KrNews #04 18 июня 1998

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B. RAVEN - Memories of the game Raven Black (short story).

            "Literature"


  (C) Maxx'98


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most of the text's first fully hosted game
"Black Crow" in Krasnodar, in the second - he Krasnodar option "
Spectrum with a scheme of improvements
previous editions of the newspaper, and the third
He, however as I am deeply
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"Masterpiece" and yet, he asked not too
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(C) AlexNaz'98


             Memories

       (On the game Black Raven I)


                     Nazarenko, Alexander


                  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 a city, its center was an 
ancient fortress around town was a stone wall, catapults were 
ready at the walls, archers were loopholes, and the city was in 
full swing throughout the work. The messenger saw merchants 
traded in the market, as were the pasture horses from the 
stables, saw how people were going in church, which was not far 
from the forge. 

   Rested on a hill, a messenger galloped up to
Fortress. When he rode up to the walls
city, no one even asked who he was and
to be sent, because all the people
seen on clothing a rider on his left
shoulder, a picture with an eagle. This
The identification mark was a messenger. Messenger
rode along the narrow streets of the city, looking from side to 
side. Here it is Rides are already past the church and the 
church does not so far and up to the fortress. The rider 
stopped at the gates of the palace and reported to the 
protection that a messenger arrived. Guard missed him and he 
came down from his horse was the gate. When he went into the 
inner courtyard of the fortress, we saw that a couple of dozen

Marines practicing, practicing
blows, and fighting with each other. Here
Several riders were taught to military
Art recently arrived from the countryside
guys. A little further on there was a slight
shooting range. On poles hung straw
stuffed animals, and they were shown colored
circles, for aiming. Archers aim at imaginary enemies and team-
simultaneous fires in the target.

   Finally a messenger went to one infantryman, who stood at 
the door, and asked hold it to the prince. He nodded

and led a messenger inside the fortress. They were
along the corridor, lit by torches, and
finally came to a beautiful and great room.
In the corners of his standing benches with tables, and
in the center of a golden throne. On the throne sat an old man. 
His head was Seda, a beard, too, on his hands were scarred. He 
sat with his head on the opera zaduchivo hand. It was Prince 
Vassily. - Messenger arrived, the guard reported to the Prince. 
- Admit it, replied the prince. Entered the hall runner. I made 
a small bow to the prince, he said: Hello Prince Vasili, I have 
fulfilled your task, and now your old squad collected and sent 
to our city. She will be here after

tomorrow. - Okay. You found all the soldiers,
that I told you. - Unfortunately,
not all, because many were found to have died.

   - Thank you, and on this one. - Said the prince,
and the messenger bowed out.

   Immediately thereafter, the prince ordered that all 
residents were preparing for Entry squads. In the town square, 
was read the princely order. After that, people in the city 
zakoposhilis like ants. Everyone was preparing for the arrival 
of squads of Prince Vasili. 


                 II

              Arrival


   There was the day after tomorrow. And then, finally, came 
the squad. It was a little detachment of about fifty soldiers. 
Among They were horsemen, archers and foot soldiers.

Riders were about ten people
archers fifteen, and the remaining twenty five were marines. 
All of them were old, their faces were wrinkles, and some, and 
scars. The Warriors came into the castle and went into the 
throne room, where they have already waited for Prince Vassily.


   In the throne room tables were of
various meats, was rozlito of wine goblets, and lacked only the 
soldiers themselves. When they entered the hall, the Prince 
rose from the throne and made a small, respectful

bow. The Warriors have done the same thing. Finally, when all 
were seated in their places, Prince Vasili rose and began his 
speech by saying: "My friends, I very glad to see you here, I'm 
sorry that we could not meet with you before,

but now that we're all together, I think
we have something to talk about. I have called you
here to remember the years of the great war for the freedom of 
Russia, to remember those who fought bravely defending our 
cities and village, our rivers and lakes, our dense forests and 
endless fields. We have gathered here to talk about the great 
victory over our enemies, our military battles, and defeat our 
enemies. ". When the prince had finished, the soldiers nodded 
and agreed with him. Then the prince said:

- Help yourself my friends, and we remember
past. Duke squad, so carefully
listened to him, that forgot about food,
and only now the soldiers began to feast.
- And now let us remember how it all began - said the prince.


                 III
And it all began ...


