Dustin "Dasher" Montgomery
[Dasher] LAW-DM-04 The Lunar Hop.
April 11, 2020
By Darrel Vanwinkle (Lord Pouchlaw)
Chapter One
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The next day, Dasher walked into the temple of Ruvuleroo where upon he saw a Boomertod High Priest attending the altar at the end of the chamber. Dasher approached the priest and said, "Good day, good priest. I would like to join the following of Ruvuleroo. I am prepared to let him mate with me. I am a Seeker whom is associated with Lord Hart and company."
The priest waved a paw-hand over Dasher's nose before stating. "Sadly yas cannot join this religion while yas are affected by a divine curse. Remove this malady and return another time to seek entry into our following."
Dasher didn't budge from the spot as he lifted his head toward the ceiling and called out, "Starshine! Harmony! I need you if you please!"
The two deities appeared in the temple flanking each side of Dasher. "What is your inquiry, Dasher?"
Dasher said, "When my body was dead, didn't you two remove all ailments from my body? This priest says that I am affected by a divine curse which prevents me from joining their religion. He said that if I were to get this curse removed and return another time, then I could join their following. Please check me out again, good sirs."
The two gods then began their examination of Dasher just as Ruvuleroo himself teleported into his temple to see why his high priest had called for him. "Dasher... you aren't going to like this, but this is the reason why you should be careful when choosing gods or even arguing with them. Even though you had been tricked by the demons to choose Hidengo as your god, you were apparently not freed from his following properly and thus... as a parting shot, he laid this curse upon you; only the god who placed it upon you can lift it."
Dasher sighed. "So what is the proper way? If you will recall, he was in the process of possessing me and was going to not only transform me into his species, but make me get pregnant with an evil demon tainted joey for him to claim. Also, he initially told me that he was not going to make me do silly things that other gods would have me do. And then he hit me with this garbage... exactly as he claimed that he would not do. What kind of curse is this? And how can I get rid of it? I do not want to join his species."
Harmony the Lion God of Healing replied, "Bender of Gaeon and Jimmy of Pathbinder both did this for Lord Hart to help free him of a god that Hart really did not want to be following. They fought the hippo sex god and won, but as a parting shot, the horribly fat hippo asked the two to have sex with him. They killed him and cut his body pieces into tiny cubes which they cremated in holy flames. This freed Hart so he could choose a proper deity. If you will recall, Lord Khan is not a god and he could care less about religions at all. Despite using the divine axes, he is a mortal, Dasher. A mortal whom dislikes all gods since none of the ones he turned to would help free his brother. And he hates all evil demons since a demon possessed his brother and since the gods would not help him to save his brother's soul, he took his brother's life to free his spirit from being controlled by demons."
Starshine and Ruvuleroo both said at the same time, "You are cursed with being a Shadow-based Were-Kangaroo." And then Ruvuleroo added, "When 'e was inside yer body, Dasher, 'e infected yas with the Moon-touched curse. Either two gods will need to defeat and/or kill this rotten god or... get Lady Luna of the Moon Dancing Wolves to conduct a cleansing rite upon yas to lift the curse. Normally a cleansing rite costs many gold and silver. Luna 'erself must do this; no one else can remove this curse except for 'idengo himself... IF yas can convince 'im to lift it. Worse, yas need to 'ave this lifted before yas transform under the light of the moon. At that point, yas will be stuck as yer new species."
At that moment, Dasher got a mental communication in his head from someone he wasn't all that thrilled about. "Ah see yas learned why mortals should not play with artifacts, mate. After Ah was bounced out of yer body, Dasher, Ah reappeared in Rale regenerating within one of my temples. 'armony is a smart lion, mate; since Ah was angry that a mortal was pretending to be a god, Ah laid the curse upon yas. Erasing my name off of the Retcon sheet will not remove me as yer deity. There are specific rules in play to be free of a god. Ah obey these rules, Dasher, my boy. 'ow is it different that yas were going to let another roo god mate with yas, yet yas won't do that with me? Ah 'ave to cry foul on that idea. Ah am still yer god whether yas like it or not, Dasher. Do you want to earn yer way out my following? Or would yas rather Ah go away so yas can learn that Luna cannot lift yer curse? By the way, mate... the three days and nights of the full moon starts in four days. Whether yas can see the moons or not. First time transformation is very painful and yas will rip out of all of yer clothes and armor; it is better to be naked. And yas should be out where yas can 'unt fresh game or else yas will kill and eat someone yas really like."
