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                            TABLE OF CONTENTS&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             NEWS &amp;amp; REPORTS&lt;br /&gt;
          -                The Immortal Report                       -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                   Did You Know?                          - &lt;br /&gt;
          -              Seasonal Cooking Contest                    -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                  Pkill  Tourney!                         - &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                                LEGENDITES&lt;br /&gt;
          -                     Clan News!                           -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                    An Invitation                         -&lt;br /&gt;
          -                 A Strange Letter ...                     -       &lt;br /&gt;
          -              The Tale of LeChuck, Part 3                 -&lt;br /&gt;
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         [All times are system time unless otherwise specified]&lt;br /&gt;
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           &amp;gt;-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\ October /\-/\*/\-/\*/\-/\*/\-&amp;lt;&lt;br /&gt;
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Wednesday,  October 20,   6:00 pm              RP Brainstorming Session&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,   October 21,   7:00 pm              Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Wednesday,  October 27,   6:00 pm              RP Brainstorming Session&lt;br /&gt;
Thursday,   October 28,   7:00 pm              Q &amp;amp; A in OOC Auditorium&lt;br /&gt;
Sunday,     October 31    All Day -&amp;gt; Happy Halloween Festivities! &amp;lt;-&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                            The Immortal Report&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
This summary covers the last two weeks.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Admin:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Zandy worked on clarifying the rules about language. He found some purged&lt;br /&gt;
characters for people, and issued a few warnings.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Builder:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sandra sorted through bugs, typos, and ideas, fixed bugs in Pittsburgh, and&lt;br /&gt;
talked with testers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Charity did lots of work on the online docs for use by the imm staff. She did&lt;br /&gt;
some strings, restrings, and archivals, and spent some time talking to&lt;br /&gt;
players as well.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chimera did some work on his Cheyenne area and did a bit of testing on Greece.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Cheyla returned from her vacation, and made lots of progress fixing up Alaska&lt;br /&gt;
based on Joule's comments.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Croaker fixed a few bugs and did some playtesting for Greece. He wrote a few&lt;br /&gt;
more mobs for Hades, and started researching his next area.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Joule worked on Texas, doing maps and working with mobs. She also did some&lt;br /&gt;
testing in Alaska and Tudor.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Kae made fixes to Malta based on comments from Natalia, Chimera, and&lt;br /&gt;
Charity. She did some work on her new Denmark area and her part of the&lt;br /&gt;
Shakespeare area project.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce finished her read-through of Anasazi.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rusalka had a lot of RL work, but fit in some time to work on the Shakespeare&lt;br /&gt;
area project. She did some testing on Anasazi.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Zandy worked on fixing typos and improving his Anasazi area based on comments&lt;br /&gt;
from testers.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Coder:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Ea! fixed a few crashing bugs, worked on a few things for pkok. He changed&lt;br /&gt;
the default color for exits, made aim break if you move, made balance more&lt;br /&gt;
effective at higher dex, adjusted some skill pre-reqs, made vial-based spells&lt;br /&gt;
refund your mana if you don't have a vial, and fixed a bug where you showed&lt;br /&gt;
up on roster while LD.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chocorua was on vacation and busy recovering from it.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rufus added in some documentation and continued his work on the underlying&lt;br /&gt;
structure for skilltrees.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sandra made a few typo fixes in code messages.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Snapper fixed a bug in item affects.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
