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Sorry I haven't been around for the last few days guys. Was real busy and didn't have hardly any time to myself but I'll be back around soon to post.
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Boba Fett

Dark Lord (Starkiller) vs. Palpatine [for title of Dark Lord of the Sith]

Well... I won't do anything elaborate. I know they're not weak but they are in a dark room and whatever lurks there has the element of surprise. XD I think you'll like what I have planned for them. And if not I suppose they can live through Desolation and die later somewhere else.

I would name them but that would just seem like too much effort if I'm just going to kill them off. So yeah... As for the ghostly growl and the roar I took the liberty of finding a video just cause I felt like it. First one is the one I imagined for this scene. ^_^ Ignore the pic though. That's not how my creepy critter looks.
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A ghostly growl echoes around them followed by a deep, haunting roar somewhere further into the room. Riordan's grip on Shouten Yaiba tigthens and George hears what he believes to be a growl escape the noble's throat. He turns his head to look at George. "It would be best if we stay as close as possible otherwise we are doomed to be devoured one by one."

Agreeing the group forms together, Mat and Riordan heading up the formation and refusing to allow anyone else take such a duty. The two bodyguards insist on taking the rear, leaving George and Leina stuck in the middle... well guarded and protected. Riordan releases the end of Shouten Yaiba, the whip flowing out in front of him to light the way.

Riordan and Mat lead the way, their eyes watching for any sign of movement. George and Leina watch the shadows to either side, careful to not miss a single detail. The bodyguards follow vigilantly, glancing back over their shoulders every now and then to make sure nothing lurks there. Turning his head back towards the group, the guard on the right trips over the small pile of rubble.

While he manages to quickly right himself, a piece of jagged rock jutting out from a partially crumbled pillar catches his right shoulder, ripping past his clothes and tearing the flesh beneath. He involuntarily stops for a mere second as if to glare at the rock, missing the low rumbling growl behind him. Shouten Yaiba, however, catches the faint sound and relays it to Riordan who's nostrils flare, taking in the sudden, sharp smell of blood.

He turns abruptly, pushing Leina and George aside with his free hand in an effort to reach out and grab the bodyguard. Before Riordan can reach him, however, the bodyguard's eyes widen, pain pooling deep within them, blood seeping from the corner of his mouth. His eyes fall to the spear-like object through his own chest, darkened blood dripping from the tip. Riordan and the others have no time to react as the man is instantly lifted off the ground, his body being sucked back into the darkness.

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The spear-like object is actually the tail of a creature. Course no one sees it. That makes it scarier. ~_^

Btw fixing to kill one or both of Leina's bodyguards. Cause I'm cruel like that. :P
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Well it took a little bit of time but I managed to find a map (the Temple itself is much larger than it seems) to represent the Temple and even a picture for every single room (or well... almost every single room). I’m proud of myself. ^_^ I realize that the pictures don’t exactly match each other (i.e. tone, lighting, setting, etc.) but that we’ll just have to deal with. Okay so here’s the Great Hall.

The next room is known as Ruin (obviously named after Mortis cursed the place lol Hate to see a Temple with a room called Ruin ). Feel free to have the characters move into this room. It’s partially overgrown but its walls still stand so it has more of a Temple/building feel. There's a stone statue in the center of the room which resembles this figure.

Finally (after whatever you want to have happen) proceed into Desolation if you’d like. This room is completely intact but has been consumed by the forest surrounding it, the dense foliage blocking almost all light from getting through and as such its very dark. And we all know that monsters like to come out in the dark. XD The room itself is completely destroyed with tons of rubble on the ground and crumbling pillars.
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Riordan nods. “Do not feel a need to be concerned about my wellbeing, Master Jedi. I shall be fine. It is in your own best interest that you not allow your mind to stray from the task at hand; that you remain focused, yes? Lest you not evade the dagger shrouded in darkness...”

He hold out his hand, motioning for the Jedi to proceed down the poorly lit passageway presented before them. George does so, quickly followed by Mat and the others. The passageway abruptly expands and opens, leading the group into a massive open room. Where once great stone walls no doubt towered above the Temple floors, trees now stand, their wooden fingers reaching out for each other and twisting about, recreating the majestic hall in a way only nature could.

However, Riordan does not seemed calmed by the scenic surroundings, his eyes moving around the room cautiously as if waiting for something to jump out of the shadows and devour them. Leina leans in towards one of the wooden walls to get a closer look at a lone flower desperately clinging to a withered vine. Riordan moves to her side, his lean hand suddenly upon her shoulder. She jumps away in alarm when that hand becomes increasingly warm.

Riordan reaches out, brushing the burnt remains of a vine from her slender shoulder. “Be more careful, my Lady. The vines may not move as swiftly as a serpent but they can be just as deadly in a wild place such as this.”