Dasher focused on Hidengo's voice. "So, regardless, you are not going to lift this curse, are you?"
Hidengo mentally replied, "That depends upon if yas want to earn the right to be free of it. If yas choose not to earn it, then Ah will be silent during the full moons so yas can focus on being a feral Were-Kangaroo. Yas will also lose any and all powers yas currently 'ave when yas transform... as in gone forever. Yas will also lose yer voice and while feral, yas will act like any other wild beast. When the full moons end, yas will revert back into yer reindeer form where ever yas last were at as a roo. But even then, yer powers will still be gone; species or earned through learning. Doesn't matter. Gone means gone. A powerless Sage Antler Reindeer wouldn't last very long in the adventuring worlds. So... do yas want to earn being free of me and get the curse removed so yas don't lose yer powers or do yas want to rough it out on yer own."
Dasher chose to respond with, "If I find your words to be true, I will contact you about the deal in three days. Before the full moons. Now I would appreciate your not spying on me. Had you kept your original word that I wouldn't have had to do silly things like other gods would ask of a follower, then we wouldn't be in this spot now. Until next time. Bye."
Dasher was glad when Hidengo didn't respond with a retort. Then he began to tell the three gods what Hidengo just informed him about. "If Luna cannot lift this curse, then my powers are gone. I will be useless in Centralia. And I will have no chance with Comet at all. I know he will never want to be with a powerless were-kangaroo that looks like that god."
Ruvuleroo then said, "If yas can get 'im to lift the curse, then yas could join my religion and 'ave my protection from any other tricks 'e may decide to lay on yas. But as we said before, yas cannot join my following while yer cursed. So per'aps agree to 'is terms for now to get 'im to lift the curse."
Dasher said, "He was upset that I was going to let you mate with me; yet I wasn't going to let him do the same. He asked me what the difference was between you and him."
Ruvuleroo replied, "The big difference is that Ah am not a Were-Kangaroo. It is safe to play with me. Can 'e say that?"
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End of Chapter One
[Dasher] LAW-DM-04 The Lunar Hop.
April 11, 2020
By Darrel Vanwinkle (Lord Pouchlaw)
Chapter One
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The next day, Dasher walked into the temple of Ruvuleroo where upon he saw a Boomertod High Priest attending the altar at the end of the chamber. Dasher approached the priest and said, "Good day, good priest. I would like to join the following of Ruvuleroo. I am prepared to let him mate with me. I am a Seeker whom is associated with Lord Hart and company."
The priest waved a paw-hand over Dasher's nose before stating. "Sadly yas cannot join this religion while yas are affected by a divine curse. Remove this malady and return another time to seek entry into our following."
Dasher didn't budge from the spot as he lifted his head toward the ceiling and called out, "Starshine! Harmony! I need you if you please!"
The two deities appeared in the temple flanking each side of Dasher. "What is your inquiry, Dasher?"
Dasher said, "When my body was dead, didn't you two remove all ailments from my body? This priest says that I am affected by a divine curse which prevents me from joining their religion. He said that if I were to get this curse removed and return another time, then I could join their following. Please check me out again, good sirs."
The two gods then began their examination of Dasher just as Ruvuleroo himself teleported into his temple to see why his high priest had called for him. "Dasher... you aren't going to like this, but this is the reason why you should be careful when choosing gods or even arguing with them. Even though you had been tricked by the demons to choose Hidengo as your god, you were apparently not freed from his following properly and thus... as a parting shot, he laid this curse upon you; only the god who placed it upon you can lift it."
Dasher sighed. "So what is the proper way? If you will recall, he was in the process of possessing me and was going to not only transform me into his species, but make me get pregnant with an evil demon tainted joey for him to claim. Also, he initially told me that he was not going to make me do silly things that other gods would have me do. And then he hit me with this garbage... exactly as he claimed that he would not do. What kind of curse is this? And how can I get rid of it? I do not want to join his species."