   Khungi attacked suddenly and thanks
that they managed to destroy one of the villages. Immediately 
there was a small force sent to restore. Then We did not know 
military affairs and had invite the military masters of the 
other countries. And you had to pay for tuition, but the money 
had no value, the value had only a life. Peasants were 
extracted at the mine gold, but in the forest cut forest. To 
receive, in the mine, the money built house. That's how, little 
by little restored village. After

how we managed to rebuild the village, we
understand that we can not retreat, we realized
that the military truck, the so-called themselves our enemies, 
not going to retreat, and that they came

on Russian soil, with one aim - to conquer and subjugate the 
people living and working on it. Then a small detachment our 
soldiers moved towards the border river. There, on the other 
side of the river were Rangers enemy and we knew about it,

thanks to its excellent intelligence.
In order to move on to
to destroy these creatures pagans, and
it was our soldiers without work. Here
Then we went and at first the enemy
outpost. told the prince.


                  IV

            The first outpost


   By the time we crossed the
River Edge, peasants of our builders have learned to build a 
sawmill. And if a sawmill, then the archers bows are. I 
remember when we built a sawmill, and then trained the archers 
shooting. We left guard in two places on our

village, near the bridge and in the forest glade.
Now Khungi could quietly get to us. And then we had bought at 
an additional cost to all archers crossbows, and later 
dvuhstrelnye crossbows. Then something and we learned who the 
langolery. Langolerami we called the enemy archers, they were 
behind in their quivers with arrows on his head They had 
helmets, their faces could not see, and Only glowing eyes can be

seen on the heads of enemies. Unlike
kung, kung called foot soldiers
enemies, and they did not have horns and shields.
The second was glad our Marines more
total. We then managed to destroy the first enemy outpost, and 
it happened due to the fact that our archers

dvuhstrelnye crossbows. We are suddenly attacked and the enemy 
did not expect this, our archers quickly, from a distance shot 
of Kung and then langolerov. One of our archer could kill two 
langolerov before he killed himself. This was because that 
while langoer charge your crossbow Our bowman released it two 
arrows. Thus succeeded in destroying all

who guarded the outpost. Then we destroyed
enemy of the peasants - peons. It was
necessary, because they could restore outpost. And when we 
killed all alive that was there, the archers began

shoot burning arrows at enemy buildings. The first thing burned 
the fortress to the enemies could not teach his warriors, and 
then set fire to enemy City Farm. And then burned shacks,

zadymela their sawmill, and was sweet to us
the smoke of burning enemy buildings.

   Prince Vassily paused and asked that someone else went
story. Then got one of the soldiers and
posing asked to continue,
Prince nodded.

   So, - continued the soldier, - after
as we have destroyed their first outpost we
came to another river, this river
was one of the settlements of the enemy. This
Draughn was a river.


                  V

          Battle of the River Drone


   We anchored on the left bank.
By this time, builders have been taught the peasants to build 
churches, and now a simple rustic peasant could build a 
beautiful church. The church could teach

priests, and for an additional fee
could teach them all the arts of healing. The first thing we 
built a sawmill, now in the fortresses could be train archers, 
and the opportunity to build the church. We were lucky we were 
able to seize the bridge and now the enemy could quietly sneak 
up on us. The only thing that bothered us then,

is the necromancers, the enemy priests who could raise the dead 
from land, turning them into skeletons. Skeletons

were not very dangerous, archers shoot them from afar, but here 
if there were many, it is very bad. A skeleton

virtually nothing could make a soldier,
but many could kill it very quickly.
So they had to cross through
bridge and shoot from the crossbow necromancers. Necromancers 
were weak, worn always a white robe and a staff in his hand. 
When we captured the bridge, then sent small detachments to 
enemy mines and destroyed them. Now the enemy was not

money and they could not train their soldiers. We amassed 
forces trained archers and marines. Here at last came the 
moment when everything was ready to attack. Advance had been 
given orders to Archers killed necromancers, or

Necromancers can raise the already dead
soldiers, and then would have to be strongly
work hard to destroy the enemy village. And then we moved to 
the settlement archers shoot from a distance of necromancy, and 
Marines were killed and kung langolerov. When it was over, 
burned Farm and strength, shacks and sawmills, as well as the 
enemy sanctuary in where the enemies were trained necromancers. 
- well, finished the story warrior.


