"At what price? Demons ALWAYS lie. It's the first rule of dealing with them."
Thule, the demon simply laughs at you all, though looks especially at you Thule.
"You fools. If I wanted to destroy you, I could have done so already! I am offering a boon to the one I am connected to, as for the rest fo you, you are NOT to get involved, or risk invoking my ire."
Cooper just looks at the demon a bit dumbfounded, he was expecting the wrath of Hell be dumped upon him. this offer took him completely be surprise.
he removes his hand from his pistol. feeling as relaxed as he can be.
He was lost in thought, as he pulled a locket from around his neck. a opened it and looked at it for a bit wondering.
Rana, I could bring her back? but at what cost? perhaps one last chance to see her again, but at what cost to me?
Looking to the demon who had granted the wish, tell me, can you bring life do one that has been lost? but i truly fear what will be wrought upon me should the request be made wrong.
"I can sense you will have a grand adventure ahead of you. Truth be told, I wish to see Acererak crushed. If you can do that much, you will have Rana back... if that is your desire."
"This is not a good idea, Alistair. Fiends are not to be trusted."
"If you must make a wish, wish it back into its containment."
Cooper contemplates for a moment what to say.
It is niether your nor my right to to change the events that have happened. and though I would love for her to be returned to me. it is her loss that drives me today. it is her memory that fills my every dream.
he pauses a moment. I will look into Acererak, and if necessary I will eliminate him, but it will be by my choice, not by your command. If I do in fact destroy him, then the only wish I want is to see Rana one last time to say goodbye. to sya the words I could not say before she was taken. and only that. she has passed, and I have no right to bring her back. I only want closure in her loss. no more, no less.
on the flip side, If I fail to destroy Acererak, then you no longer have any binding to the wish, you are free to return to wherever you call home. and our deal will be void. neither of us gain nor loose anything.
Nope. The demon smirks and says only this. "So you wished it, so it shall be done." With that, it takes a look at the pillar it poured out of, and transforms into black blood once again, shifting back INTO the pillar. Once this is done, the pillar seems to shrink and shrink into the ground... until there is nothing left. The other pillars remain in place, however...
Cooper turns to the group, see, nothing to worry about. he says with a little bit of confidence, and a little bit of "thank the gods I didn't die" and a splash of "Do I need to change my underwear?"
Agnir starts breathing again once the demon is gone.
"Irori preserve us, that was close."
After watching the events unfold, Ransaq wonders what would happen if he cut into another of the obelisks.
"Hmmm... wish granting obelisks eh?" Ransaq pulls a blade as he moves to one of the remaining fleshy towers.
That being said, there is no PvP. There will be enough time for that later.
Ransaq cuts into the obelisk, somewhat fearful, but eager to meet a creature of such power. Would there be a similar effect? There was only one way to find out.
Needless to say, once you cut into the pillar, out pours black blood and once again does it form into the towering figure. It actually appears to be the same one, but right now, it looks PISSED.
"You dare?! You dare summon me again? I was amiable the first time, but now, you will know my wrath!"
Rnsaq you may roll initiative. The rest of you can IF YOU REALLY WANT TO, but from observations, this creature only appears to want to focus its rage on Ransaq, the one who summoned him.
Go on right ahead Ransaq. You have a very angry looking demon right in front of you.
Ransaq sheathes his weapon and takes a knee.
And with a swift motion of its multiple hands, the demon casts a spell... and you find yourself polymorphing. You shrink and shrink and shrink, and change shape until the others can only see that you... have transformed into a single book.
With that, and without responding, the glabrezu once again forms into the black blood and shifts back into the pillar. This one too disappears.