Uberia: Chapter IV The Discovery (846 hits)
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Submitted by Uber Scratch <lordofthepost.at.hotmail.com> (View user info) at 2004-01-18 21:58:07 EST
UBERIA
Chapter IV: The Discovery
HINT: Strongly recommend you read Chapter's I, II, and III before you dive in to understand what the hell is going on.
Chapter I (sorry for the paragraphs, or lack thereof)
http://www.ubersite.com/m/23306
Chapter II: Loki's Descent
http://www.ubersite.com/m/23314
Chapter III: The Post Wars
http://www.ubersite.com/m/23319
Comment and you could live the story
As the sun began to rise once again, the castle of Ubersite which stood over 24 hours ago as a symbol of hope was now a molded rock of defeat. Koolmang was still awake, as he looked out to the east over the mountainside from one of the towers, in the direction from which McBain will soon be coming. His warriors were busy below fortifying the major areas that were damaged during the battle this past evening. He knew that eventually McBain would be here, to claim his right to the throne. A bit of concern crossed his mind as he wondered why the warriors he sent after Lord Bart had not returned.
"Run faster" Cried Lord Bart as the warriors traversed deep into the belly of the underground. "We've got to make it out of here, and I'm starting to hear footsteps behind me". They were exhausted; they have been running for over an hour now, on top of giving all of their strength to their recent battle at Ubersite. The water below them reeked of a stench that gagged them along the way, and weighted every step making it even more difficult to trudge their way through. Finally, Jonukah decidedly slowed to a halt, spun around and drew his sword. "Forget it", he said, "I'm tired of running." They all slowed, probably with the same idea in mind. Big Mike whispered "Thank Uber". They all began to draw from the post as they peered down the dark corridor they just came from. They could hear a distant splashing that seemed light at first, but eventually got louder and louder. They were still breathing hard, some hunched over to catch their breath. "Get Ready" Bart whispered, "Here they come". Jonukah made his way to the front and glared into the darkness, as if ready for anything.
Three bodies emerged from the shadows and even within inches unrecognizable. Jonukah flipped in the air up and over the three and Big Mike came in behind them and reduced two of the three to rubble. Jonukah had his mind set on working his way to the back, as he ran between two other shadows, he stuck out both hands, palms out launching a lethal dose of post. The two shadows turned white, then a crimson spot on the wall. He then drew his sword and began to slice through anything that came in his way. Jonukah was always the loose cannon, earning his respect not only by means of the post, but with his ability to access situations quickly, and take the lead. He has easily earned the respect of his peers by taking the risks he does but always pulling through. Jonukah now disappeared into the darkness, and the others tried to trail but they could only hear slicing and dicing, with an occasional scream. Then it went silent. After what seemed like hours but really only minutes, Jonukah reappeared from the blanket of darkness, huffing and puffing. "Now we can rest for a minute", he said with a chuckle.
Loki slowly shook Ed Dee awake, and asked him to join the others behind a large rock quarry about ten yards to the east of them. Ed had a pounding headache, and his leg wound was sore from so much inactivity. He peered around trying to take in exactly where he was at. He did take note of their fall from the bridge, it was quite a distance, but they must have fallen into the river and washed up. Luckily, all of them were accounted for. "Where are we Loki?" asked Mac, "What is this place?" Loki looked defeated; she almost seemed depressed by the overlooking view that had gained her attention. They were pretty close to the end of the river, so they must have washed downstream a bit. They peered from behind a boulder downstream at a building the size of a small mountain. The structure sat right on the other side of the lake that the engorged river was dumping into. A huge wheel churned at the foot of where the river meets the lake, turning several other smaller cranks at the same time. These gears moved pulleys and were somehow tapped into the large building. As they moved closer, they could make out a large tunnel near the large gear, with more gears turning on the outside. At the opening of a large tunnel, men, women, children were all pouring out of the tunnel. They were walking in a zombie like state, completely unaware of their surroundings.
"We are in Hotmail", Responded a voice from behind them, "A Place where accounts are created, and a haven for abuse to ubersite".
Loki spun around, with a post ready in her hand. Her post was extremely dim, showing that even the best warriors, when totally exhausted, draw little from their post. The figure calmly put his hands up. "Relax, I'm a friend, I'm DarthAwesome, and this is my friend MadJesterVince" A figure decked to the teeth in weapons joined his side. DarthAwesome wasn't short on weaponry either; both of them looked like they were ready to take on an entire army with the looks of their arsenal. "We are adventurers in Cyber, we roam the lands and partake in what each place has to offer, we've recently been staying in Uberia. We had our encampment down here for quite awhile when you fell upstream from our camp, we managed to pull you from the rivers and save you. We watched the entire fall, and just knew you were doomed. To our delight, you were weak, but still very much alive."
"Well thank you for your help, we are indebted to you" Replied Reallybored
"What do you mean a haven for abuse to ubersite?"
"This place creates identities, and although there are other places, this is the easiest place for a hard-working Uberian to become a citizen"
"That doesn't sound so bad", said Mac
"Well, normally it isn't, but do you see how those people are coming out? They are living zombies. They are not honest identities, but familiars, creatures who are replicates of their masters, and take up an equal amount of space as those they are impersonating"
"Well we all take up space, I'm missing your point" protested Ed Dee
"There is no limit to the amount of identities you can have in the world of Cyber, which is what makes this world so mysterious and wonderful. However, these are all Familiars of Post-Killers. Multiple accounts mean twice, three times, even four times the amount of posts per post-killer. It's how they one person can draw from so many posts at one time. These beings are created solely for the war on Uberia. They are abusing the power of the lands of hotmail to double and triple their posting power. You can't just destroy one to eliminate the evil, you have to destroy them all."
