Deja Vu #09 13 ноября 1999

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Samples pen - memory: story of the game "Black Crow".

(C) Alexander Nazarenko / ALEX_NAZ
Some Edition: Ze Pagan / PGC / BDA
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                    I

                  City



   A messenger galloped at full speed. Finally, he
got to the hill and looked down, he
opened like this: on the plain stood the city at its center 
stood an ancient fortress outside the city was surrounded by a 
stone wall, catapults were ready at the walls,

Archers could be seen in the loopholes, but in the city
bubbled throughout the work. The messenger saw merchants traded 
in the market, as were the pasture horses from the stables, I 
saw how people were in the church, which was not far from the 
forge. 

   Having rested a bit on the hill, the messenger was last 
touched spurs wounded side a tired horse, and rushed to the 
fortress. When He galloped up to the walls of the city, no one 
even asked who he was and where was going, because all people 
saw on the clothes the rider, on his left shoulder, a picture 
with an eagle. This was a reference mark messenger. The 
messenger rode along the narrow streets of the city, looking 
from side to side. Here he rides past the Church has, as far 
from the church and the fortress. 

   The rider stopped at the fortress gates
and reported to the protection that a messenger arrived. 
Protection missed him, and he descended from his horse,

passed through the gate. Entering the courtyard
fort, he saw that two dozen Marines trained, practicing strokes 
and fighting with each other. Here, several

riders taught martial art recently arrived from the village 
boys. Slightly Then there's a small shooting range. On

poles hung straw effigies, but they
were shown colored circles for aiming. Archers carefully 
metilis in imaginary enemies, and on command, at the same time, 
fires in the target. 

   The messenger went to one infantryman, who stood at the door 
and asked to carry out its to the prince. He nodded and led the 
messenger inside the fortress. They walked through the 
corridors, lit by torches, and finally came to a beautiful and 
great room. In the corners of his standing benches with tables, 
and stood in the center golden throne on which sat an old man. 
The head and beard were white as Snow, the once powerful hands 
could be seen old scars. He sat motionless, his head 
thoughtfully opera at hand. It was Prince Basil.

- The messenger has arrived! - Respectfully bowed head, the 
guard reported to the Prince. - Admit it, waved the prince. In 
the hall became tired runner. Weighed out a small bow to the 
prince, he said: - Hello, Prince Vasily, I performed

your order, and now your old squad collected and sent to our 
city. She will be here the day after tomorrow.

- Okay. You found all the soldiers, which
I tell you?
- Unfortunately, not all, because many
As it turned out, had died.
- Thank you, and on this one. - Said the prince, and the 
messenger bowed and left. 

   Immediately thereafter, the prince ordered that all city 
residents preparing for the arrival of the brigade. In the main 
square, was read the princely order. Immediately people visibly 
brightened and zakoposhilsya like ants. Everyone was preparing 
for the arrival of the legendary squad of Prince Vasili ... 


                    II

                 Arrival



   Now is the day after tomorrow and then, finally, the squad 
arrived. It was a small detachment about fifty men. Among them 
were riders, archers and foot soldiers. All of them are 
significantly older, and their faces were covered setmorschin. 
Arriving at the fortress, the soldiers immediately went into 
the throne room, where they have already waited Prince Vasili.


   The hall tables were different
clear and drunken drinks. When they
entered the hall, the Prince rose from his throne and made
a small, respectful bow. The Warriors are also prone to deep 
bow. After mutual greetings, all seated in their places. Prince 
Vasili rose and began his speech with these words:

- My friends, I am very glad to see you here,
I wish that we could not meet with you before, but now that we 
are all together I think we have to talk about. I have called 
you here to remember the years of the great war for freedom of 
Russia, to remember those who fought bravely to defend our 
cities and village, our rivers and lakes, our women and 
children. We are here to talk about great victory over our 
enemies and to honor the memory of the great brave men who died 
for right thing!


   When the prince had finished, the soldiers murmured, and
approvingly nodded, agreeing with him.
Then the prince said:
- Help yourself, my other, and we remember the past. Let us 
recall how it all began ... 



                   III

         And it all began ...