   Then rose another soldier on his
shoulder was a picture with a shield and
sword, it was an infantryman. - My name is
Vladimir - he said - I would like to
talk about how the prince was saved.
Prince Vasili rose, made a bow to the warrior
and said: - Thank you and your squad,
Then save me, tell everyone how it
was. Vladimir nodded and sat on the bench.


                   VI

           Emancipation Prince


   So, - continued Vladimir - until
all were occupied by destroying
enemy: the village, near Khungi attacked
our camp and captured the prince. One of our soldiers was able 
to trace where the prince entered, it was Black Mountain. We 
have collected all his strength, knowing that not Khungi 
retreat, and went to the mountain. At the entrance to Mount We 
waited for an ambush and a large part of our soldiers were 
killed, were still alive five infantry and five archers, yes 
Two more priests. We have entered into a stone passage, but 
suddenly collapsed and output was hopelessly filled. We had

to find the prince and try to find another
output. Long time we walked through the tunnels, lit by torches 
that hung on their walls, but could not find anything. In vain 
we listened to, because we thought

that grief is nobody there. But then we heard a strange sound, 
the sound resembled the sound of crackling in the cold snow. 
Sound increased and approached, all frozen in

waiting for something bad, and suddenly
around the corner seemed to them. These were the snakes, they 
resembled the five-pointed star, and with a creaking sound 
crept into our direction. Archers, without thinking twice, 
started firing on these creatures. Snakes priblibzhalis, and 
Marines began to attack them. Enemies attacked us, too, holding 
and hitting its tentacles. In battle priests treated the 
wounded, using his magical powers - MP. Because of this, none 
of our soldiers died. So after long wanderings through the 
maze, we found peasant, he was put in chains, the soldiers 
released him cut the chain of their sharp swords. Then we found 
a place capture the prince, it was fenced and the fence to get 
inside could only be cut through the door, it was then, and 
helped us saved by the farmer. Freeing prince

Our team went in search of yield. We
found a way out, but still we found those who have it
guarded. We called them Kostolomov, they
were muscular, tall, pants, similar to the trousers, and when 
they hit some of our soldiers were broken bones. Us barely 
managed to destroy them, then Our team came out of the Black 
Mountains, through the passage, which guarded the Kostolomov and

again saw the sunshine. - Said
warrior and sighed with relief.

   And at this time the sun was setting, and
Prince invited the squad to rest on the road. He himself 
climbed up on the wall Fortress, where there was no one stopped 
and saw the setting sun on the background which are seen were 
beautiful green forests, a river flowing evenly to nowhere, and 
the field eared with rye. "Yes, - he thought.

we had something to defend against enemies, and we
We are always on guard, we never
throw our country and not leave it, we
will cherish it forever, it Russ.. So
thought Prince Vasili and spustivshist with
walls of the fortress went to sleep.


                 VII

           The Battle of Saratov


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

   - Well friends, yesterday we stopped
on the fact that the soldiers managed to escape from
Black Mountain tunnels. Let's now talk about how to be saved 
the city of Saratov. 

   After these words, stood up one of the soldiers, a tall dark 
man. His face was in the wrinkles on their hands could be seen

a few scars. On his shoulder adorned with a drawing depicting 
the horse. It meant belonging to the cavalry. During Liberation 
of Prince, kung benefited confusion of our soldiers and 
attacked the Saratov - began a story warrior. But we managed to 
collect a small detachment composed of five riders, five archers

and a few grunts and repel the attack
gryunverov and langolerov. Gryunvery - the most dangerous of 
all enemies, they went the black dragon, armed with swords and 
shields. Defended Saratov, we had a lot of pomuchatsya before 
we built a stable and blacksmith shop. In Saratov

we learned that for fifteen hundred gold
Coins can be purchased spell "magic eye", especially for 
priests. This spell allows you to see what happens in any place 
and and at a considerable distance. As

Once we get the money, then bought
This spell. Now, with this
Spells can be seen that the same
make enemies. Thus, every time
when we saw that they collect squad
We were getting ready to attack. Thanks
that 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 new, more dangerous swords, and

stronger shields. Unlike our
enemies, we did not send troops into battle,
We waited and saved their strength. When we are attacked
the enemy, the superiority was on our
side and the enemy's guards did not even
time to do anything. Then flamed Hellfire enemy settlement.

