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Maiev Shadowsong
Maiev didn't need to see Illidan to know where he was. His presence called to her, signaling his chosen path and leading her to him. As she twisted and turned through the deepening labyrinth she felt her body tiring. She wasn't sure what it was about this land that wore her out so, but she knew she was feeling ill for it. She would be glad when the Betrayer was subdued and back in his cell. She was glad that it wasn't her job to kill him; that would be too easy a punishment. She had seen his torment, alone, in his cell for ten thousand years. She knew that he had suffered for it, and after the merry chase he has led it would give her great satisfaction to return him to his prison.
Maiev's breath was coming in rough rattling puffs when she came across two shining blades placed at the side of the glowing caves. She stopped, suddenly suspicious as she looked at the legendary blades. There was no sign of the Betrayer in this cave or the tunnels that led from it; in fact she sensed him much further away than she had expected. She had been lost in thought as she ran, and she had also lost her pace.
A quick moment of concentration revealed that there were no traps in the area to be wary of, so she stepped closer to the blades. When she bent down to retrieve one she fell to her knees, too exhausted to remain standing. She gathered her remaining energy and wrapped her hands around the hilts of one of the double edged weapons and then stood. Or she would have stood if she could. She found that both her hand and the blades were too heavy to lift. She growled in annoyance. Another trick from the Betrayer?
When she tried to lift again Maiev felt something odd; her fingers were fine. They weren't feeling the strain of exhaustion, neither were her hands or any of her limbs. She had, without introspection or self awareness, thought that it was her own body resisting her. Instead, as she tried once more to lift the weapons, it was the gauntlets themselves. So there was some other sort of trickery at work her; touching the weapons had meant that she would lose her gauntlets.
"Very well Betrayer," Maiev growled under her breath as she labored to remove her gauntlets, "I will capture you with my hands and teeth bared."
Leaving her gauntlets near the blades Azzinoth, she vowed to cone back for them and the weapons. Then once more she was stumped; her attempt to stand were severely hindered. She shifted her limbs and tensed and relaxed her muscles. Once more it felt like an external force.
Maiev could sense Illidan moving further and further away with every second she wasted. Soon she was worried that the labyrinthine passages of the cave network would confuse her tracking sense. She could not waste another moment. It was with that resolve and the knowledge that Illidan was without his blades, that she begun to shed her armor as she followed him. Each step became lighter, each piece of armor she dropped allowed her to feel more free.
She was steadily gaining on him. With his demonically increased sides and bat-like wings the tunnels would present him with a challenge. They were quickly becoming narrower. She grinned as she thought of the trail of metal that she had left behind; at least her sentinels would be able to find her with ease.
Unfortunately, as the tunnels wore on, she found that the adrenalin coursing through her veins was not enough to compensate for the strange magnetic pull of her surroundings. It was with a mixture of regret and recklessness that she cast her helmet aside, her breastplate coming off as she approached the opening of a large cave. When they were gone she felt lighter than she ever had before, and as she stepped through the cave entrance her spirit only continued to soar.
The cave was huge. From the roof hung oddly green tinted crystal stalactites. The walls were illuminated brightly with the same light that peppered the walls of the rest of the tunnel. A large plume of smoke was rising from an inky black pool to the far end of the cave that disappeared out of a nearby tunnel. The smell of sulphur was almost overwhelming, but Maiev had never breathed easier.
"This is where it ends Betrayer!" Maiev called out across the distance. The hulking beast was standing at the far end of the cave, his blindfold covered face to her and a maniacal grin on his face. "Now, you will submit!"
Maiev raised her umbra crescent and let loose a chilling battle cry. She attempted to blink into position behind her foe, but gasped and stumbled as her body was thrown roughly back into herself. She tried again, knowing that she had lost the element of surprise, but found that she couldn't draw upon her magic.
Maiev didn't need to see Illidan to know where he was. His presence called to her, signaling his chosen path and leading her to him. As she twisted and turned through the deepening labyrinth she felt her body tiring. She wasn't sure what it was about this land that wore her out so, but she knew she was feeling ill for it. She would be glad when the Betrayer was subdued and back in his cell. She was glad that it wasn't her job to kill him; that would be too easy a punishment. She had seen his torment, alone, in his cell for ten thousand years. She knew that he had suffered for it, and after the merry chase he has led it would give her great satisfaction to return him to his prison.
Maiev's breath was coming in rough rattling puffs when she came across two shining blades placed at the side of the glowing caves. She stopped, suddenly suspicious as she looked at the legendary blades. There was no sign of the Betrayer in this cave or the tunnels that led from it; in fact she sensed him much further away than she had expected. She had been lost in thought as she ran, and she had also lost her pace.
A quick moment of concentration revealed that there were no traps in the area to be wary of, so she stepped closer to the blades. When she bent down to retrieve one she fell to her knees, too exhausted to remain standing. She gathered her remaining energy and wrapped her hands around the hilts of one of the double edged weapons and then stood. Or she would have stood if she could. She found that both her hand and the blades were too heavy to lift. She growled in annoyance. Another trick from the Betrayer?
When she tried to lift again Maiev felt something odd; her fingers were fine. They weren't feeling the strain of exhaustion, neither were her hands or any of her limbs. She had, without introspection or self awareness, thought that it was her own body resisting her. Instead, as she tried once more to lift the weapons, it was the gauntlets themselves. So there was some other sort of trickery at work her; touching the weapons had meant that she would lose her gauntlets.
"Very well Betrayer," Maiev growled under her breath as she labored to remove her gauntlets, "I will capture you with my hands and teeth bared."
Leaving her gauntlets near the blades Azzinoth, she vowed to cone back for them and the weapons. Then once more she was stumped; her attempt to stand were severely hindered. She shifted her limbs and tensed and relaxed her muscles. Once more it felt like an external force.
Maiev could sense Illidan moving further and further away with every second she wasted. Soon she was worried that the labyrinthine passages of the cave network would confuse her tracking sense. She could not waste another moment. It was with that resolve and the knowledge that Illidan was without his blades, that she begun to shed her armor as she followed him. Each step became lighter, each piece of armor she dropped allowed her to feel more free.
She was steadily gaining on him. With his demonically increased sides and bat-like wings the tunnels would present him with a challenge. They were quickly becoming narrower. She grinned as she thought of the trail of metal that she had left behind; at least her sentinels would be able to find her with ease.
Unfortunately, as the tunnels wore on, she found that the adrenalin coursing through her veins was not enough to compensate for the strange magnetic pull of her surroundings. It was with a mixture of regret and recklessness that she cast her helmet aside, her breastplate coming off as she approached the opening of a large cave. When they were gone she felt lighter than she ever had before, and as she stepped through the cave entrance her spirit only continued to soar.
The cave was huge. From the roof hung oddly green tinted crystal stalactites. The walls were illuminated brightly with the same light that peppered the walls of the rest of the tunnel. A large plume of smoke was rising from an inky black pool to the far end of the cave that disappeared out of a nearby tunnel. The smell of sulphur was almost overwhelming, but Maiev had never breathed easier.
"This is where it ends Betrayer!" Maiev called out across the distance. The hulking beast was standing at the far end of the cave, his blindfold covered face to her and a maniacal grin on his face. "Now, you will submit!"
Maiev raised her umbra crescent and let loose a chilling battle cry. She attempted to blink into position behind her foe, but gasped and stumbled as her body was thrown roughly back into herself. She tried again, knowing that she had lost the element of surprise, but found that she couldn't draw upon her magic.