Chapter 14,
"Or how we all want to go back where we came from"
Sylvanas had been working hard all day, all night, and sometimes even during his lunch break. He had a whole army to train: warriors to equip, rogues to hide, priests and mages to dress up in colourful gear and silly hats that he might've been seen before in a book, or a film, about a little orphan boy with a scar who goes to boarding school and saves the world while playing aerial cricket. And eventhough his army was rather shabby-looking and disorganised, they had no concept of fear, of
pain, of death. "Rogues do it from behind!" he would often find himself shouting at them, "priests do it in a flash", "mages are not just vending-machines", and little by little, the ragged skeletons were understanding and applying his comments.
But Sylvanas was not entirely satisfied. He would spend hours looking into the mirror, trying to come to terms with his new face, his new body, his new existence. He would stare at his hands, his feet, his hips. Something, he felt, was missing. Something was not entirely right. It was as though his body did not fit his mind. And, sometimes, when he looked into the eyes of a rugged warrior, he would feel a little tingle inside his stomach.
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Everyone in Stormwind was whispering as she walked past. "What a
beautiful lass", "Check out the booty on her", or even "I sure could mix my banana with her Nutella" were just some of the comments that this Lady Prestor heard as she walked from the gates of the city to the Keep.
When she finally arrived to her room, Lady Prestor stood in front of the mirror, and started unlacing her dress. She slipped out of it, and as unbuttoned her corset.
- Can I help, queried a deep voice.
She turned around and saw Arthas, grinning cheesily, arms crossed, sunglasses on, resting against a column.
-Maybe you can, replied Prestor with a cheeky smile.
Arthas took his sunglasses off, and walked towards her in the manliest fashion he could muster. It reminded her of a chimpanzee in plate walking in the savannah, but she didn't say anything. When Arthas was finally within reach, she grabbed him by the throat.
- Make love to me like you've never made love before, she whispered in his ear.
- Well that won't be hard, replied Arthas half choking.
- You mean... it's your first time?
- Well, said Arthas slightly embarrassed. Technically no, but with a woman, I guess it is. I mean, once I went to a petting zoo, and...
- I don't wanna know, said Prestor slightly disturbed at the thought. Just do it. Make me a woman. Let a thousand dragons rise from my ***** and unto this forsaken land.
And Arthas, smiling dumbly at what he thought was a metaphor, tried to remember the porno films of his youth, and just wished he had bought that pump he once saw in the sex-shop. He laid her down on the bed, unzipped his trousers, and jumped on top of her.
- Is it in?
- Erm, said Arthas slightly embarrassed. It's finished, actually.
Lady Prestor had a little giggle, and pushed him off.
- Good. No time-wasting, I like that. I hope it was as good for you as it was unnoticeable for me. Now... If you don't mind, I have serious stuff to do.
- Yeah? Like what, said Arthas lighting up a cigarette.
- Like paying Thrall a visit.
- What? I thought I was your boyfriend!
Lady Prestor smiled at the pitiful creature standing before her. And with a snap of the fingers, she was gone.
- Go back to the Slag Pit, you... slag!!
And Arthas, proud of his insult, fell asleep dreaming of demons and dragons and Thrall and little green lollypops that taste of lime.
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"Holy notice No 243,
To all that live under the merciful mercy of the Great God of the WOW,
Sinners everywhere! Time has come for repentance... Your actions have angered the Great God of the WOW, and the judgment day is nigh. It is our duty, as protectors of the holy spirit, the holy faith, the holy righteousness, and the holy spirit, to punish by torture and death anyone who shall commit the following sins:
1) Cursing, or uttering the name of the Great God of the Wow by any other name than the name aforementioned above.
2) Fornicating. (Unless it's under the supervision and holy eye of a Scarletian)
3) Stealing (Unless it's for the benefit of the Scarletians)
4) Killing (Unless it's done under the name of the Scarltians, or the Great God of the Wow)
5) Disobeying the orders of the Scarletians (No unless this time)
6) Walking around Stormwind naked or partially naked (Unless ordered to do so by a member of the Scarletian for research purposes)
7) Having fun, enjoying oneself, or not praying 24 times a day
(Unless... you know the drill)
8) Questioning the legality, or morality, of any of the above.
Anyone found to have committed one of these sins, or anyone suspected of having the intention of committing of one these sins, shall be summarily tortured, executed on the market place, and used as a public urinal.
Whilst it breaks our hearts to inflict these benign punishments, we are obliged to do so by the holy spirit that inhabits us, and talks to us regularly, sometimes about really random stuff like how to make pizza, or how Zidane is past his prime. We are not here to question His will, but only to apply it in the most cruel and sadistic way possible.
Amen.
By special decree No 243, under the authority of our
beloved-yet-feared-yet-respected-because-well-endowed-or-so-he-tells-us
President Arthas (10 years).
The Scarletians."
- What on God's ****** up earth is this about?
- Don't worry about it, they're a bunch of nutcases that Arthas
appointed. It's like a secret holy police or something.
- What is the world coming to, wondered Shaman to himself.
- It's nice to see you back, sir.
Shaman turned around, and saw a little kid with a big smile looking up to him.
- Are you going to leave us again?
- No, no, said Shaman. I'm here for good now. Don't you worry.
- Are the Scarletians going to kill you?
