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'''Title: The Lady Rune  '''

'''Author: Krimzon '''


There was a time long 
ago when I came upon the 
face of true beauty.  I 
was just a lad of 25 
then.  I was walking 
through the deep forests 
of Britannia between 
Trinsic and Britain when 
suddenly I was set upon 
by 3 fearsome creatures, 
trolls they were and a 
mite angry, but then, 
have you ever met a 
troll who wasn't angry?  
I quickly drew my sword 
and held my shield high 
to meet the oncoming 
rush, it was truly a 
fierce battle raging for 
what seemed hours, the 
blood flowed freely and I 
cannot be sure whether 
more of mine own 
coloured the ground then 
of theirs.  Two trolls I 
had slain before the third 
finally landed a Mortal 
blow, thrusting his crude 
spear through my fine 
mail until the point 
protruded from my back.  
Death was upon me but 
with a final oath to 
Crom I threw myself 
farther upon the spear 
so that I could slam my 
sword deep into the 
monsters heart.  
The surprised look on its 
gruesome visage and the 
sound of its last breath 
escaping through a gurgle 
of blood was comforting 
in that I knew I would 
soon be joining him in 
the depths of the Abyss. 
As I lay back it takes all 
my remaining strength to 
pull the spear from my 
vitals.  With that done I 
settled back and accepted 
my fate, finally an end 
to the misery and 
suffering of this 
existance called life.  


As the last vestages of 
conciousness began to 
leave my mind, suddenly a 
vision appeared before me 
that I will remember to 
the end of my days.  
First a searing light 
that forced me to close 
my eyes tightly. Then a 
feeing of peace and 
Tranquility such that I 
have never felt before 
nor am destined to ever 
feel again. When I opened 
my eyes again I beheld 
an image of such 
unfathomable beauty that 
I truly felt I had 
somehow missed the 
Abyss and landed in Val 
Halla instead, for before 
me stood a Lady whos 
very beauty made me 
lower my head in respect. 
Her hair a flaming shade 
of crimson cascading 
about her shoulders, her 
eyes sparkling and seeming 
to change colours in the 
light and a smile that 
truly warmed my cold 
soul. Then she spoke and 
it was all that I had 
imagined the voice of a 
goddess would sound with 
the melodious tones 
carressing my weary mind 
like delicate chimes in a 
gentle breeze, her words 
I will never forget as she 
said to me "Lord Krimzon, 
it is not your time to 
die for your heart is 
true and there are many 
in this world who still 
need your help" and with 
that she laid her hands 
upon me and all my pain 
seemed to vanish as I 
watched the ghastly hole 
in my abdomen close.  
Then she put her hand 
across my forehead and 
said "Now you must sleep, 
but fear not for I shall 
watch over you and gaurd 
you from any harm" and 
with that I fell into the 
deepest most untroubled 
sleep I have ever felt, 
the nightmares of havoc 
and tragedy did not come 
to me this night for I 
truly felt comforted by 
her presence.  


When I awoke I wondered if it 
was indeed a dream but 
the hole in my armour 
was still there yet I was 
alive.  Who, who could 
have healed me, I 
wondered aloud, then like 
a whisper upon the 
breeze I heard her 
enchanting voice for the 
last time, it said, "I am 
Rune, The Lady of the 
Forest, go now Krimzon 
for you are needed 
elsewhere" and with that 
I was suddenly teleported into Britain and then a 
feeling of such loss and 
lonliness overtook me, 
"NO!" I screamed "Do not 
leave me for I am so 
alone!" but the only 
response was the startled 
expressions of the people 
of Britain looking upon 
me with pity "Aye the 
poor wretch has lost his 
mind, teh teh"  I heard 
the people mumble.  With 
that I gathered myself up 
and walked aimlessly into 
the crowd vowing that I 
would come to the aid of 
the helpless as the Lady 
of my dreams had asked. 
Such has been my life 
since, Crusader of 
Justice, Voice of the 
voiceless.  Many times 
have I been back to that 
forest and although I feel 
her essence she never 
again appeared to me... 
that was 30 years ago 
and although I have 
dedicated my life to the 
pursuit of justice and to 
once again finding my 
true love, yes, I say true 
love even though I had 
only met her once, I have 
yet to find her.


Now I await the welcome 
embrace of death which 
will surely unite me once 
again with the only true 
love I have ever known, 
the embrace of


The Lady Rune.....


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