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Published: 2019-04-24 12:47:52 +0000 UTC; Views: 566; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 0
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Next scene: In the deepest Dungeon...
Precedent scene: Reliefs
First scene of the story-arc: The Tavern Fight

EDIT 2023: Rewriting and corrections of the original English text and addition of the French version.
Réécriture et correction du texte anglais original et ajout de la version française.


Texte en français ci-dessous.
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  The sun was setting. Several hours had passed since Minalva, Romatzo, Delphine and Marina had returned to the Guild, but Omdeo was still outside in the courtyard, where he had waited the group all the day and he seemed to continue to wait for something.
  Suddenly a new portal opened.

  " Ah! Finally!"

  The man that came out of it was the same that had followed the four heroes. He was wearing a dark light armour and a sword on his right side. He was covered with blood, but none of it was his.

  " Ha, my lad! I am glad you are finally here. I started to be worried. said Omdeo.
  - The cave was bigger than what we thought, Great Adventurer. It took me a while to explore it entirely. responded Amon. How are our four friends?
  - Grimlok brought me news. They are healed and are now resting.
  - I'm reassured. I kept an eye on them, in the cave and didn't intervene, like you asked me. Although, I almost did it when Delphine got stabbed. But they handled the situation well and I just made sure they got back here safe and sound. he said, smiling.
  - And you did well. Even if I had told you not to, I know you would have intervene, if you had to. That's why I choose you to follow them." responded Omdeo smiling too. They stayed quiet for few seconds, then Omdeo asked: " What did you find during your investigations in the cave?
  - Like I said, the cave is big, with secret rooms too. I found a lot of objects and artefacts. Some are magic and seemed pretty powerful and malefic. About the secret rooms, they were very well hidden and I may be I have missed some of these.
  - I see. said the old mage, passing his hand in his beard. I will send a team to retrieve the objects and to search if there are more hidden rooms. But the important thing is, did you find any traces of the Egg of Gornhoth?
  - No, I'm sure it is not there. Even if I have missed things, there was no malefic energy high enough to correspond to it. It confirm what you suspected."

  Omdeo nodded and stayed silent for a minute or two, then he said:

  " Grimlok told me they fought a Superior Demon and a lich. Have you made sure that they are really dead? These creatures tend to come back to life, if not killed properly.
  - Don't worry for that. I came back to the place where they fought after they left and they all did a great job. I must say, I have been impressed by the bold choice of Romatzo to stay alone to fight the demon and, I admit too that I have been surprise to see that he survived this fight.
  - It was a bold choice, indeed. responded Omdeo. But I think, he has instinctively choose the right option. Against a dwarf, whose strength is extreme and whose constitution is equally so, the Superior Demon must have chosen to fight mostly with brute force, to show its own superiority. If the four of them had fought, the creature would have used tricks and magic to face their number. I am sure that the four of them would have defeated it, but at what cost. But you are right, the fact he survived is very impressive. Romatzo has a lot of potential. In fact, they all have."

  Amon had no other choice than to agree. What he saw there, even if their fighting skills still had some clumsiness, had been more than impressive.

  " But enough talking for now. said the Master of the Guild. You must be tired, my lad, and I am sure you would like to wash.
  - Ha ha! Yes, indeed. I won't refuse it, I must say.
  - Well then. I let you the time to wash and if you want, we will go see together our four friends.
  - I'll be very happy of that, Master Omdeo.

  They entered in the Fortress, both relief that this long day was over. But Omdeo's face sported a serious expression. An important and sinister thought continued to stay in his mind.

  " It is now sure that it is not the Lich that retrieved the Egg of Gornhoth to our stewardship. So, where is it now and who stole it?..."
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  Le soleil se couchait. Plusieurs heures avaient passé depuis que Minalva, Romatzo, Delphine et Marina étaient revenus à la Guilde, mais Omdéo était toujours dehors dans la court, là où il avait attendu le groupe toute la journée et il semblait continuer à attendre quelque chose.
  Soudain un nouveau portail s'ouvrit.

  " Ah ! Enfin!"

  L'homme qui en sortit était le même qui avait suivit les quatre héros. Il portait une armure légère sombre et une épée à son côté droit. Il était couvert de sang, mais pas une goûte n'était le sien.

