From: warriorqueen1@juno.com (Amanda K Hocker)
Date: Sat Jul 11, 1998  12:04:41  US/Pacific
To: hudsonleick@onelist.com
Subject: [hudsonleick] "Death of a Destroyer" Act One
Reply-To: hudsonleick@onelist.com

From: warriorqueen1@juno.com (Amanda K Hocker)

"Death of a Destroyer"

Characters:

The Destroyer-Lord Lodoss

The DestroyerÕs Sidekick-Taranis

The Heroine-Leicky

The HeroineÕs Sidekick-Cal

Narrator-Griller

Healer: Michael Rudy

Psychic: Amanda Hugginkiss

Act 1


Griller:  It was once a thriving village, the one you see before you. 
Farmers, Blacksmiths, families, they all had homes here.  Until the one
dreadful day when Lord Lodoss the Destroyer came through.  Lodoss and his
army ripped through here, pillaging and stealing what valuables the could
find.  Destroying homes, killing fathers, mothers, children.  This scene
happened repeatedly through out the countryside.

<The town is burning up, villagers are running from warriors>

Peasant: Please spare my families life, please!

Warrior: Not a chance! 

<The peasant falls to the ground after being run through by the soldier. 
In the background Lord Lodoss comes riding in on his horse with his
sidekick Taranis beside him>

Lodoss: I just love the look of fear on peasants faces in the morning. 
DonÕt you Taranis?

Taranis: Oh yes sir.  ItÕs very pleasing to such evil souls such as
ourselves.

Lodoss: You mean like me.  You donÕt have an evil spot in you!

Taranis:  Yes sir, like you.  (under his breath) If you were half as evil
as me we wouldnÕt be stealing from peasants everyday.  WeÕd be taking on
whole armies.

Lodoss: WhatÕd you say?

Taranis: Nothing sir.

<They continue to ride through the town occasionally Lodoss would swipe
his sword at a peasant or two, but was bored with this and left.  Taranis
stayed behind and fought>


Scene 2:

Griller:  Lodoss seems bored with his pillaging hobby.  Perhaps he need a
different thing to thrill his evil side.  Back at the camp, him and
Taranis have a talk about how he should go about being more evil.

Lodoss: Everyday, itÕs the same old thing, pillaging villages, stealing
from peasants.

Taranis:  Cheer up, IÕm sure thereÕs going to be an army thatÕll try and
take us down someday.

Lodoss: And that day is today!

Taranis:  But todayÕs almost over, itÕs past sundown.  What army are we
going to fight at this time of day.

Lodoss: Well then, maybe tomorrow will be as good a day as today!  

Taranis:  What are you planning?

Lodoss: IÕm going up against the great army of the warlord Heresy!

Taranis:  That manÕs pure evil!  How will we ever defeat his army!

Lodoss: Both of us combined are even more diabolical than Heresy.  We can
do it.  We march at sunrise!

Taranis:  IÕll tell the men.

Griller:  And so, Lord Lodoss has decided to take on the great warlord
Heresy in a great battle.  Taranis informs the men and they begin
preparations for the battle.

Warrior #1: Okay, who took my sword?

Warrior #2:  We donÕt know, guess you canÕt fight tomorrow then!

Warrior #1: Gimme that!

<Warrior #1 smacks Warrior #2 over the head and takes back his sword>

Scene 3:

Griller: And so, the great battle begins!  LodossÕ men have found
HeresyÕs army and are battling as we speak!

Lodoss: Go men!  Run them down!  Leave Heresy for me!  

Taranis: But I thought we were in this together?

Lodoss: Well, sometimes we canÕt all have credit for defeating someone. 
ItÕs a one man job anyway.

Taranis: So what should I do?

Lodoss: Stay here and command the men.

Taranis: As you wish.

Lodoss: Heresy!  IÕm coming to kill you!

<He storms off on his horse in search of Warlord Heresy and slashes a few
men down with his sword.  He then finds Heresy and challenges him>

Heresy: So, this is your doing. I should have thought!

Lodoss: Things havenÕt been the same between us, brother!  Ever since you
dumped me from your army, IÕve been building an army of my own. And they
seem to be doing a decent job of defeating yours.

