The castle is quiet….for once. For it must be late, the very last time the Farmer was here, he was forced to block others from shoving worthless items in his face.
A farmer leans upright adjacent to the castle fountain, hoisted up by his wardens blade, using it like a bicycle kickstand, in a failing attempt to look awake and alert. A long day preforming perpetual genocide on Hawkhurst smugglers has proved successful. Seven chests sold faster than new illustrious lanrik garments. With one eye open and the Farmer’s failing attempt to stay awake, he tucks in his most valuable possession inside of the collar of his leather and fur trench coat, his cherished heroic amulet. Oh the irony, forty levels of filled with murder in order to attain an item that has the title of hero… he is aware he is far from having the title yet he is certainly on his way.
His right hand, holding his
journal partially opened…appears to be a sketching of a giant, a physical representation of the God of Danu. Someone, who anointed him to
Guardian earlier in the day at the Tavern. No doubt this force of nature will most likely be entered in
his next Journal entry, but the
God of Danu’s presence appeared to be so overwhelming the farmer chose to simply draw him, for he wanted to capture his greatness and was deeply honored for his encounter and dealings with him…
Pg. 24 Farmer's Journal illustration.
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Be sturdy, young Farmer….but are you truly young? The Farmer’s smugglers attires now prove to be an obvious coping strategy to obscure his age. For it hides the scars…scars of another world. His left eye, slowly closes as he falls prey to a deep and pervasive REM sleep, immediately diving into a free fall of a dream.
Left foot is firmly placed in “Newbness” and the right foot firmly placed in “On my way” A suit of warden does not release one from newbness, it only confirms newbness if one thinks he is free from this label.
Stay thirsty, young Farmer
The acquisition of level 100 is an achievement celebrated by the hearty, yet still encompasses the aura of a Novice. The road to this mildstone In the Farmer’s deep sleep takes him to a land far away, far into an apocalyptic future, where humans are not the egocentric land enforcers in these celtic times.
Inception occurs.
The Farmer finds himself lying in a Field of Wheat. The Heaven of Legends who have reached the pinnacles of their class in their respective time.
Ominous Voice: Heh, Young Farmer…your new name seems fitting. Your Journal still amateurish, those of us in the old word of the future know it well. We grow tired of your falsehood, you act as if you are not destined for greatness.
Farmer: What? Where am I, am I dead?
The Farmer sits up in the field of wheat to notice his armor is all black and sword is different. He feels different. He looks around to see he is surrounded by Oxen, infact thousands of Oxen. Talking Oxen.
Bright. So Bright.
The Farmer is suddenly lifted 100 miles upward into the sky rapidly….no doubt this dream carries the context of him in heaven for a short visit. For the light around him is so bright he cannot tell north from south. He is then surrounded by 13 dark figures and for some odd reason the names of these figures he instantly knows.
The Gods of Zek Appear
Gildurath: Ranger Cheiftan and Leader to Ascending Dawn
Syphonlick: Shadow Knight, Lizard master troller
Cannon: Druid, Officer, Database Master
Igelei: First Shadow Knight of Ascending Dawn
Dreddid: First Shadow Knight of Ascending Dawn
Bittsie: First Cleric of Officer of Ascending Dawn, First Love
Jefferz: First Necromancer of Ascending Dawn, high DPS rank on Zek
Sevh: First Monk, Officer of Ascending Dawn
Eiryinn: First Cleric, Officer of Ascending Dawn
Fourarms: Anonymous Monk
Astatine: Ranger, Highest Ranking Officer of Ascending Dawn
Moordred: First Tank, Officer, and General of Ascending Dawn
Sihk: First Monk
Melitlee: First Tank, Officer, and General of Ascending Dawn
Farmer: Where am I? Am I dead? Who are you?
Bittsie: The poor guy hasn’t a clue, perhaps we approached too soon
Siphonlick: No, I been watching…he made Gaurdian at 87 which is too young, that God of Danu sees what we see. And besides, the idiot keeps calling out for us in his sleep.
Jefferz: So this is what Ox left behind? How the hell does this work?
Fourarms: I say we hack into his world and destroy it…I am tired of tending to his house.
Moorded: Who would have thought…he went blue. They are some Sempers…but the majority are not real Marines
Melitlee: Yep
Dreddid: All the worlds here are blue, they only fight in the castle, and cry in the arena
Gilduraths: Guys…chill it is obvious that he has no clue
Igelei: What a waste
Cannon: Why are we here again? Wasn’t it him who let us down?