  " Ha, mon garçon! Je suis content que tu sois enfin là. Je commençais à m'inquiéter. dit Omdéo.
  - La grotte était plus grand que ce que nous pensions, Grand Aventurier. Ça m'a pris longtemps pour l'explorer entièrement. répondit Amon. Comment vont nos quatre amis ?
  - Grimlok m'a apporté des nouvelles. Ils sont soignés et ils se reposent maintenant.
  - Je suis rassuré. J'ai gardé un œil sur eux, mais je ne suis pas intervenu, comme vous me l'aviez demandé. Mais j'ai faillit le faire quand Delphine s'est faite transpercer.  Mais elles ont bien géré la situation et j'ai juste fait en sorte qu'ils rentrent sain et sauf ici. dit-il, souriant.
  - Et tu as bien fait. Même si je t'avais dit de ne pas le faire, je savais que tu serais intervenu si tu avais dû. C'est pourquoi je t'ai choisi pour les suivre." répondit Omdéo, souriant aussi. Ils restèrent silencieux pendant quelques secondes, puis Omdéo ajouta: " Qu'as-tu trouvé durant ton exploration de la caverne ?
  - Comme je l'ai dit, elle est grande, avec des chambres secrètes aussi. J'ai trouvé beaucoup d'objets et d'artefacts. Certains sont magiques et semblent puissants et maléfiques. A propos des chambres secrètes, elles étaient très biens cachées et j'ai pu en raté.
  - Je vois. dit le vieux mage, passant la main dans sa barbe. Je vais envoyer une équipe récupérer ces objets et pour chercher s’il y a plus de salles secrètes.  Mais la chose importante est, as-tu trouvé des traces de l'Œuf de Gornhoth ?
  - Non, je suis sûr qu'il n'est pas là-bas. Même si j'ai raté des choses, il n'y avait pas d'énergie maléfique suffisamment puissante pour y correspondre. Ça confirme ce que vous suspectiez."

  Omdéo opina et resta silencieux pendant une minute ou deux, puis il dit :

  " Grimlok m'a dit qu'ils avaient affronté un Démon Supérieur et une liche. As-tu vérifié qu'ils étaient bien morts ? Ces créatures ont tendances à revenir à la vie, si elles ne sont pas tuées proprement.
  - Ne vous en faites pas pour ça. Je suis revenu sur les lieux de leurs combats après leur départ et ils ont tous fait un excellent travail. Je dois dire, j'ai été impressionné par le choix audacieux de Romatzo de rester seul pour affronter le démon et, je l'avoue aussi que j'ai été surpris qu'il survive au combat.
  - C'était un choix audacieux pour sûr. répondit Omdéo. Mais je pense qu'il a choisit instinctivement la bonne option. Contre un nain, dont la force est extrême et dont la résistance l'est toute autant, le Démon Supérieur a dû choisir de se battre en utilisant principalement la force pure, pour montrer sa supériorité. S'ils étaient tous restés pour se battre, la créature aurait utilisée des tours et de la magie pour faire face au nombre. Je ne doute pas qu'à eux quatre ils l'auraient vaincu, mais à quel prix. En tout cas, tu as raison, le fait qu'il ait survécu est très impressionnant. Romatzo a beaucoup de potentiel. En fait, ils en ont tous."

  Amon ne pouvait qu'être d'accord. Ce qu'il avait vu là-bas, même si leur capacité de combat pouvait s'améliorer, était plus qu'impressionnant.

  " Mais assez parlé pour le moment. dit le Grand Maître de la Guilde. Tu dois être fatigué, mon garçon et je suis sûr que tu aimerais te laver.
  - Ha ha ! Oui, c'est sûr. Je ne dirai pas non.
  - Très bien alors. Je te laisse le temps de te laver et si tu veux, nous irons voir tous les deux nos quatre amis.
  - J'en serai très heureux, Maître Omdéo.

  Ils entrèrent dans la Forteresse, soulagé que cette longue journée soit fini. Mais le visage d'Omdéo arborait une expression sérieuse. Une pensée importante et inquiétante continuait de tourner dans son esprit.

  " C'est maintenant sûre que ce n'est pas la liche qui a récupéré l'Œuf de Gornhoth à notre intendance. Donc où est-il maintenant et qui l'a volé ?..."
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Thank you for watching and reading. ^^

I liked working on this picture because it has been easier than the last ones I worked on.