   ... Khungi attacked suddenly and thanks
that they were able to almost completely destroy one of the 
villages. Immediately there was a sent a small detachment to 
recover. We did poorly versed in the military case and had to 
invite the military affairs of the other masters stran.A had to 
pay for tuition, but money is not had no value, the value had 
only a life. Workers mined gold in the mine, the peasants cut 
down the forest. On proceeds from the sale money to build new 
huts. And so, little by little, and was restored village. Once 
we were able to rebuild the village, we realized that we can 
not retreat, we realized that Khungi (so called themselves our 
enemies) are not going to surrender, and that they came into

Russian land with one goal - to win and
enslave the people living and working in
it. Then a small band of soldiers of our
moved towards the border river. There, on the other side, there 
were enemy scouts, and we knew that, thanks to its excellent 
intelligence. In order to move forward it was necessary to 
eliminate those nasty critters, and we could get this to our 
soldiers without much difficulty. That's when we came

at first an enemy outpost ... - Told the prince.


                   IV

             The first outpost



   ... By the time we crossed the border river, the peasants of 
our builders have learned how to build a sawmill. And if a 
sawmill, then the archers bows are. I remember when we built 
the first sawmill and then trained the archers shooting. We 
left guard in two secluded areas far from the village, near the 
bridge and in the woods firebreak. Now Khungi could not 
unnoticed get to us. And then we had bought at an additional 
cost to all archers crossbows, and later dvustrelnye crossbows. 
It was then that we learned who the langolery. Langolerami 
called enemy archers, they were behind the quivers of arrows,

on the head they had helmets with visors,
that a fugitive, and only the burning eyes flashed with anger 
from the black metal. Unlike Kung had no

horns and shields. The second was glad our Marines the most. We 
then managed to destroy the first enemy outpost, and it 
happened because our archers were dvuhstrelnye crossbows. We 
are suddenly attacked and the enemy is clearly not expecting 
this. Our archers shot from a distance quickly and Kung and 
then langolerov. One of our archer could kill two langolerov

before perishing himself. This was because
that while langoler charge your crossbow
Archer released it two arrows. So
properly managed to destroy all those who guarded the outpost. 
Then we destroyed the enemy's peasants - the peons. This was 
necessary because them to rebuild the outpost. And when we 
killed all the living force that was there, the archers began 
to fire lit arrows on the enemy buildings. The first thing 
burned the fortress, so that enemies could not train its 
soldiers, and then set fire to an enemy city Folvark.A then 
burned shacks, puffed their sawmill, and was sweet we smoke of 
burning enemy buildings! 

   Prince Vassily paused and asked,
to someone else to continue the story. Then got one of the 
soldiers and otkashlevshis, continued: - So, after having been 
destroyed by their the first outpost, we came to another river. 
That was the river Drone. It was one of the settlements of the 
enemy ... 



                    V

           Battle of the River Drone



   ... We have dug in on the left bank of river.
By this time, builders have been taught the peasants
build a church. The church could train priests for an 
additional fee quickly learned the art of healing.

The first thing we built a sawmill, now in the fortresses could 
train archers. We were lucky, we managed to capture the 
bridges, and now the enemy could not sneak up on us unnoticed. 
The only thing that then worried us, so it's necromancers - 
enemy priests who could raise from the land of the dead, 
turning them into skeletons. Skeletons are not very dangerous, 
archers shoot them from afar, but here, if they were many, it 
could turn into big trouble. We had to cross the bridge and 
shoot from the crossbow necromancers, and because they were 
very weak, it was not difficult.


   When we captured the bridge, then sent
small teams to enemy mines and
destroyed them. Now the enemy had no money and they could not 
train their soldiers. We saved their strength by continuing to 
train archers and infantry. And then, finally, came the when 
everything was ready to attack. Pre-ordered to archers 
destroyed necromancers. And now we've moved to the settlement 
and entered a fierce battle. When it was over, burned Farm

and strength, shacks and sawmills, as well as
enemy sanctuary, where the enemies were trained necromancers.

   The first soldier finished the story and sat up for breath, 
giving place to the next storyteller. Rose another soldier on 
his shoulder was drawing depicting a shield and

sword, mark infantryman.
- I would like to talk about how the prince was saved.

