The White Lady - Volume 9

The White Lady : Volume 9

A Champion's Tale

This story, like all of the others, has been heard throughout the city, although much more recently than the others. It takes place on the second day of the Spiritkin siege, when Evrakians somehow managed to get inside Elysia's walls.

It was like the first day of the siege, darkness clung to the ground and walls of the city. There were horrible monsters; Raven's monsters came forth and Elysia's protectors fought and fought. Orders came from Sarmon for all available forces to fall back to the parks; something was going on.

Evrakian priests were all over the city! Champions and all of Elysia's brave heroes fought them throughout all of the city districts. According to the Champion's tale, there were many Evrakians and they were mostly a match for those fighting against them, but much to the Champion's surprise, the Shadow Dirks appeared out of nowhere, as they are wont to do, and helped set the balance of the fight back to the side of Elysians.

One of the Shadow Dirks said that there were more Evrakians in the Trades District. Our Champion and the band of heroes made their way to the Trades District, and joined the battle against the Evrakians that had already started. It really looked like our heroes were going to stop them but sometime during the fight ... the fountains - first in the Trades District, but soon reported through the city - started spewing a nasty green gas. So nasty that some of them were reduced to retching and had to step back from the fountains.

According to the tale, just when things seemed to be at their worst, from the direction of the port an apparition appeared that of the White Lady. She strolled by, her form bathed in a pale blue light, and as if completely unaware of our heroes' presence, she stepped into the gas, yet she was not affected.

She stepped up to the nearest fountain, and from somewhere she pulled out a tiny flask. After removing the tiny stopper and spilled just a drop of whatever liquid contained in it fell from its spout. As soon as the drop hit, it immediately affected the water.

Very soon, all the fountains within the city began to spark and glow, and the gas was dissipated as if a strong breeze blew it away. The water purified, the White Lady simply dissolved and she was gone - no words, just disappeared. By purifying the water, she saved the city.

According to the Champion, he knew there was light within the city walls, when all about it outside was inky darkness and he knew then that somehow Elysia would prevail. Knowing that the White Lady would show herself when we needed her most brought him hope.