{"id":1124,"date":"2014-02-28T18:02:28","date_gmt":"2014-02-28T18:02:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wp.darkon.org\/?p=1124"},"modified":"2014-02-28T18:02:28","modified_gmt":"2014-02-28T18:02:28","slug":"the-three-rings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkon.org\/index.php\/2014\/02\/28\/the-three-rings\/","title":{"rendered":"The Three Rings"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\u201cA<\/strong>nd then the man had\u00a0three<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0of the magic rings at his command,\u201d old\u00a0Berimud<\/strong>\u00a0leaned forward in his chair and the sparks of the fire popped past his beard. \u201cAnd it \u2026 it\u00a0changed<\/em>\u00a0him \u2026\u201c<\/p>\n

His grandchildren all sat mesmerized, huddled together, not from the cold in this quite comfortable cottage, but from the chilling tales the storyteller was weaving.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey made him a\u00a0bad man<\/em>,\u201d\u00a0Berimud<\/strong>\u00a0continued slowly as he peered into the fire. \u201cHe no longer listened to his friends as he became convinced that if he could get\u00a0just one more ring<\/em>\u00a0hung from his neck – he would have the power to destroy all their enemies.\u201d<\/p>\n

There were a few moments of silence. The only sounds being the crackle of wood in the fire, a slight howling of the wind outside, and the old man\u2019s labored breaths.<\/p>\n

\u201cThen\u00a0they\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>came,\u201d he continued, not looking up from the fire. \u201cA hundred men \u2026 from different countries, but united in one cause \u2026. to strip the rings from this madman.<\/p>\n

\u201cBOOM!\u201d he shouted and the children all flinched and grabbed each other. \u201cBOOM! BOOM! The attacking mages threw fire. Clank! Clank! Clank came a flood of warriors in plate armor, tearing his companions apart with their great swords. Whish! Whish! Whish! Arrows flew by his head.\u201d<\/p>\n

The children all settled back down as\u00a0Berimud<\/strong>\u00a0settled back into his chair.<\/p>\n

\u201cBut he still had the rings – and they were still winning the fight. It was none of the attackers who could bring him down. As he stepped forward to end the battle, … he felt the steel enter his back. As he fell to his knees, he could see that now the attackers would be able to overrun his men. It was over – and the rings would be lost.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe bad man was killed?\u201d little\u00a0Obert<\/strong>\u00a0asked, wide-eyed and amazed.<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, now, that is\u00a0quite enough of that<\/strong><\/em>,\u201d his wife\u00a0Iruinea<\/strong>\u00a0chided as she entered the room with a fresh tankard for the old man. \u201cI put up with your fanciful tale long enough. It is time for the children to go to bed – and I will have no more of your filling their heads with magic and madmen.\u201d<\/p>\n

Berimud<\/strong>\u00a0took the drink and looked back into the fire as\u00a0Iruinea<\/strong>\u00a0gathered the children up for bed.<\/p>\n

And remembered what it was like to hold three magic rings …<\/p>\n

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THE RINGS GAME is this year\u2019s Bellum Aeternus III Adventure, to take place Thursday night and all day Friday of BeAe III.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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