PR:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LadyAce did the normal online and offline work, strings, restrings,&lt;br /&gt;
descriptions, archives, unarchives, pkenables. She worked on new items for&lt;br /&gt;
the prize machine, put together an LT, and two Q &amp;amp; As.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Chimera did strings, restrings, descriptions, answered questions, and did&lt;br /&gt;
some work on getting together a trivia.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rusalka did strings, talked to players &amp;amp; answered questions, and ran a &amp;quot;meet&lt;br /&gt;
the imms&amp;quot; cocktail party.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Stile talked to people about immorting, and worked on the new player guide.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Spencer did strings and restrings, some title trivia, and helped a few&lt;br /&gt;
newbies get used to the game.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
   _____&lt;br /&gt;
  /  _  \  DID YOU KNOW: Tips and tricks and little-used features&lt;br /&gt;
 /__/ \  \&lt;br /&gt;
      /  /  Did you know that if you get a &amp;quot;That's not a container&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
     /  /   message when trying to get something out of a container&lt;br /&gt;
    /__/    (for example, get leaves tree) it means that there's &lt;br /&gt;
    __      another non-container item present with the same keyword&lt;br /&gt;
   /  \     you tried to use? Try using another keyword for the container&lt;br /&gt;
   \__/     (for example, get leaves oak) or find your item that's&lt;br /&gt;
            creating the conflict, and put it in a bag temporarily.&lt;br /&gt;
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&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
       *** Announcing LegendMUD's First Seasonal Cooking Contest! ***&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Halloween festivities this year will include a cooking contest (check the&lt;br /&gt;
Events list for exact time). Aspiring chefs are invited to enter their recipe&lt;br /&gt;
for a Halloween treat.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Any level may participate, and pairs of chefs may work together if you think&lt;br /&gt;
you'll need help obtaining exotic ingredients (or help coaxing the&lt;br /&gt;
ingredients into the pot!). Think up a treat, collect the ingredients, make&lt;br /&gt;
your presentation of how the treat is assembled, and don't forget to give&lt;br /&gt;
your creation a spiffy name!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Prizes will be awarded in categories to include: Best Overall, &amp;quot;Worst&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
Overall, Best Presentation, Best Ingredients, and Best Name. Charity will be&lt;br /&gt;
hosting and judging the event. Anyone who disputes her judgement will be&lt;br /&gt;
forced to eat the &amp;quot;Worst&amp;quot; Overall treat. =P&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Exact contest rules will be handed out in the Official LegendMUD kitchen at&lt;br /&gt;
the start of the event, and presentations will be held at a site in Tudor&lt;br /&gt;
specially rented for the occasion, since the folks who run the OOC won't let&lt;br /&gt;
players brew up messes in their kitchen. So get your cake pans and your&lt;br /&gt;
cauldrons ready, and get set to make LegendMUD culinary history!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
		       oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              Pkill Tourney!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Well, it's that time of year again. Time for the semi-annual Pkill Tourney!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The date will be Saturday, November 6th at 2pm system time.  Please get your&lt;br /&gt;
entries in to me by Friday, November 5th at midnight system time, if you plan&lt;br /&gt;
to enter!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Rules are as follows:&lt;br /&gt;
To enter, write your name, level, and whether or not you use a gun/bow on a&lt;br /&gt;
piece of paper and mudmail it from THAT character to me, Sandra.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
More rules will be posted closer to the tourney date.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Weight classes are:&lt;br /&gt;
10-19 Featherweight &lt;br /&gt;
20-29 Lightweight&lt;br /&gt;
30-39 Middleweight&lt;br /&gt;
40-50 Heavyweight&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you have any questions regarding this semi-annual event, please mud mail&lt;br /&gt;
me.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
-Sandra&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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                               Clan News:&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Order of the Scroll, and the Mercenaries were disbanded for low&lt;br /&gt;
