's
underbelly, jumping up and hanging from tufts of fur.

"Wizardry and magic are delicate, living spells, Mayan. Janora's stone
was used to protect the griffin and herself from forces beyond human
power and to give strength to the already powerful griffin. The army at
Cree was not protected...and they were above your army or the spell that
exploded their minds would have driven them mad as well. Simple
control of sound, Mayan, but it does not know friend from foe. I could
not use this magic at Tampion or your armies would have fallen with the
defenders..." He patted Warlune. "Relax old girl, they are but pups."

Warlune relaxed and lay down with a thud and two muffled yip-yaps. She
licked at the blood seeping out from under her belly. "You are a bad
tiger, Warlune." El Bayodi scolded.

"Your tiger killed my Moo Moo and Poo Poo!" Mayan started to kick
Warlune but changed his mind as the tiger looked up and begged Tankan to
please kick her.

"It was an accident, I am sure." Bayodi, slapped the tiger on the
flank. Warlune licked his hand and purred. "...and with all respect,
my WarLord, you ignored my warnings about Tampion Sound...so...I stayed
out of it. You knew more than I."

"You dare to say you were 'teaching' me a lesson!"

"Yes, I dare say I am saying that. I was not hired to defeat your
enemies. I was hired to show you how they can be defeated. I showed
you how to ally Lord Justin, I told you when to attack Tampion. You
want to be the greatest general in history, not I. If I defeat your
enemies, I will be the greatest Wizard and you should be my pawn. There
would be no need for a warlord. It is the knowledge and the power of
the world I seek, so I may then know the universe...not destroy it.
That is your desire. I give you your conquests and you give me the
means to pursue my own."

"You speak in riddles old man. Just bring down those walls and I will give
you your gold and your freedom...with Canaday gone, I'll not need you."

"I will not bring down the walls. Listen to me. Hear me. You must
defeat Canaday and Belamore with your army or none of the warlords will
join you. YOU must be the conqueror, not wizardry. I am only here to
neutralize Belamore's trickery and unnatural resources and that is
done...unless he has more that I am unaware of...if so...I will be
here."

Tankan turned away and thought for a moment and watched the catapults
spring; and a hundred old women, screaming through the air smashed
against the Canaday walls. "Aye, you speak wisdom. I must be the
victor here, not you. You are wise, El Bayodi...you are indeed wise."
Tankan went into his tent to dress in his battle gear.

El Bayodi touched the huge cat. Warlune stood. "Clean up your mess."
The tiger ate the pups and lapped the blood.

...continued.

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