   Prince Vasili rose, made a bow to the soldier and said:
- Thank you and your squad then saved
I tell everyone how it was.

   Footman nodded and spoke softly.


                    VI

            Emancipation Prince



   So, while everyone was busy with frantic destroy enemy 
village, near Khungi surprise attack on our camp and captured 
the prince. Fortunately, one of the soldiers able to trace 
where the prince concluded - is was Black Mountain. We have 
collected all his strength, knowing that Khungi not retreat, 
and went to the mountain. At the entrance to a mountain ambush 
waiting for us, and most of our soldiers died, were still alive 
a few marines, five archers and two priests. We went to the 
stone pass, but suddenly collapsed, closing our way back. Was 
necessary to find the prince and try to find another way out. 
Long time we walked through the tunnels, lit the dim light of 
torches, hung on the walls, but could not find anything. We 
listened in vain, nothing disturbed the deathly silence Stone 
bag. And suddenly, to our ears heard a strange sound like the 
sound of crackling in the cold snow. Sound is still growing and 
approached, we were waiting for something unknown. Suddenly, 
from behind a corner, they appeared. These were the snakes, 
reminiscent of five-pointed star, and with a creaking sound 
creeping in our direction. Archers, without thinking twice, 
began to shoot at these creatures, but snakes inexorably 
closer, forcing the Marines to go on the attack. Creatures also 
attacked us, hitting their filthy tentacles. During the battle

priests treated the wounded, using
of his magical power - mana. Because of this, none of our 
soldiers was killed ... So, after long wanderings through the 
maze, we found a peasant, he was put in chains, and the 
soldiers released him, cut the chain with their sharp swords. 
Then we found a place of captivity of Prince, it is was fenced 
and penetrate Inside, there were only cut through the door.

That was when we rescued and helped the farmer! Freeing the 
prince, our team went to find out. We have found out, and yet we

found those who had guarded. We called them
Kostolomov. They were muscular and tall pants, similar to 
trousers. Strikes they were so strong that some

our soldiers were broken bones. We have difficulty
succeeded in destroying them, and soon our detachment
again saw the sunshine ...

   A warrior with a sigh of relief.

   The sun was setting, and the prince proposed
the squad to rest. He himself climbed up the ramparts, where 
there was no one stopped and looked at the setting sun, against 
which we could see the beautiful dense forests, river, 
approximately nesischaya their water nowhere, and field eared 
rye. - Yes, - he whispered. - We had something to defend from 
enemies ... 



                   VII

             The Battle of Saratov



   The next day, the squad re-assembled in the throne room to 
continue the story of the war. Tables were covered again, and 
the room was cleaned the night before. The Warriors came in and 
sat on the bench. Prince Vasili is waiting for them:

- So, my friends, yesterday we stopped at the
that the soldiers managed to escape from the tunnels of the 
Black Mountains. Let's now talk about how to be saved the city 
of Saratov. 

   After these words, stood up one of the soldiers,
tall dark man. On his shoulder adorned with a drawing depicting 
the horse. He means an accessory to cavalry.

- During the liberation of the prince, kung take advantage of 
some confusion of our soldiers and attacked the Saratov. - 
Began story of a warrior.

- But we managed to collect a small detachment
composed of five riders, archers, and five
several infantry and repel the attack and gryunverov 
langolerov. Gryunvery-most dangerous of all enemies, they rode 
on black dragons were armed with swords and shields.

Defended Saratov, we had a lot of pomuchatsya, before we built 
a stable and smithy. In Saratov, we learned that for fifteen 
hundred gold coins can be purchased spell "magic eye", 
especially for priests. This spell allows the

see what happens in any place and, moreover, at a considerable 
distance. Once we get the money, then bought

zaklinanie.Teper with him you could see, what do the enemies. 
So, every time we saw that they collect detachment, we were 
getting ready to attack. Due to this we were able to repel the 
attacks of enemies. Once built a forge, an opportunity to 
improve weapons and armor. Spare no money, we bought a new, 
more dangerous swords, and the most durable boards. Unlike our 
enemies, we do not sent troops to attack, we waited and saved 
their force. When we attacked the enemy's superiority was on 
our side, and the enemy the guards did not even do anything. 
And flamed Hellfire enemy settlement! And so it was saved, 
Saratov, and it was destroyed by an enemy settlement

near him ...