- Heh, smiled Shaman. Why would they do that?
- Because, you impure-rotting-no-good-evil-doer-scum-***, you have just broken rule number 1, 5 and 8. And no one ***** with rule number 8.
Shaman turned around and saw three bulky guys, all dressed in silly robes, staring at him.
- Ah, he said, you must be the Scarlet-people-thingy-guys. How
delightful to meet you all!
- Enough of your so-called-humourus-humouring, Shaman. If that is your real name... You are a sinner, and thou shallst pay for thy sins!
- Yeah, said Shaman visibly unimpressed. So you're just gonna kill me now?
- Oh no, said the Scarlatians in chorus. We are not barbarians. You will be tried in due time, by a Court of Justice and Law and Order and God.
- God will be a judge?
- Metaphorically speaking, yes. Realistically, on the other hand, no. Now, if you would please follow us to your jail...
- Any chance of bail?
But the Scarletians merely shrugged, grabbed Shaman by the arm, and lead him to the Stormwind prison.
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His vision of paradise, in a nutshell. He just couldn't believe those long branches, agile as the wind and solid like the earth, those gigantic buds ejaculating godly scents of the saintly stoned-times to come, and this massive trunk, eternal as the Tree of Life itself. When the wind was blowing, those buds would crash to the ground, evaporating in the thin air, and supplying a constant stream of wicked puff to the tree's inhabitants. It was the psychedelic paradise hippies on their wildest acid trip never even dreamed of. And soon, a sense of fulfilment replaced the Great God of the WOW's anger. With a little smile, he whispered "Illidan", and the wind carried his call to the dreamy, hazy
slumber Illidan had fallen into.
- What? No, I tell you, innocent and all that, never been there, was having sex with a gnome at the time, and you can ask...
- Relax, Illidan, it's only me, God.
Illidan suddenly got up, whipped the drool off the side of his mouth, and stood to attention.
-OMFG, You've come to kill me, haven't you? I'm really, really sorry, but it wasn't my idea to steal the weed, it was the gnome, it's all his fault, I just followed him, I'm just a pawn, I swear!!
-Heh. How about we go somewhere more...private?
-Sure thing boss, said Illidan visibly relieved.
And so God Picked up Illidan from the tree, and dropped him onto his heavenly cloud.
- So let me get this right, said the Great God of the WOW. You shagged some garden gnomes and created the dwarves, made the humans build a giant staircase to my cloud, stole my weed in the middle of the night, planted it in the sea, and then went on to inhabit the plant that grew out of it.
- In a nutshell, said Illidan visibly proud of himself.
- Impressive, my man, impressive.
- D'you want your weed back?
- No, no, said the Great God of the WOW. This giant weedy tree is much better than my plants, and since I can come and pick up some buds any time, it's just as easy. Plus I won't smoke quite as much if I have to do that trip every time I want a joint, so it's better for me.
- Sweet, said Iliidan with a smile.
- Do you know that Arthas wants you dead? And that my sister is slowly corrupting every single place on this planet? And that there is an inevitable conflict brewing between the humans alliance and the orcish horde?
- Yep, said Illidan.
- And you don't worry?
- Nope, said Illidan.
- Man, said the Great God of the WOW shaking his head. You're like the brother I never had.
- Hehe, smiled Illidan. Did you know I shagged a kodo?
- A kodo?
- Alright then, "a few" kodos.
- Yeah, I know, said the Great God. It's ok man, this weed wasn't made for little humans like you. It's far too strong. Anyway, roll a fat one will you?
-Sure thing boss!
As Illidan was rolling his godly joint, the Great God of the WOW let out a lond, drawn-out sigh.
- What's up?
- Nothing, said the Great God of the WOW. Just sometimes I wish everyone could be like the Taurens over there. Look at them.
And Illidan stared down from the heavenly cloud onto the Tauren homeland of Mulgore. All he could see were giant cows going about their business, eating grass, burning leaves, telling tales of the Cow Holocaust, back in the Earthly days when they were rounded-up and sent to their death by the truck-load.
- Yeah, so, asked Illidan passing the joint to God.
- So... They're so normal! Well, apart from the whole biped, talking, clothes wearing, shot-gun blasting, giant-city-building-thing, which, admittedly, is kinda strange for a cow. But apart from that, they just go on about their business. No killing, no clans, no politics, no hatred, no power conflicts, it's just... I don't know, sometimes I wish I was a cow.
And Illidan wondered if he had really heard God say that, but soon forgot about it when given the joint back.
- You can always come and live with us on the weed-tree if you want, said Illidan tentatively.
- No, I'm ok on my cloud. Especially now I got my weed back.
- Yeah, smiled Illidan. Sometimes I do silly things.
- It's ok, said God.
- Clue number one was when you knocked on my door!!
- Kali, said the Great God of the WOW excitedly!
- Clue number two was the look that you wore, said Illidan!
- And that's when I knew it was a pretty good sign, that something was wrong on cloud number nine!!
- All together now, said the Great God of the WOW!
- Well we won't come down tonight... Yeah, we won't come down tonight...
No we won't come down tonight... We can watch the world go by - up on cloud number nine!!
Edited, Wed Oct 5 13:33:10 2005 by RedPhoenixxxxxx
Edited, Wed Oct 5 13:43:52 2005 by RedPhoenixxxxxx