Sevh: So this is what happens to those who almost make it… shame
Eirynn: Rubs the back of Sevh..”He is in a better place now”
Gildurath: Bittsie is the only one who can handle this…
Melitle: Yep
Bittsie: Sigh
One of the figures, slowly approaches he farmer, who is by this point, in a point of constricted trauma…so frightened that he lay on his back suspended in air, rattling
Bittsie, a small dwarven princess..in bright blue and platinum armor, kneels down and cradles the farmer.
Bittsie : Poor child, are you ready?
Farmer: For what…who are you? What is going on…please…please
Bittsie: You keep calling me..in your sleep.
Farmer: What? All I have been doing it fighting for justice on Danu
Bittsie:
begins to cry
Gildurath: You are the only one Bittsie…go on, tell him.
Astatine: ….
Jefferz: Yep
Farmer: ….
Bittsie:
Sigh…we are the
Legends of Tallon..Zek
Igelei: You mean
Zek
Bittsie: Fine! Farmer
Farmer: Yes..
Bittsie: You may not understand this, but you have been calling us ever since your boat crashed on Danu, we were waiting, until you were invested in Danu and your physical frame was strong enough, for the remnants of your soul is asking for closure…it is the only way for you to continue without burning out in your new form.
The Farmer’s eyes widen…..for a brief sputtering moment…he sort of understands then free falls into an abyss of confusion.
Bittise pulls out the farmer ‘s journal using only her mind….The Journal pages start to levitate….pages turning as if a ghost was reading it.
Bittsie: Note your P.S. portion in your journal entries, for a while you kept wondering where you came from, how you got here…who were the others in the boat.
Let me re cite your own words
Journal entry one:
P.S. I still do not know what year it is, nor do I remember who I was before waking up on the beach.
Journal entry two:
P.S. I still do not recollect who I was before I came ashore, but I found my boat. And the boat is too large for only one to operate as the four sets of oars suggest others came, or tried to come with me. Perhaps I will meet them one day.
Journal entry three:
P.S. On a reexamining of the boat that took me to shore there are only three sets of ores, and not four in which I previously thought.
Farmer: Yes
Bittsie: Your entries afterwards appear to have you losing interest in your past. This was our cue to come and give you closure.
Farmer:
Why come when I lost interest? Why not come when my curiosity was at its peak? I haven’t thought of that boat for a while.
Bittsie:
Because you may have gone back if we reached you sooner…and things are different….changed.
Gildurath: We went to Pandemonium. This was the army that destroyed us…and you. It is similar to the hardship whenever someone leaves your current army to follow
that tiny twitching man.
Reference:
http://www.Pandemonium.cc
Bittsie: Shhhh
Bittsie: You...your....ugh...you travelled with a great Shadow Knight named
Oxuan Farmer. He was the fourth greatest Shadow Knight in a world must more treacherous than the land you tread now.
For instance, the arena and your sessions with Balmon…and Crammok…the sand you set foot in allows anyone to attack. The difference is that in our world…these rules apply to everywhere. Those other men surrounding you,
Syphonlick, Dreddid and Igelei, they are the 1, 2, 3 Strongest Shadow Knights.
Syphonlick: That’s in no particular order…
Gildurath: Hush
Farmer: Who is that man, with the bow and pointy ears
Bittsie: Gildurath was our leader…something that you understand as
Cheiftain.
The allegiance you presented to your, God of War in this land…is a comparison.
Astatine: Am I needed here?
Farmer: Where might I find this Oxuan…
Bittsie starts to cry again…I can’t do this guys.
Melitlee: lol I wonder why he did not call Symgharl
Jefferz: Ox…you are… what is his name? Famer…ok ..listen.
You know, your house still stands…the trophies…the shields and paintings on the wall. In your absence some of us has taken care of it. Who would have thought that as you, and the Army died. That your will to fight was so strong that it manifested into you…here
Bittsie kneels down and holds the Farmers, shivering and distraught face up towards him. Close. It is only then that the Farmer realizes that the contours of his face was an indication that he, in this form, is at the very least not human. He sees that the partial reflection of the Dwarven’s armor gives a partial view of his face which appears to be chubby and green.