membership.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
FLIRT: The First Emergency Lust Team Clan was disbanded by Dyluth.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The Knights of Legend were disbanded and then reformed as an RP clan.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             (*)   (*)   (*) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A new clan forms: Intempesta Nox&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Intempesta Nox, Latin for &amp;quot;the dead of night&amp;quot;, is an RP clan for vampires,&lt;br /&gt;
demons, dead and undead folks, and other related creatures. We welcome all&lt;br /&gt;
that are soul-challenged.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
We currently have a lovely villa in Aquae Sulis, which will allow anyone to&lt;br /&gt;
have a private room if they can afford it. Unlike many live humans, we are&lt;br /&gt;
very supportive of each other and help out with equipment, skills and&lt;br /&gt;
advice.  Enabled chars are allowed but, for obvious reasons, we can't help if&lt;br /&gt;
attacked.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
If you're interested in becoming one of us, please contact Drusilla, the&lt;br /&gt;
founder and current GM.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             (*)   (*)   (*) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
...Whispered words in the shadows around the fires in the dark forests make&lt;br /&gt;
mention that Ezri and Cruor are the names of the newest witches to join the&lt;br /&gt;
Grand Coven...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                             (*)   (*)   (*) &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
'Tis my pleasure to make known that our fair Dame Firefly has returned to&lt;br /&gt;
the ranks of the faithful after a short absence. May she walk with the&lt;br /&gt;
Lord, may her sword remain sharp always, and her poultices fall to the&lt;br /&gt;
bleeding hands of worthy warriors!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Tancred de Gisborne&lt;br /&gt;
Master of the Temple&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                              An Invitation&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Fred happy. Fred very happy. Fred says that a big party is coming and thinks&lt;br /&gt;
you all should come. His boss Marcel and small lady Mitra are getting married&lt;br /&gt;
in Paradise on December 4 at noon system time! Fred never been there before!&lt;br /&gt;
Marcel promised Fred that there would be lots of coffee and Mitra said there&lt;br /&gt;
would be tea. Fred wonders why anyone would drink tea when they could have&lt;br /&gt;
coffee!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
- Fred the Demon &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                           A Strange Letter...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Sentries posted along the battlefields of Acre recently intercepted a letter&lt;br /&gt;
containing seemingly private information.  Our good King Richard's&lt;br /&gt;
councillors are currently trying to discover whether this fine sheet of&lt;br /&gt;
parchment carries important strategic information written in between the&lt;br /&gt;
lines.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Aziza Fatima!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Allah has been good to me today! As I wandered in the camp of the Infidel&lt;br /&gt;
Franks, disguised - alas, I cannot reveal as what, lest this letter falls&lt;br /&gt;
into the wrong hands - I came upon a most intriguing event which I am certain&lt;br /&gt;
will serve to amuse the good folks of Akka.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
It so happened that two men, to judge from their robes Knights of the Temple,&lt;br /&gt;
were arguing regarding a sale of property - one argued that the sale of this&lt;br /&gt;
island to the English king, may Allah curse his sons for several generations&lt;br /&gt;
ahead and Shaitan welcome him into his realm, would be a profitable and&lt;br /&gt;
politically sound move for the Order of the Temple. The other knight was set&lt;br /&gt;
against this, arguing that in the future, if the war went badly for the&lt;br /&gt;
Christians, which we all pray it will, Cyprus would be a good place for the&lt;br /&gt;
infidel dogs to retreat to, to lick their wounds and prepare for another&lt;br /&gt;
battle against our righteous forces.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Harsh words were exchanged, and as if to prove how uncivilized these dogs who&lt;br /&gt;
worship a prophet as if he were God are, the younger of the two drew his&lt;br /&gt;
blade and fell upon his brother. Defending himself ably, the elder man was no&lt;br /&gt;
match for the physical prowess of the younger, and soon had to leave the&lt;br /&gt;
site. Brawls broke out among the Knights Templar after this. Not only is this&lt;br /&gt;