                   VIII

            Taking the Tatar-Saray



   It was already noon, and the soldiers sat and
remember the events of the last war. Here
got another one, and began his story:
- As we approached the enemy city, then
saw the stone walls and a moat, to overcome that we would have 
immediately failed. This city was called Tatar-shed and was

known that this is where the enemies made catapults and trained 
warlocks. Catapult is a powerful weapon, and were

especially good in a fight at a distance, they
could shoot anything, but there was
and a few drawbacks: low rate and very low mobility. Until
Catapult recharged, the rider could easily drive up and destroy 
it. Warlocks - Enemy wizards, they were able to generate a 
black spider bloodsucking, as well as could send black vortex, 
which at contact with anything turns all

in the dust.

   But on our side fighting the good
magicians, they could create scorpions. Surrounded Tatar-Saray, 
we realized that if you destroy the mines, is next,

we will deprive the enemy of money, so he is not on
that will train their soldiers. But if
not be mine, then we have nothing to
will train infantry, archers and horsemen. We decided to leave 
several mines, and next to them to put archers, so they

shot the enemy krestyan.Takzhe us
had the opportunity to purchase a new
spells for priests. This spell
called - the fireballs. If they act on someone else, then 
around him there are two rotating ball, and all those who close 
to them, lit up and died. Spell sold for three gold ysyachi 
coins, but it was worth it. After buying it, we are sending 
"kamikaze", a warrior, around which were the balls, he ran into 
Tatar-Shed, and all who approached him, burn. Then we save 
money and forests, and building catapults, attacked the town. 
Catapults to destroy enemies from afar, and Riders at the same 
time, destroy enemy catapults. That's Tatar-shed, and was razed 
to the ground ... 



                    IX

        Take away the life Talabruka!



   - I remember - said one of the soldiers -
as the prince sent to kill us Talabruka, evil sorcerer. Then 
the prince said: "Evil Talabruk many people ruined, many 
dragged into his cave, and nobody came there. So look for the 
same and take it his life that nobody else was lost in the

dungeon! ".

   We have gathered a team and headed to the volcano of fire, 
right there in the bowels of the volcano, lived and worked its 
black case terrible Talabruk. To execute instructions prince

we needed to not only find and kill Talabruka, but all his 
servants, who lived in the cave. In a number of his servants 
were simply Kung langolery, snakes and Kostolomov. We went and 
looked for a sorcerer, on the road killing all resistance. We 
have liberated a farmer and Archer, who languished in the 
dungeon. A Soon we came to one room, the door

was locked, but the farmer quickly cut a hole. Behind the door 
there were five Riders in chains. We have them, of course, 
released. Wandering in the maze volcano, we were killing 
snakes, Kostolomov, Kung and langolerov. But once we

the two met ognedyshashih demon. They
greatly undermined the health of some of our
soldiers, but thanks God, they were still killed.

   Finally, our group found Talabruka surrounded by a crowd 
gryunverov and Kostolomov, that he was guarding. We did not 
anticipate that the maze is gryunvery, so we had them a little 
tricky. Then we all otyadom attacked Talabruka. He looked like 
a normal warlock: a black gown, and stick in his hand. But 
unlike a warlock, he shoot fireballs more

powerful. Still, we managed to kill Talabruka. Instruction 
prince was satisfied ... 



                    X

  The last obstacle before the Black Forest



   - Do you remember the last barrier before
Black forest - Demon Castle? - Asked the archer.
- Of course I do, - said the prince, - a
do not forget!

   The prince took a sip of wine, and continued:
- An obstacle on our way to the main citadel of the enemy was 
the castle, which was called The Demon. So it was called 
because enemy warlocks summoned demons are here and

sent to our village. But our
Wizards were not worse, they could cause
stenogryzov. Stenogryzy is a head on their feet, they fired at 
the enemy bursting balloons. We had to pay three thousand gold 
coins for it zaklinanie.Esche we bought the spell "lightning". 
When using this spell, a magician in this place begins to pour 
from the sky lightning. If such a lightning fell into someone 
else, then immediately killing him instantly! Lock the price we 
have destroyed the lives of many our soldiers. A decisive role 
in this was played stenogryzy. We have sent a detachment of 
several stenogryzov to the walls of the castle, and they 
attacked and destroyed his ohranu.Tak, little by little, we 
killed almost all those who guarded the zamok.Tolko here 
warlocks constantly directed at us demons, and we had big 
losses. Then we decided not to wait and attacked the castle. 
Instantly destroyed all warlocks, burned enemy towers and 
castles, mills and forges, and was destroyed forever lock 
daemon ..! After that we moved on and soon in front of us 
stretched the Black Forest ... 



