Monday, June 27, 2005

Tainted Cycle: The Mushroom Man
Kyri finally makes it over the hill and is now walking through the Kerian forest. She continues down upon the path indicated on the map and information given to her by Dr. Sota. Along the forest path she begins to notice an array of mushrooms here and there, until it seems that all you see where mushrooms. "I must be getting closer," she thought. She continued along the path till she reached a meadow upon which she saw a giant mushroom with a man sitting on top of it smoking his pipe. He was wearing rich brown and burgendy silk robes with gold trimming, brown shoes and gold socks and wore a mushroom hat. He had a neatly trim white beard, and fine long white hair combed down, brown eyes as was apparently in his 60's or more. He continued on smoking his pipe until he caught eye upon the young girl looking up towards him. He jumps down from his mushroom and lands gracefully on his toes and staff in his hands as he makes his way to greet the girl.
Kyri: Greetings sir, are you the one called the Mushroom Man?
Mushroom Man: Why hello there young traveler. You must be Kyri, the young slayer sent by my dear friend Sota. I am the great Mushroom Man
Kyri: Hello, uhm so what is it that you need me to do.
Mushroom Man: Oh my dear girl I need protection.
Kyri: Protection?
Mushroom Man: Even though I may be great man and very powerful I need to focus on keeping up my garden.
Kyri: Garden?
Mushroom Man: Follow me.
He guides Kyri to his estate where she see's the whole land covered in mushrooms, of all sorts of sizes and colors.
Mushroom Man: As you can see I like to grow mushrooms, hince the name Mushroom Man. I grow all types of mushrooms, any one of my mushrooms can be used for whatever needs you may need, for cooking, like these delicious and appetizing portabellos, some shitake for stir frys and my most famous butter mushrooms, the most delicious and tastiest of all, recommended for all cooking. But frankly all my mushrooms are great for cooking, but not all of my mushrooms are edible, I grow poisonous ones as well. For example this darkcap mushroom is the most poisonous mushroom in the world, once consumed the victim will die within 2 to 6 hours, 12 at the most, but my darkcaps are so poisonous that you'll die within less than 20 minutes.
Kyri: So these are your precious mushrooms that you worry about oh so dearly? They don't seem so valuable.
Mushroom Man: I care about all my mushrooms dear girl, even if they aren't that special. My mushrooms can really enhance your mind.
Kyri: drugs then?
Mushroom Man: More than that, these mushrooms can get you tanked, but they can also give you special abilities. I got mushrooms here that can heal all your pain, give you strength, magical powers, you name it.
Kyri: Interesting. So what's the task again.
Mushroom Man: Anyway I want you to eliminate the creature that's out there as well as anyone in your way and save my young apprentice. Also I sent a slayer out there a couple of weeks ago and he never came back, bring him to me I didn't really trust him but I was desperate at the time, I need to make sure he didn't steal any of my mushrooms.
Kyri: Rescue the girl, slay the creature and whoever gets in my way, bring the guy back and get payed.
Mushroom Man: That's right, so will take the job?
Kyri: Yes, when do I start?
Mushroom Man: Right now here's all the supplies you will need, and have fun.
The Mushroom Man gives all this stuff and slams his doors shut on Kyri. Kyri flinches at the sound and turns away facing the steps, the doors open again as the mushroom man appears calling her back.
Mushroom Man: Oh and another thing,
Kyri turns around to face the Mushroom Man who now wore a serious expression and has a mushroom in his hand.
Kyri: Yes sir?
Mushroom Man: Don't mess with my mushrooms. If you do I'll use this mushroom on you, and you don't want to know what happens if I do. (threatens Kyri with mushroom in his hand)
Kyri: Of course sir.(Shows no fear as he threatens her)
Mushroom Man: Good girl, now be on your way and make me pround.
He sends Kyri off with a wave and returns back inside his estate, while Kyri heads out to the other side of forest towards the village. Taking head to the old mans words she looks for the guy he sent out earlier.

Ok that's all for today, sorry for not being on you guys I was over at my father's house and he's installing a new hard drive and seetting up new servers and krad on his computer right now so I couldn't get on, but hey I'm back. Lates,
Arianna
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