Farmer : jwndondssdonsd (crying hysterically, scooting away yet trapped in the circle)
Bittsie: Shhhhh I know…I know….just breath and listen. Farmer…you are ..you died. The Shadow Knight Oxuan,
was…it was you. When our army collapsed and betrayed by an evil queen named
Quedy….you went mad and took to the Docks in a land called Overthere….you left on a boat. On the way…this Oxuan , he must have (holding back tears) died…and in this process the remnants of his soul, somehow formed into you. We know this for two reasons.
Farmer starts to hyperventilate
Dreddid: Calm down Ox…breathe….breathe….some of us, will join you soon.
Bittsie: Besides calling for us in your sleep, your name is descreatly connected to Oxuan.
Farmer: How..how so
Bittsie: ________ is something used to hold water…and commonly referred to as a toilette. This represents you self deprecating nature...you always made it a point to bask in the aura of humbleness.
Syphonlick: A shxtter!
Gildurath: HUSH!
Bittsie: __________, is another animal…closely related to an Ox
Dreddid: The name also means “kiss me” in Italian….as usual…his romantic streak continues…even after death
Jefferz: Lets let Bittsie continue, ffs
Bittsie wipes the tears from the face of the Farmer
Bittsie: Would you like to see your former life? When you once commanded 50 soldiers? Would you like closure…so you may continue on Danu.
Be warned; once you see this…you will no longer be able to move on Danu under the patronage of being a newb. You responsibility will grow to that of the one druid you follow.
Farmer: You mean the one of the pillars of N..(interrupted)
Bittsie: Yes. In our world, his good will is equal to the silent healer over there
Cannon: nods..
Farmer: I am ready.
Bittsie then turns to Gildurath…
Gildurath: So be it. It will hurt, but he will recover.
Bittsie placed her left palm on the forehead of the Farmer, covering his eyes. The Farmer then goes into…yet another dream….a dream inside of a dream. Murmers of a crowd around him gets louder…so loud that he yells to everyone to pipe down…then, he counts….in a voice that he knows is his, yet deeper and firmer…with a conviction only the most invested can carry and with the Burden of 50 or so soldiers hanging on every word.
40 seconds……20 seconds….start heal rotation……..10 …..9……4……go go go go Agro set. Start DPS now.
Reference: 2 years condensed into 7 minutes perhaps too long. The Farmer sees himself in skeletal form at the 1:27 to 1:40 mark.
http://youtu.be/RWB2su-23UY
The Farmer feels heavy…a thousand pounds….dragon points….raids…the memory fills his heart. Tears streaming down his face….he shakes ….screaming….NO NO NO FFS WHY…WHAT HAPPENED
Gildurath: Hold him down…he is going into cardiac arrest!
Astatine: too soon, should have waited until he was 120.
The Farmer shakes and scrambles, accidently knocking Bittsie backwards….Cannon moves under her…catching her in mid air…..Siphonlick and Dreddid hold the Farmer down
Why!!!!! Curse you Quedy….you filthy beast…….you….curse you!!!!!!!
Ah…Ahhhhaaaaa a haaaaa (crying uncontrollably)
Bittsie : Shhhhhhhh (crying)
Eirynn: (begins to cry)
Sevh: We did all we could do.
A Giant, Troll dressed in all black armor in a ghost form , hologram, appears.
Oxuan Farmer appears in ghost form: You know Bittsie….you know since the days of Tallon that I always loved y (interrupted)
Bittsie: I know…shhhhh
Siphonlick: Oh god….
Gildurath: It is done.
The Farmer blacks out...
Oxuan: He’ll be alight. For he has already found counterparts that resemble all of you. For th God of War, appears to be like you Bittsie and that General who complained of these Idols appears to be similar to you Igelei.
Gildurath: Nice to see you Ox.
Jefferz: Why are you not with us, among the Legends?
Dreddid: isn’t it obvious. He went to Hell, not Heavan
Astatine: Wow
Fourarms: Oh oh I get it. So he went to hell with Dante, Baile and False, so the piece of him that was pure turned into this guy…so what…
Dreddid: He is trying to do what he failed to do on Zek, to gain entry to where we are.
Moordred: Poor twisted soul.
The Farmer wakes up, still in his dream..