Harmony the Lion God of Healing replied, "Bender of Gaeon and Jimmy of Pathbinder both did this for Lord Hart to help free him of a god that Hart really did not want to be following. They fought the hippo sex god and won, but as a parting shot, the horribly fat hippo asked the two to have sex with him. They killed him and cut his body pieces into tiny cubes which they cremated in holy flames. This freed Hart so he could choose a proper deity. If you will recall, Lord Khan is not a god and he could care less about religions at all. Despite using the divine axes, he is a mortal, Dasher. A mortal whom dislikes all gods since none of the ones he turned to would help free his brother. And he hates all evil demons since a demon possessed his brother and since the gods would not help him to save his brother's soul, he took his brother's life to free his spirit from being controlled by demons."
Starshine and Ruvuleroo both said at the same time, "You are cursed with being a Shadow-based Were-Kangaroo." And then Ruvuleroo added, "When 'e was inside yer body, Dasher, 'e infected yas with the Moon-touched curse. Either two gods will need to defeat and/or kill this rotten god or... get Lady Luna of the Moon Dancing Wolves to conduct a cleansing rite upon yas to lift the curse. Normally a cleansing rite costs many gold and silver. Luna 'erself must do this; no one else can remove this curse except for 'idengo himself... IF yas can convince 'im to lift it. Worse, yas need to 'ave this lifted before yas transform under the light of the moon. At that point, yas will be stuck as yer new species."
At that moment, Dasher got a mental communication in his head from someone he wasn't all that thrilled about. "Ah see yas learned why mortals should not play with artifacts, mate. After Ah was bounced out of yer body, Dasher, Ah reappeared in Rale regenerating within one of my temples. 'armony is a smart lion, mate; since Ah was angry that a mortal was pretending to be a god, Ah laid the curse upon yas. Erasing my name off of the Retcon sheet will not remove me as yer deity. There are specific rules in play to be free of a god. Ah obey these rules, Dasher, my boy. 'ow is it different that yas were going to let another roo god mate with yas, yet yas won't do that with me? Ah 'ave to cry foul on that idea. Ah am still yer god whether yas like it or not, Dasher. Do you want to earn yer way out my following? Or would yas rather Ah go away so yas can learn that Luna cannot lift yer curse? By the way, mate... the three days and nights of the full moon starts in four days. Whether yas can see the moons or not. First time transformation is very painful and yas will rip out of all of yer clothes and armor; it is better to be naked. And yas should be out where yas can 'unt fresh game or else yas will kill and eat someone yas really like."
Dasher focused on Hidengo's voice. "So, regardless, you are not going to lift this curse, are you?"
Hidengo mentally replied, "That depends upon if yas want to earn the right to be free of it. If yas choose not to earn it, then Ah will be silent during the full moons so yas can focus on being a feral Were-Kangaroo. Yas will also lose any and all powers yas currently 'ave when yas transform... as in gone forever. Yas will also lose yer voice and while feral, yas will act like any other wild beast. When the full moons end, yas will revert back into yer reindeer form where ever yas last were at as a roo. But even then, yer powers will still be gone; species or earned through learning. Doesn't matter. Gone means gone. A powerless Sage Antler Reindeer wouldn't last very long in the adventuring worlds. So... do yas want to earn being free of me and get the curse removed so yas don't lose yer powers or do yas want to rough it out on yer own."
Dasher chose to respond with, "If I find your words to be true, I will contact you about the deal in three days. Before the full moons. Now I would appreciate your not spying on me. Had you kept your original word that I wouldn't have had to do silly things like other gods would ask of a follower, then we wouldn't be in this spot now. Until next time. Bye."
Dasher was glad when Hidengo didn't respond with a retort. Then he began to tell the three gods what Hidengo just informed him about. "If Luna cannot lift this curse, then my powers are gone. I will be useless in Centralia. And I will have no chance with Comet at all. I know he will never want to be with a powerless were-kangaroo that looks like that god."
Ruvuleroo then said, "If yas can get 'im to lift the curse, then yas could join my religion and 'ave my protection from any other tricks 'e may decide to lay on yas. But as we said before, yas cannot join my following while yer cursed. So per'aps agree to 'is terms for now to get 'im to lift the curse."
Dasher said, "He was upset that I was going to let you mate with me; yet I wasn't going to let him do the same. He asked me what the difference was between you and him."
Ruvuleroo replied, "The big difference is that Ah am not a Were-Kangaroo. It is safe to play with me. Can 'e say that?"
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End of Chapter One
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