   "And so it was saved, Saratov, and so
was destroyed by an enemy settlement near
him. "- finished his story warrior.


                 VIII

          Taking the Tatar-Saray


   It was 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's city,
we saw the stone walls and moat,
overcome that we would have immediately failed. This city was 
called Tatar-Saraya and was known for what Here the enemies 
made catapults and taught here warlocks. Catapult is a powerful 
weapon, and were especially good in a fight at a distance, they 
could shoot anything, but there were a few drawbacks, the low 
rate and very poor maneuverability. So while the catapult 
recharged, rider could easily drive up and destroy it. Warlocks 
- enemy sorcerers, they were able to produce black spiders 
bloodsuckers, and could send black eddies, which in contact 
with anything all turned to dust. 

   But on our side were good magicians, they could create 
scorpions. Surrounded Tatar-Saray, we realized that if

destroy the mines which were at his
walls, we will deprive the enemy of money, so he
not that will train their soldiers. But
if not will be mine, then we do not
what will the train infantrymen, archers and horsemen. As a 
result, we decided to leave a few mines, and near them

supply of archers, so they shot the enemy of the peasants. We 
have destroyed all the mines and left only two near

They had put up security. We also
had the opportunity to purchase a new
spells for priests. This spell is called fireballs. If they
to act on someone, sometime around
It appears two rotating ball, and
all who approach them lit up and
died. Spell cost three thousand gold coins, but it was worth 
it. After purchase spells we send kamikaze, warrior, around 
which they were balls, he runs into the Tatar-Shed, and all

who approached him burn. Then
We have accumulated the money and the forests and built a 
catapult and attacked the city. Catapults destroy enemies from 
afar, and riders At the same time destroying the enemy 
catapults. Then, using catapults Tatar-shed was razed to the 
ground. 


                  IX
Take away the life Talabruka!


   - I remember - "said one soldier, -
as the prince sent to kill us Talabruka,
the evil sorcerer. Then the prince said: "
Angry Talabruk ruined lives of many people, many dragged into 
his cave, and No one came back. So find those

is it, and subtract his life to no one else was lost in the 
dungeon. " 

   We have gathered a team, and went to
a volcano of fire, because it is
there in the bowels of the volcano, lived and worked their
black affairs terrible Talabruk. To perform the request of 
Prince, we had 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 everything that resisted.
We also released a farmer and
Archer, who languished in the dungeon.
And then when we went to one room which was locked, and which
opened a door to the farmer, then surprised
because they saw five riders
who were shackled. We have them
of course, released. While we were wandering in the
maze volcano, killing snakes,
Kostolomov, Kung and langolerov. But
One day, we met two ognedyshashih demon. They strongly 
undermined the health of some of our soldiers, but the glory 
God, they were still killed. 

   Finally, our group found Talabruka and
yet he found a crowd gryunverov Kostolomov and that it guarded. 
We did not know that the maze is gryunvery, and therefore

had with them a little tricky. Then we all otyadom attacked 
Talabruka, He looked like a normal warlock: Black

mantle, and a staff in his hand. But unlike
warlock, he shot fireballs more powerful, while the warlock did 
not shoot very powerful small fireballs. Still, we managed to 
kill Talabruka. Instruction prince was satisfied.



                   X

   The last obstacle before the black forest


   - Do you remember the last barrier to the black forest - 
Demon Castle - asked Archer. 

   - Of course I remember - said the prince, because this is 
not forgotten. 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. 
Demon it was called because the enemy warlocks summoned here 
demons and sent to our village. But our wizards were not worse, 
they could cause stenogryzov. Stenogryzy - a head on their 
feet, they shot at the enemy bursting balloons. But we had to 
pay three thousand gold coins for a spell. We also bought

spell "lightning". In the application of this spell, in this 
wizard place begins to pour from the sky lightning.

If such a lightning fell into someone else, then immediately 
killed him. We lock destroyed, but at the cost of many lives of 
our warriors. We succeeded in this only because of the fact 
that the Wizards could cause stenogryzov. We have sent a 
detachment of several stenogryzov to the walls of the castle, 
and they attacked and killed his guard. So little by little we 
are using stenogryzov killed almost everyone who guarded the 
castle. Only 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, caught fire while the enemy towers and 
castles, mills and forges, and was destroyed forever locking 
daemon. 