I'm sure most of you had forgotten about the "mysterious man" who had followed the group in the picture "Ready for the Fight ".
Magnus, your hunch was right, it was Amon, indeed. ^^
These shoulder pads gives the impression that Amon have really large shoulders. lol
Yes, he has blue blood on him. I don't know why but I imagine the blood of the green skins bluish.

At the beginning, Omdeo is called "Great Adventurer". As the master of the guild, it's one of its title (it's actually the main title of its function).

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Comments: 12

Magnus-Strindboem [2019-05-02 16:55:16 +0000 UTC]

yeah I was sure it was Amon. And even with all the praise for Romatzo and the anxiety for Delphine, I wager he was most likely to keep an eye on Marina...

Now... where was I... The King of the Dead is dead and all that remains to fix is an mad and evil queen? Oh wait... that was another story...

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Mekheke In reply to Magnus-Strindboem [2019-05-03 16:35:03 +0000 UTC]

You know, Marina and Amon only know each other for 3 days (yeah, I know, it feels longer), so he has no reason to watch on her more than the others... yet. ^^


Yes, the evil queen is for another story and I have already a good bunch of ideas for it.

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Magnus-Strindboem In reply to Mekheke [2019-05-03 16:57:45 +0000 UTC]

Sometimes three days can be a long time...

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Mekheke In reply to Magnus-Strindboem [2019-05-03 17:19:26 +0000 UTC]

It's true.  

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sohighlydubious [2019-04-26 07:22:20 +0000 UTC]

Hmm, so they had a secret friend all along, ready to step in if things got too rough?

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Mekheke In reply to sohighlydubious [2019-04-26 11:10:27 +0000 UTC]

More or less yes, but it wasn't because of a distrust in the capacities of the 4 adventurers.


Omdeo had faith in them, but was worried too, a little like a father would have been, especially for Delphine that he had known since she was a child.

But it's not the only reason why he demand to Amon to keep an eye on them. As the Master of the Guild, he took the responsibility to send non-members to do this quest, which could have been a hazard in many ways.

A little like if a police chief was sending civilians to stop a murderer.

He also sent Amon to investigate the place, because it was important to do it and it wasn't the mission of the 4 adventurers.


I suppose it's the kind of things that are not obvious if you are not in my head. lol


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Telperion-Studio [2019-04-26 00:17:56 +0000 UTC]

Glad to see Amon again!! ^^

Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he was just a teacher who was training Marina? Apparently, he is much more than a simple instructor. hmm So many mysteries!  
Another nice text and great scene Ben! \o/

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Mekheke In reply to Telperion-Studio [2019-04-26 10:33:17 +0000 UTC]

Thanks a lot.


"Correct me if I'm wrong, but I thought he was just a teacher who was training Marina?"


He is an adventurers first. Every members of the Guild of Adventurers are or have been adventurers.

Even some of the oldest members continues to do quest and all.

Omdeo choose Amon to train Marina, because he is experimented and very skillful.

But like every members of the Guild, Amon can be send on missions, alone or with a group, depending on how dangerous the missions are suppose to be.

Or if he want to, he can also decide to take his gear, leave for a while and find his own quests. Kind of like if he was an independent worker, but still affiliated with the Guild.

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CrownDigitalArt [2019-04-25 21:51:07 +0000 UTC]

Oh this is awesome plot thickening! Love it  

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Mekheke In reply to CrownDigitalArt [2019-04-26 10:05:27 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, Tom.  

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Candy-L-Lan [2019-04-25 03:27:07 +0000 UTC]

Why am I turned on by Amon covered in the blood of defeated foes?


Is Omdeo collecting artefacts? Hmm...  something is going on, something the Guild does not know...  Is Omdeo the secret puppetmaster?  

I must find out!
Must turn the page...

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Mekheke In reply to Candy-L-Lan [2019-04-25 09:25:25 +0000 UTC]

Why are you turned on by Amon? It's because he is badass! Ha ha


You see evil everywere, lol.  Omdeo wants to retrieve the artefacts because it would be unwise and dangerous to let them there, where they could be found by the wrong people.

In the Guild, the objects will be in a safe place.


You won't have to wait long for the next storyline picture, because I'll upload it today! And it will be the penultimate!

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