Orc Wars 2 : Lazarus

Chapter 130 - Lifestone

Valentine retrieved a scroll from his Inventory and handed it to the Witch. "Can you check through this?"

"What isss it Ghosst Lord?"

"It is a copy of Sharak's notes. It details how to brew the antidote to the Bello's Annozzosh."

"The Banisshed One?"

Her eyes widened. The Ghost Lords truly had gathered everything including the way to brew the Annazzosh's cure. She was impressed. She scanned the document. "We have everything except ... what isss the 'Water of Life'?" she asked.

"Kalthu has the herbs, Laz and I have the 'Water of Life'. I will give it to you later."

"Now we go get the Lifestone?" Kalthu asked.

"Only one isss allowed in the lake at any one time. Thosse are the rulesss," she cautioned. "If two or more entersss, the Lifesstone will not be found."

Valentine made a face. So, Simtrixx didn't want a group of Players swimming and diving around in there, huh? All the quests in this realm had mostly been group quests. Maybe they thought everyone would have died at this point or maybe they wanted only the main Player to enter. They had designed a solo quest to test the remaining survivors ... and probably kill them one by one as each took their turn in the deceptively calm lake he thought darkly.

"I will enter. Kalthu, you cover me from above," instructed the Hero.

The Warlord nodded. "No problem. I will do so Ghost Lord."

"T-take your time, I'll be here. I'm not going a-anywhere."

Valentine rolled his eyes at Lazarus' droll sense of humour. Idiot!

"Good luck Ghosst Lord. Be careful of the Ssentinelsss."

"Wait what? What Sentinels?" asked Valentine.

The Witch bit her lip. Was she revealing too much? Suddenly she closed her eyes losing all animation.

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Override Witch programming. Allow additional information on Sentinels to Player Valentine, Player Lazarus and all NPCs in Bello lake map. ENTER!

The Games Master hit the Enter key with fervour. That should speed things up. The gate keepers were cutting it close, Zen thought to himself as his eyes glanced to the Stronghold screen and back to the Bello's lake. His star player's Health was already down to 6 per cent max. Thankfully, they were working together albeit on different maps. He leaned back in his oversized swivel armchair and continued his Virgil. It wouldn't be long now. The next few hours were crucial. The Game would culminate to an awesome exciting ending or it would fail miserably leaving an incapacitated Gate Keeper.

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The Witch twitched a few times, her eyes fluttering wildly showing her whites.

"Ummm, it's o'kay if you don't want to answer. Don't have to glitch like that. It's freaking me out!" Seriously! Was the Witch possessed? Valentine thought nervously.

Suddenly she opened her eyes and stared blankly at Valentine. "I ... can tell you?" she blinked in confusion. "Yesss, I can tell you."

"The Ssentinelsss are the ssource of the Lifesstone. They alsso help the Bello guard the sstone from theft. Ssince the Bello hasss been ssubdued by the dark one, that leavesss only the Ssentinelsss for you to deal with."

"The source? What do you mean?"

"Their prince'sss tearsss from a long ago losst love is the sseed of the Lifesstone ... but that isss another sstory. Hisss ultimate ssacrifice for her isss the essssence of the Lifesstone. It isss very preciousss to them."