"Then we have to destroy the machine!" Exclaimed Reallybored.
"You can't, it's built on foundations that are more powerful than anything known to man. It's indestructible. You will have to find another way to stop them"
"Then what do we do?" Asked Reallybored
Loki turned toward her new companions, "We must find Maddox"
To be continued...
User Reviews
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-24 11:31:40 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The clotheslines in the pic are a great touch, but did anyone else notice the cow being flung over the wall? What's that all about?
Submitted by lordofthepost (user info) at 2004-01-23 01:12:30 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Kasarius, I was trying to figure "What the hell you were talking about" then I remembered spotting them when I posted this and thinking "Nobody will notice the clothslines"
There are actually a host of sites out there where people spend ALOT of time putting legos together. Thank god they take pics, because I don't even own a lego set but I think it really does add a bit of spice and humor, I mean, after all, it's Uberia for crying out loud, nobody should take this too seriously right? ALL HAIL LORD BART. If I shout that out in my sleep, I'm leaving Uber and never coming back.
And yes, I do plan on crediting all the sites, in the End Credits post
Submitted by sleigher (user info) at 2004-01-23 00:55:04 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Was initially daunted by the size of the post but thanks to Barts post I decided to go back too.
Absolutely amazing - You've managed to keep it going along a believable storyline and the written language is also very good. What a pleasure!
And the lego pictures are another brilliant addition - great imagination, good work at putting it all into words AND pictures - Frigging-fantastic - bring on the lego-heads on spikes!
JS
Submitted by Kasarius (user info) at 2004-01-23 00:17:45 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
I like the clotheslines.
Submitted by Mac (user info) at 2004-01-20 10:49:41 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Awesome. Absolutely awesome. Maddox, eh? This could be interesting.
Submitted by bart (user info) at 2004-01-20 01:29:35 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I'm glad I've gone back through and read these. All great so far.
Submitted by Bigmike (user info) at 2004-01-20 00:31:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I never realized how powerful my posts could be.
This is pretty interesting.
Submitted by iamhewhoisnot (user info) at 2004-01-19 17:28:24 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
you are a good writer possessing the wherewithal to stay on track and lead your reader somewhere they didnt even know existed. thank you my friend.
Submitted by Falconer (user info) at 2004-01-19 17:27:59 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Fucking excellent, however I think the power of the -2 is underplayed. That could be cool.
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-01-19 17:07:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
The Tolkien thing is a bit of a stretch, but this is very clever and rather elaborate.
I would say that even if I were not bleeding from various stab wounds and suffering from head trauma.
Submitted by jonukah (user info) at 2004-01-19 16:38:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
You love legos, and you flatter me to death....
....I......love......you
Submitted by DarthAwesome (user info) at 2004-01-19 15:43:51 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
I can't wait to use my lightsaber with loki!
Man that came out wrong.
Submitted by Phinch (user info) at 2004-01-19 15:33:48 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
hopefully i will be fighting at your side lisacat.
btw i saw a licence plate the other day that was something like xcoryx or something, and i thought about you.
Submitted by lordofthepost (user info) at 2004-01-19 15:09:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Loki - for about 1 millisecond my head swelled to the size of a beachball, then reality hit, and I knew you couldn't be serious.. ha ha
Really though, glad my little epic is entertaining... still have some stuff up my sleeve I hope will keep your attn..
You guys are great
Submitted by xLisaCatx (user info) at 2004-01-19 15:04:53 EST (#)
Ranking: 1
I'm still ready to charge into battle with hidden and our sharp swords. I just hope I don't have to fight Phinch.
Submitted by potatomanjack (user info) at 2004-01-19 14:46:37 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Holy shit, this stuff is awesome. I can't believed I missed all this great stuff by not being around last week.
Uber Scrath, you's one badass mamma-jamma.
Submitted by William_Q_Percy (user info) at 2004-01-19 14:44:22 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
My Phinch Thong is moist with anticipation.... this story is incredible
Submitted by TaK (user info) at 2004-01-19 14:34:49 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Hell yea man!
I like the way this alludes to Tolkien with the battles and geography, and the way it alludes to Star Wars with the "power of the Post".
I'll be looking forward to further installments.
-May the Post be with you-
~TaK~
Submitted by loki (user info) at 2004-01-19 10:09:47 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Tolkien was a hack compared to this.
I'm kidding jeez y'all, but this is fun.
Submitted by Ainkara (user info) at 2004-01-19 08:56:21 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
Nice again. I love these epics =D
Submitted by MadJesterVince (user info) at 2004-01-19 00:06:27 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
awesome, we're off to find the pirate! the sadistic pirate, Maddox!
Submitted by DarthAwesome (user info) at 2004-01-18 22:55:07 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
yeah! I am happy now! Keep this epic going please.
Submitted by lordofthepost (user info) at 2004-01-18 22:35:09 EST (#)
Ranking: 0
Oh don't be so pouty about not being included daking, I didn't mean to leave you out.
Thanks Phinch!
Submitted by Phinch (user info) at 2004-01-18 22:29:26 EST (#)
Ranking: 2
this keeps getting better and better.
Submitted by dakingisdead (user info) at 2004-01-18 22:18:03 EST (#)
Ranking: -2
Go play something thrilling like D&D and get some Domina to give you a bloody good flogging.
The first will keep you away from this site and the second you deserve.