Heresy: Nonsense.  You know my army will defeat yours in no time!  Just
wait and see!

Lodoss: I have an even better idea, why use our men to fight our battle? 
Why not fight man to man, brother to brother.

Heresy: So you want a fight?  YouÕve got it!

Lodoss:  Gimme your best shot!  

<Lodoss dismounts his horse and Heresy lunges at him with his sword. 
Lodoss deflects the blow and answered with a blow to the head with his
elbow>

Lodoss: IÕm getting better, donÕt you think?

Heresy: <recovering from the blow> Yes, but not good enough!

<Heresy goes at him again but this time Lodoss hits away his sword. 
Heresy scans the area for another weapon>

Lodoss: LookÕs like this is it!  I have you just were I want you.  Right
at the end of my sword.  Mother always did like you best!

<He goes to stab Heresy but before he could Heresy grabs a battle-axe and
swipes LodossÕ stomach.  He hunches over in pain and defeat>

Heresy: Sorry brother, but I wasnÕt going to go out like that.  A stab
wound isnÕt heroic!

Lodoss: Who said you were heroic?

Heresy: Mother did!  Then again, you wouldnÕt know that cause you never
talk to her!  Always were to busy with those peasants of yours.

<Lodoss falls to the ground and lays there, not moving or talking. 
Heresy mounts his horse and helps to defeat LodossÕ army.>

Griller: With the army defeated, Taranis flees to find Lodoss.  He spots
him lying in a pool of his own blood on the ground.

Taranis: No!  No!  It canÕt be.  You canÕt be dead.  Sir?  Sir?  Wake up!

<He flips Lodoss over to reveal the huge gash through his torso.>

Lodoss: Oh, what happened.  I feel as if IÕve been run over by a hundred
horses.

Taranis: You were injured, but IÕll get you help soon enough.

Lodoss:  Take me to my healer!

Taranis: You mean That Rudy character?

Lodoss:  Yes, the guy high on the hill who goes by the name healer!

Taranis: Okay.

<Taranis lifts Lodoss off the ground and heads off towards the house of
the healer>

Scene 4:

Griller: And so our destroyer, Lord Lodoss and his sidekick, Taranis,
head towards the home of the healer, Sir Michael Rudy.

Lodoss: Are we almost there yet?

Taranis: <struggling to hold Lodoss over his shoulder while walking up a
hill at the same time> Yes, weÕre almost there.  Now will you please quit
squirming?  

Lodoss;  Well, I am dying here!  Cut me some slack!

Taranis: (under his breath) ThatÕs not all IÕll cut you overgrown baby.

Lodoss: What?

Taranis: I said weÕre almost there.

Lodoss: Oh good, itÕll feel nice to have all of my internal organs back
were they should be.

<They reach the home of the hermit healer Michael Rudy> 

Taranis: Sir Rudy?  Are you here?

<Things are falling from inside the hut as someone stumbles towards the
door>

Healer: Yes, IÕm here.  Now, who is that?

Taranis: It is I Taranis!  I bring Lord Lodoss with me.  HeÕs injured and
needs your help!

Healer: Oh, well, come in young man!  

<He opens the door and lays Lodoss on a table>

Healer: Well, quite a hole you got in you there Lodoss.  Even bigger than
when you went up against that Leicky character awhile back.

Lodoss: Yeah.  She tore quite a hole in me that day.  Ha!  But that was
nothing compared to this.  And it didnÕt hurt as much either. 

Healer: Well, itÕs going to hurt even more in a second, just let me find
my materials.

<He fumbles through some things while reading out of a "spell" book and
finally finds a stick>

Taranis: WhatÕs that for, a magic wand thatÕll heal him up in no time?

Healer: Do I look like a magician to you?  

Taranis: Well actuallyÉ

Healer: No, IÕm not!  This is to knock him out so when I sew him up it
doesnÕt hurt as much.

Taranis: Oh.

<he whacks Lodoss over the head with the stick.  With a thud his head
hits the table and heÕs out cold.>

Healer: Now, whereÕd I put that needle.


END OF ACT ONE

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