The Ursini family was punished for their past, they condemned their present and, as a conclusion of the plan of destruction, the future was denied them, preventing them from rebuilding their home, their life. The drows did not forgive them for turning their lands and people over to the Orsys family on a silver platter. Under the deceptive promise of peace and work they ended up being hostages to these plagues.
But if that is tragic, which it is, the most bleeding thing is that not only could they not live, but also, the exit was impossible since it was flanked by a wall that isolated them from the world and where the only exits were guarded by those who they watched them.
The drow lived in prison in their own city. It was like denying them life, living without being able to be alive. Prisoners in a freedom controlled by others who drowned their subsistence and forced them to look to the sky and wait for help. They could not escape, nor take shelter, they just waited, they closed their eyes dreaming that after the storm they could continue to survive again.
They became slaves to the manastone mines. Their only holy knight ended up dead and the holy relic had been lost. Hatred flooded them and they forged to get rid of everything and start over.
The misery was short-lived, they mutinied and murdered those aligned under the Orsys faction. They fled north to the Continent of Ice and hid their new city in the deep caverns in the mountains of the dwarves and dragons.
The matriarch Arachnia, enraged, at the request of her people hurt by this tragedy, expelled the Ursini family forever. Disowned by their loved ones, they set out to seek redress for their demand for justice.
The Ursini wandered in the sewers below the city of Orsys until they came across the Nest. Their plan was to retrieve the divine artifact to use against those who betrayed them. In passing they would eliminate every insect along the way.
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-Castor and Pollux ... by the goddess as is possible, after all these years- Iston looked at the ring with longing and affection while he cried.
-What is that supposed to be? - Vladimir is curious
-Do you want to see what it is, useless old man?- with a twisted smile, Iston puts on the black ring.
A range of lights surround Iston and the next instant the ring turns gold with silver details. The ring had recognized its owner and welcomed Iston. Meraki looks at Iston and then looks at his hand. Sirius was calling him and commented that an old companion had awakened, then he heard two voices that greeted him and welcomed him as a holy knight. Iston stood still as if he was watching for something and then he turned to look at Meraki. Ray notices this action by both of them and returns to the conversation.
-As Mr. Vladimir will see, Sir Iston has a unique ancient weapon for each user chosen by him. And it seems that both gentlemen have their own problems hehe.- Ray looks at Meraki and Iston and then laughs
-How did you manage to get that? How was it that you were chosen being so young? -
-Casuality- Meraki answers looking at the ceiling while Ray looks at him disapprovingly
Iston went blank. He had spent years training with the former Gemini carrier, until at the age of 50 he inherited the ring. He had heard stories that said a wielder had to train for years, and that long-lived creatures even took centuries to gain favor with the artifact. Now it turned out that the current bearer of the most powerful ring "Sirius" was not more than 10 years old and this dislodged him.
-Sir Iston, I would like to ask you to discuss this later. Let's get to the main point, please.-
-I know and I apologize. I want to make up all the lost time and return to my family to solve everything as soon as possible-
-I still count on you to help us. My son is corrupting my grandson. I also have to go back and fix his mess. -Vladimir is firm in hiring him.
-I see ... in the first place, we were going to return them, we did not plan to lock them up. You are free to go, but we are not done yet. I said answers, information and offers. I have already completed the first two, now I will indicate the objective of our group. I offer a chain contract if you decide to agree to be part of the pieces on this game board. With this, more answers will be shown to them, in case they refuse they can retire quietly home-
-....-
-Our objective is to liquidate Orsys.-
-I think he's a common enemy, I don't see the problem. Ending the royal family is almost everyone's moving target, don't you think?
- I expressed myself badly Mr. Vladimir, we seek to end the entire country. Get rid of the evil at its roots, let me explain you-
-What about the innocent people who live there? What you propose is a sick and twisted plan, which is only solved by eliminating the royal family-
-You are wrong and let me tell you why, Sir Iston, you are more involved in this matter more than anyone-
-What do you mean by that? -
Ray pulls up another box and places it on the table and opens it for everyone to see inside. Iston feels overwhelming pressure and Vladimir begins to feel dizzy.
Sir Iston, I have a mission that only you can accomplish. What is inside the box is the heart of the god of the Ersa and he must return to the Holy Land in five days. You know what it means right? -
-The Wolves! How is it possible, their god ?! Hahaha- Vladimir begins to think that everything so far has been laughable next to the damn box.
-Why should it be me? -
-The god of the Ersa is the son of Lolth. Vhaeraun interceded for us with her mother, and as a reward she offers to free all the driders from her curse in exchange for you returning her son to the Holy Land.
-That means that ... my brothers ... they will be able to return to normal-
-Yes, but the price for taking a curse from someone is to refer it to another. A curse carries devotion and she is furious at those who took her son's heart to such an extent that she will curse on the already imposed curse of Vhaeraun on the Orsys family-
-You mean that she will curse the whole country because of a family, this is sick- Vladimir sounds pissed
-Who said it was just her. Corellon, Pazuzu, the Moiras, Jormungand, Lilithu and a few others have already cursed Orsys and the countries that allied with them for harming them or trying to capture them for their benefit-.
-Holy Mother! How many gods have they been playing with? So that so many want to get their heads. They must have earned her resentment in the worst way.
-Pazuzu and Lilithu are the most spiteful, why do you think people lynched Fersa without feeling any remorse and the next day to continue partying? The people of that country no longer have a solution, they do not know emotions other than hurting themselves, even children are already born cursed, it is obvious that pests must be eliminated in advance to be able to resurface flawlessly. This is why we need people who are experienced, patient and willing to go to the extreme and the contract is based on this-