   - After that, we moved on and
in front of us stretched the Black Forest, after a short pause, 
continued Prince Vasili. 


                   XI

              Last Fight


   Black Forest - the main enemy sanctuary,
somewhere in the forest was located Citadel military truck. We 
had to find burn everything that was in the woods. Les was 
called black because of it flowed Black River. We anchored on 
the right River, now had to go

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 
immediately attacked him and burned. But It was only the 
beginning. Blocking both bridge through which you could get

on the right bank, we waited and did not attack
in vain. It's been a very long time
when suddenly one of the soldiers shouted: "Demons, demons 
attack." These were his last words, because the two demons, in 
While the soldier reported everything went close to him and 
before he could turn as has been burnt. Others responded

the cry of a warrior with lightning speed, two catapult shot in 
the demons. One was killed, the other broke through to 
settlement, to destroy it had to use archers and horsemen. 
Daemon was destroyed and had to build up strength, and

find the enemy's stronghold. On the bridge was again exposed to 
security and assembled squad, which was sent to investigate. 
Nothing finding team returned to the village, where

just needed the support because
Khungi attacked. About three gryunverov,
langolerov five and five kung, as well as
two catapults, tried to destroy the guard at the bridge. Thanks 
to several of our Catapult managed to destroy all langolerov 
and Kung, but the enemy catapults also not stood like a stone 
and brought down one of our catapults, and also killed two 
Marines and one archer. Riders were also busy

that tried to destroy the enemy catapult. A gryunvery attacked 
the marines. Catapult shot at gryunveram, but not

could fall on them, because they were
too fast. Well that the priests
treated soldiers during the battle, but otherwise now would not 
be Russia, and the whole earth would belong to these creatures. 
Thus, the attack was driven back and re-assembled squad went in 
search of the citadel. 

   Citadel soldiers did not find, but found another
one small settlement, which soon
only served as the protector of another bridge across a river. 
The settlement consisted from the fortress, towers, mills and 
forges. When it was destroyed, our soldiers

searched the surrounding neighborhood and found a couple of 
warlocks, it was evident that this they sent the demons to our 
village. Warlocks are not long lived ...


   Also found another bridge, over
it, our soldiers did not dare to go, because
that the forest behind him was even more dense,
than in other places. The warriors stopped and blocked the 
bridge. And then with spells magic eye ", managed to figure out 
what is for this bridge. This was the main fortress of the 
enemy. All the soldiers began to prepare to attack. In the 
smithy were ordered best swords and shields, a sawmill - the 
most powerful dvuhstrelnye crossbows. Wizards started to cause 
a stenogryzov the priests were prepared spell of fire

balls. "So everything was ready and the Warriors moved to the 
fortress of the enemy ... 

   Our soldiers immediately attacked by some demons had to 
reverse their catapults and archers. Gryunvery wasted no time 
attacked by archers, and enemy catapults began to shoot every 
living thing, but they are already engaged in our riders. 
Marines killed langolerov and archers shot warlocks and 
necromancy. - Many of our soldiers were killed in this battle - 
the prince went on - but price was too high, the price was the 
freedom of the people and the freedom of Russia. 

   Yes, we were able to destroy the main
enemy fortress, but it was not all
over, was not destroyed citadel of
which were given to all orders. But not for long, we searched 
for her, as they say "who looking for, he finds, "and we found 
it. Citadel looked like a raven, sitting

on a boulder. Guarding her three catapults,
who managed to destroy with difficulty, because they had a rate 
of much more than conventional catapults.

And when it was over with catapults us
took over Raven. Raven - so we called the Citadel, it was laid 
out clearly in marble, because it is difficult we were able to 
destroy it. Here we most of all helped catapult.


   - So the citadel fell, - said the prince,
Khungi defeated Russia and nothing more
not threatened, and we with you, my friends,
survived and is now sitting in this
Hall and remember the war for freedom.

   This was the last memory of Prince
Basil and his brave soldiers. They stayed one night in town, 
and early in the morning, they packed up and left the stone 
walls. Each of them went in their side ...


   But not everything is dead in the Black Forest, and
soon again hovering high risk
over lands Rusich, and will ring again
Bell, and sounded cry that will unite the people against a new 
enemy! 


           Krasnodar (28.5.98-5.6.98)