...Outside the Gate of the Elders...

Slade sits down on a nearby stump, the likes of which have been completely taken over by the grass and other lesser plant life it used to look down upon. He leans back against the tree behind him with a deep sigh.

“I got a bad feeling ‘bout all this...” he mumbles, more to himself than Kain.

Riordan glances back over his shoulder, his steady gaze landing on his brother as if to say something of importance. Leina believes she catches the faintest twinge of sorrow and regret in those mossy pools but as quickly as it appears, the emotion vanishes, lost to the familiar green seas of calm and indifference. The noble turns back towards the gate and pushes through, Lady Naberrie close at his side, whatever words exchanged between he and his brother spoken by way of their silent bond.

The light begins to fade and finally disappears all together, revealing an ancient Temple-like structure hidden beneath a canopy of overgrown trees. These ruins could remain here forever and never be properly discovered. Rumors often arose that adventurers had actually stumbled upon a very similar tomb years ago. However, after one venture, they never returned and their tales of secret guardians, stone corpses, and walking demons were deemed just that; stories to keep others from the same fate.

George and the others carefully make their way up the stone stairway leading into the Temple, wary of any unsteady steps. At the top of the flight of stairs rests a moldy statue, overrun by wild vines. This statue, however, does not resemble those which stood as markers to the Temple's hidden entrance. While the head had long ago corroded and fallen apart, the majority of the body remains, legs bent in a cowering pose, arms thrown up in front of where its face would have been as if trying to block some frightening sight.

It was strange that such a statue would be placed here...

Not at all. You'd have to do something extreme like kill her to mess anything up.
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Riordan steps forward but he does not bow and instead waits patiently, his hand resting on Shouten Yaiba's grip. Rhiannon's eyes focus on him, the simple glance between the noble and the Gate Keeper escaping the notice of everyone but Slade and Kain for only they understood its wordless meaning.

Slade and Kain stand back away from the other's, curious as to why they were bowing. This woman... she was not to be bowed to. She was no god. The surprise is visible on Rhiannon’s face as she glances down at the mortals. She points her sword towards George and the others, the jagged blade stained with darkened blood.

“There is no need to bow to me, mortal,” she answers his plea, “nor ask me for entrance. Rise. I know well your intentions, George Kwei, as well as that of your companions. Any of righteous heart may pass through my gates. The creatures, however,” she adds, her eyes once again moving to Slade and now Kain as well, “I cannot grant passage. The Elders long ago forbid such blackened souls from this sacred ground and I will not betray their corpses.”

Slade waves his hand towards the Gate Keeper. “Yeah, yeah, we know. Ain’t our first time.”

“Indeed,” Rhiannon eyes narrow, “Rule Slade. It has been many centuries since you last brought another before me.”

Slade smiles charmingly as if to avoid the topic. “Always a pleasure, Rhiannon.”

She ignores the vampire, pulling on the reins of her horse, the animal stepping away from the portal to allow free entrance to the tomb. Her attention returns to George. “I must warn you, George Kwei. The Temple itself is cursed, Mir’athorin turning what the Elders once worshipped into their tomb. I do not know what evils lurk within or if what you seek is there. I am merely the one who watches the Gate."

She brings her sword over her horse, pointing it towards the portal. The light within seems to grow even brighter. "Enter... at your own peril..."

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Mir'athorin: The Dark King; more than likely a reference to Mortis

I only like two people. John Cena and Randy Orton. Only ones I watch.

Riordan closes his eyes on a wave of calming energy. "My brother and I are here to prevent such a fate. Despite Slade's attitude he is here for that very reason as well and will not compromise our goal." He opens his eyes and casts George a glance the Jedi cannot read. "In the end, however... it will be his blade which saves you, Master Jedi... not mine and not Kain's."

"He is a man of power; more so than my brother and I could ever hope to be. You cannot have any greater ally or a more terrifying foe. He respects those who respect him and he respects power. I suggest you earn it or you may not survive the path which lies before you..."

Kain appears from thin air to stand beside his brother. "Riordan... we have a problem..."

Suddenly the gates of the Tomb's entrance begin to slowly open, blue light shinning brightly from within. A sound reaches their ears though none of them can make out what it is. Something... was coming out? A figure emerges from the light: a beautiful woman donning silver armor and a black cloak, her body and sword coated in dried blood. She rides atop a majestic war horse donning armor which reflects the make of her own. Her blue eyes smoke faintly as they take in the mortals before her.

"I am Rhiannon, the Gate Keeper," her soft voice echoes around them, sultry and mysterious. "It has been some time since I have gazed upon mortals and such dark creatures," she adds, her haunting eyes jumping to Slade. She looks back at the group as a whole. "What has brought you souls before the Gate of the Elders?"

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Imagine Rhiannon's voice like the Lady of the Forest from the first DA.