                    XI

              Last Fight



   Black Forest - the main enemy sanctuary, somewhere in the 
forest was located citadel Kung. We had to find and destroy

it. Through the woods the river, and we dug in on the right 
bank. Now we had to cross the river and find a kung ...


   Did not have long to find one of our
archers immediately stumbled upon a small
settlement. Wasting no time we attacked
him and burned dotla.No it was only the beginning. Blocking 
both the bridge through which could get on the right bank, we 
waited for the attack and not naprasno.Proshlo little time, 
when suddenly one of the soldiers shouted: "Demons, demons 
attack!". These were his last words ... Others responded

the cry of a warrior with lightning speed, two catapults
shot in the demons. One was killed and another
also broke through to settlement. To destroy it was necessary 
to use archers and riders. On the bridge was again exposed

protection and assembled squad, which was sent to
exploration. Nothing was found, the unit returned to the 
village and just in time! About gryunverov three, five and five 
langolerov Kung, as well as two catapults, tried

destroy the protection of the bridge. Thanks to several of our 
catapults could kill All langolerov and Kung, but the enemy

Catapult is also not standing like a stone, and
brought down one of our catapults, and
also killed two Marines and one archer. While riders were busy 
with tried to destroy the enemy catapult

gryunvery attacked the marines. Situation
there was a dangerous and well that the priests
treated soldiers during the battle, otherwise would have
was not Russia, and all the land belonged to
these creatures. Thus, the attack was repulsed and
newly assembled squad went in search of
Citadel ...

   Citadel soldiers did not find, but found
small settlement, which is likely
served as the counsel of another bridge
across a river. The settlement comprised fortresses, towers, 
mills and forges. When it was destroyed, our soldiers combed 
the neighborhood and found several warlocks, obviously, is what 
they sent demons to our village. The massacre was short ... 

   Also found another bridge, but for
his soldiers did not dare to go, because the forest
there was even more deep, than in other
places. The warriors stopped and blocked
this bridge. And then, with the help of spells
"Magic eye", managed to figure out what
located behind the bridge. This was the main
Fortress enemy. Everything began to prepare for
nastupleniyu.V smithy were ordered best swords and shields in a 
sawmill - the most powerful dvuhstrelnye crossbows. Wizards 
have begun to call stenogryzov, and the priests were prepared 
spells "fireballs." Thus, everything was ready and we moved to 
the fortress enemy ...


   Our soldiers immediately attacked by some demons had to 
reverse their catapults and archers. Gryunvery not wasted no 
time attacked the archers and enemy catapults began to shoot 
all alive, but they quickly moved to our riders. Marines 
massacred langolerov and rays shot warlocks and necromancers.


   Yes, we were able to destroy the enemy's main fortress, but 
it was not all. Not was destroyed citadel, from which were 
given to all orders. As the saying goes: "Who looking for, he 
always finds, and we found it. Citadel looked like a crow 
sitting on boulder. Guarding her three catapults, which

managed to destroy only with great difficulty, because the rate 
they have been much higher than conventional catapults. And 
when with catapults was over, we started

for Raven. The cost of enormous efforts, we managed to do away 
with it forever! Here we most of all helped catapult ...


   Thus, the citadel fell, kung crushed
and Russia's nothing more threatening.

   This was the last memory of Prince
Basil and his valiant soldiers ...

   But not everything is dead in the Black Forest, and soon 
again a great danger hovering over Rusich lands, and re-ringing 
the bell and you hear a cry that will unite all

people against a new enemy!


      Krasnodar (05/28/1998 - 06/05/1998)

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           Kemerovo, 31/07/1999