amusing to us, but it also teaches us some of these feared murderers of the&lt;br /&gt;
righteous: They are factioned and divided amongst themselves. It would seem&lt;br /&gt;
one faction follows the younger Sir Roger de Sable into battle, believing in&lt;br /&gt;
a more straight-forward policy against us, slaughtering every child of Allah&lt;br /&gt;
they come across - and the other faction find more worthy the politics of Sir&lt;br /&gt;
Tancred de Gisborne, to move with some caution and to leave women and&lt;br /&gt;
children alive.  Surely Allah smiles upon us when our enemies are divided!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Allahu akbar!&lt;br /&gt;
Adil ibn-Rashid&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                            A Shadowed Circle&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The voices echoed through a cavernous ballroom, just two despite the fact&lt;br /&gt;
that the room could hold that many plus a thousand more. It was a splendid&lt;br /&gt;
place, the walls seeming to be works of magnificent art themselves, and the&lt;br /&gt;
high vaulted ceiling seemed to give the place a almost holy status with so&lt;br /&gt;
only two people there.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
A man and a woman, it would appear, although both of them seem to be much&lt;br /&gt;
more than just that. He would stand to be about 7 feet tall and clothed in&lt;br /&gt;
antiquated Victorian clothes, but its hard to judge his height considering&lt;br /&gt;
the spines sticking from his shaven head, beautiful in an alien way with its&lt;br /&gt;
perfect symmetry.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The woman appears much more human. That is, what can be seen of her. She&lt;br /&gt;
seems to be wrapped in the shadows much like some woman wrap themselves in&lt;br /&gt;
fine furs. But what is viewable, is stunningly beautiful, and in a much more&lt;br /&gt;
comfortable way.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I still don't understand your reasoning behind assigning me to some little&lt;br /&gt;
place thats already crawling with evil. Things are quite busy here as is,&lt;br /&gt;
dear Tomas,&amp;quot; she says, a cattish smile creasing her lips. &amp;quot;Besides, who will&lt;br /&gt;
clean your shell if I'm gone?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The man snorted in disbelief and waved one hand in dismissal &amp;quot;That has&lt;br /&gt;
nothing to do with it. The power of the Sabbat is quite secure here, but&lt;br /&gt;
there, the people are still shackled by the beliefs of others. Ms Wyrmspire,&lt;br /&gt;
I'm sure the change of scenery would do you well anyway.. you've already killed&lt;br /&gt;
three of the new fledglings, so I suspect something must be bothering you&amp;quot; A&lt;br /&gt;
thin and cold smirk from the man before he continues &amp;quot;Usually they just kill&lt;br /&gt;
themselves after spending time with you&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The woman rolls her eyes in exasperation and makes a gesture with her hand. A&lt;br /&gt;
shaft of shadow from a corner of the room reaches out, stuffing itself into&lt;br /&gt;
the mouth of the man &amp;quot;Enough. Fine, I'll go. If only to get away from your&lt;br /&gt;
insipid sense of humor, darling.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The man chokes a little on the shadow in his mouth as if it was a hand &amp;quot;I do&lt;br /&gt;
hope you'll get by without me, pet. Ciao.&amp;quot; She lifts a gloved hand to her&lt;br /&gt;
lips and blows the man a kiss. The shadow dissipates, leaving him to only&lt;br /&gt;
glare at her as she saunters out of the ballroom.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Someday.. I swear, I'll make her choke on those gloves..&amp;quot; he mutters to&lt;br /&gt;
himself, stalking off in a different direction.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                     oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo_oOo&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
                       The Tale of LeChuck, Part 3&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Previously in The tale of LeChuck and Now! Guybrush and Now! Elaine :&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
As the captured people were brought out, Guybrush almost made a fatal&lt;br /&gt;
mistake, forgetting that he was a peasant now he almost blew his cover. But&lt;br /&gt;
he saw Elaine high above which made his heart tingle and gave him the&lt;br /&gt;
assurance she was OK. Also he caught eye of LeChuck for the second time in&lt;br /&gt;
his life, and deepening his hatred for the man he swore that he'd have his&lt;br /&gt;
revenge upon. Managing to slip out of the mass which was herded off to the&lt;br /&gt;
dungeons, he settled in an alley and decided to wait for the nightfall. For&lt;br /&gt;
the last time he checked for his root-beer, gripped his rapier and fell&lt;br /&gt;
