#level 78

Level 78: “Don’t argue. Just do it.”

“I think we should have gone with the American company!”  Hao Mei slammed down a the packet of papers.  

“The Australian one is doing just fine!  Besides they are closer to our time Zone, less waiting!”  Qiu Younghou yelled back.  

“Enough!  Don’t argue, Just do it!  Find me a new company or finishing dealing with this one!”  Xiao Nai heard enough of the argument in his office.  Both of his friends looked at him before quietly leaving the room.   

“It’s been at least a few months since we heard the ‘dad yell’ in a while.”  Yu Banshan quipped from his seat.  

“Well if they stop acting like my sons arguing all the time I wouldn’t have to!”  Xiao Nai felt his hair start to turn grey.  Whether it from his two boys or his friends was yet to be determined.  

“Dear Majora,

It has been some time sine my last letter, but then again, it has been some time since I have last had anything worthy to report on.

I arrived several days ago to a camp of stranded hunters, or, rather, poachers. I appreciated their hospitality, but I refused to hunt the creatures of the Sholazar Basin, as I feared I would bring the wrath of a higher power down on me.

I was not wrong. Nessingway, the leader, and the rest of his merry band should be thankful that the Lifewarden, the Avatar of Freya, has her hands full with the Scourge invasion of the basin to the east. Think of her as being analogous to the oracles Din, Nayru, and Farore when compared to your sisters, though she seems to be a fifty foot tall woman made of nature itself. I sit at her feet as I write this, taking the brief moment of respite that we have after our victory.

The Scourge’s living agents entered the basin, as no undead creature should have been able to set foot in these lands. This is because Sholazar basin is one of a handful of sites where the Titans, the makers of Azeroth, created life. I must confess that I am awestruck at the lush jungles here. It would be rather pleasant, were it not for the humidity and large insects. But I digress. The agents that slipped into the basin destroyed one of the massive pillars that litter the area. Supposedly these are devices that the Titans used to shape life forms. That is what Freya tells me. With one of the pillars that emenated pure life force destroyed, the Scourge came rushing down an avalanche from the Icecrown Glacier.

I was dispatched by Freya to activate a Waygate that would lead us to a weapon to combat the Scourge. The mechanized machine was in the Un’Gora Crater back in Kalimdor, one of the many areas that I explored before Outland. I could hardly forget such a jungle. With this weapon, we pushed the Scourge back to Icecrown, and halted their advance on the Basin. For this both Freya and I are grateful.

I will now make my way to the Storm Peaks. I feel that dame darkness I felt from the mechanical gnomes coming from that direction. Freya tells me that is where the Titan city of Ulduar is located, and where the actual child of the Titans, Freya, resides.

I hope to uncover as much as I can about this darkness. I will assist the Alliance and Horde where I can when it comes to combating the Scourge, and I may even have to face the Lich King, eventually. But, for the time being, my priority is this sense of corruption and darkness. It is not the same feeling as the Fel energies that poisoned me in Outland. This is....different. Chilling, like something crawling up your back, rather than the sheer blazing force of the Fel.

I will write to you again when I can.

Minora

P.S.: I know you have demonic blood in your possession. Do not think I did not notice, even in my hindered state. I implore you to dispose of it properly--perhaps give it to Alexandra as a peace offering in small samples, lest you risk poisoning her as Cerberus did.

Do not play with these forces, Majora. They are beyond even my comprehension. This is the only warning I will give you.”

Majora leaned back in her throne, idly running her finger through her bangs as she read the letter.

“Does she think me a fool?” she chuckled. “I have been studying that blood for months now. Scary stuff, really. It corrupts almost everything it touches. And while I’ve managed to distill the raw power of “the fel” from it, I’m not entirely sure what I should do with it now.” she rubbed her chin. “Drink it? No, something tells me that would lead to pain and problems. I can handle the dark energies better than Minora though. And yet, if it were to have permanent side effects....I don’t need to actually grow horns, thank you.”

The goddess blinked, and looked over the letter again. “ the Avatar of Freya, has her hands full with the Scourge invasion of the basin to the east. Think of her as being analogous to the oracles Din, Nayru, and Farore when compared to your sisters.” An evil grin spread across the goddess’s face.