Farmer: What do I do. Where do I go from now…I follow Gildurath
Gildurath: No you don't follow me anymore....you follow that God of War lady… listen…your journal is clear to us, yet you are too novice to read inbetween the lines of your thoughts. It is telling you what to do. It is better it came from the Shadow Knights. You former self followed them. Dreddid,,,Igelei…go
Dreddid: You may not understand, but do not use the combination elixirs that Danu is addicted to. At least get to 150 First.
Igelei: Inspect the general jewerly set in your journal entry 5 in the castle, you know the one that refered to you as maggot? He may not like you, but take his advice about enduring guard, and buy the rings he has with the rest of your gold. Something like..physical attack and Spell attack evasion will do you good.
Dreddid: Become the Right Arm of the God of Danu. Become the heart of the God of War. Become the good will of Druid who has fathered the children of Stonevale.
Pay the unbreakable twitching man...
Farmer: Pay him?
Dreddid: it will catch him off guard...shove 1k gold in his face and ask him if he has time to discuss the art of tanking. Remember, beyond gold, armor, the greatest asset in your new world is information.
Melitlee: Essentially, it is the
twitching man you must emulate, but you, as you are now…are too weak to Tank.
Farmer: He told me to change to full tank at 120.
Moordred: Then knowing is half the battle.
Bittsie: The Princess you met in Otherworld, She helped you chop down some trees. Keep good relations with her,
for she is the only one who can talk sense into the Blind King and Queen. This is of most importance, for they aim to crush the army that has received you.This will prove to make sense when you reach 150.
Melitlee: For Danu’s sake find a taunt ring.
Syphonlick: Become Sick…become nasty .beco(interrupted)
Moordred: Oh and let me save you some time for this world is too young to understand this and this..
.OTM Overlord acts the same as Blizzard and Sony....
remember your Armor is more important to you than your Health.
Igelei: I know right....to imagine what Ox would do if he saw his ....whataver this is setting up his build to achieve health over armor...lol he would have killed him where he stood haha.
Eirynn: Shhh...(Leans in and whispers)….remember Ox..er Farmer. Remember that your greatest trait.
The Farmer rises to his feet..knowing..nods at Eirynn…weeping but controlled
Farmer: Aye…my greatest trait
Astatine: Aye
Gildurath: Indeed
The Farmer leans in and kisses Bittsie deeply....holding her tight pushing his pelvis deep into hers. The rest of the Legends gasp....look away.
Bittsie, reluctantly gives in.
Farmer: been wanting to do that ever since we cleared Time and Dreadspire, forgive me. Thank you hun.
The Farmer waves, slowly fading away...
The farmer sees the light dim. And the 13 figures fade to black and feels his body descending to earth. He hears the murmers of clan members getting loud and water….running water.
Atrisal’s up
Can I have a DD please
Does clan bank have Mind Tablets
Murmurs get louder….the running water becomes the catalyst that takes the farmer out of his deep sleep.
The Farmer wakes up by the castle in the fountain…floating on his back…water splashing him in the face. He quickly pushes away someone offering foxgloves for a price so annoying that his only response was to block him.
Walking to the mailbox….he mails items meant to sell for gold, directly to each one of his Generals titled “
Clan Donations”…and notices a piece of mail sent to him with no title nor sender name. A Large Box inside a note, one ring, and one blue pitchfork and 50k gold.
The note reads:
Your greatest trait is Loyalty.
The eyes of the farmer seem to have a different tone. New responsibility creates a disposition of perceiving Danu in more of a holistic fashion. An egocentric view of the world diminishes as he, in the wee hours of the morning, can finally see Danu from a bird’s eye view, which grants him an unfounded wisdom.
Farmer: I see, so they are no true alliances here, clan alliance is a false premise, and alliances are more stronger with similarity of one’s level rather than one’s clan.
The Farmer writes the words of his former Generals on his coat for reference
Become the right arm of the God of Danu
Become the Heart of the God of War
Become the Good Will of the Druid who is the Father of Stonevale
The Farmer then places the torch in his left hand with the banker, and then holds a pitchfork in his hand…noticing how light it is…a swings it around. Perhaps he should try this out on Crammok before heading out into the world.
Farmer: Loyalty…a fading concept here…will be axiom that will free my former self from hell.
Warmly, Farmer
P.S. I believe I finally have closure, yet it still hurts. I feel a deep sense of shame for letting down so many soldiers. I am grateful to still live even in this weak form. I will follow the direction of those who have accepted me, and model the behavior of those I envy.