asleep.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
--&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Blackness. Feeling of movement. Picture of lustful Elaine. PAIN !!! Guybrush&lt;br /&gt;
awoke in a cold, damp prison tied like a sausage. He looked up only to see a&lt;br /&gt;
pirate standing over him taking another swing at him. PAIN, again !!! PAIN&lt;br /&gt;
followed by a blinding light !!! Sound of heels snapping to an attention.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;So what do we have here??&amp;quot; heard Guybrush as a smell of perfume mixed with&lt;br /&gt;
the odor of corpses filled his nostrils. As the blinding light withdrew, he&lt;br /&gt;
saw a towering silhouette over him. LeChuck !!! Now he knew that there&lt;br /&gt;
finally was no hope left ...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
By examinig LeChuck more closely he saw that he was dressed in a new stylish&lt;br /&gt;
bloody red attire, his famously wriggling beard lay straight, obviously&lt;br /&gt;
beaten by a comb or a brush, and his curly black hair captive under a large&lt;br /&gt;
wide brimmed hat with a single white feather. His jaw fell low in amazement.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What ??? Oh , you mean this attire. Well a man should dress nice when going&lt;br /&gt;
to his own wedding. I believe you know the bride. Elaine.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You won't get away with this...&amp;quot; cried Guybrush only to find out that&lt;br /&gt;
the position was not at all that promising and shut up, beaten once more, one&lt;br /&gt;
time too many.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What?? Giving up so easily?? Well you were like that as a kid ... &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
snickered LeChuck.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;What do you ... &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I know a lot more about you that you think!&amp;quot; LeChuck was in his element, and&lt;br /&gt;
started to walk briskly around the cell, like a lion around his prey.  &amp;quot;Like&lt;br /&gt;
when your brother had beaten you, you always ran away. When you did something&lt;br /&gt;
bad, you always admitted it, being unable to endure the pressure, and so on.&lt;br /&gt;
And the recent job as a pirate, PLEASE!!!&amp;quot; &amp;quot;STOP !&amp;quot; said Guybrush with what&lt;br /&gt;
he had gathered of his crumbling voice. &amp;quot;How !?!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot; You haven't figured it out yet ?? Look closer and tell me what you see. &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With his glassy eyes Guybrush started looking LeChuck over and over again,&lt;br /&gt;
not being able to catch a glimpse of anything known off the high figure&lt;br /&gt;
towering above him. There .... That sudden movement of his body, that way&lt;br /&gt;
that his arms followed his body in a specific circular motion ... Could it be&lt;br /&gt;
true ???&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Cornelius?? Is that really you?? &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Silence!!! Nobody calls me that anymore. All that did are dead now.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Except me ?&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Except YOU ! &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Eek !! &amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Yes, cower. It is the time for you to die. But contrary to your opinion I'll&lt;br /&gt;
let you fight for your life and I promise you, it will be a fair fight,&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
stated LeChuck while disrobing his jacket.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Who shall I fight?? Some expert I suppose. It would be better if you&lt;br /&gt;
finished me off and let me die gracefully. For old times sake!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;No, no experts, too expensive. Just ME!&amp;quot; said LeChuck and grinned at his&lt;br /&gt;
brother.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I shall need my weapons!&amp;quot; &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You shall have your weapons.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Snapping his fingers LeChuck had all of Guybrush's belongings brought out.&lt;br /&gt;
Taking out the rapier from the sack he casually threw it over to Guybrush who&lt;br /&gt;
reluctantly picked it up and gave it a quick SWOOSH!&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And the rest of my weapons??&amp;quot; inquired Guybrush, knowing that without&lt;br /&gt;
root-beer he had no chance whatsoever.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I think that rapier will suffice but shall we see what those other weapons&lt;br /&gt;
are that you seek.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck started taking out various personal items, among which he found&lt;br /&gt;
Elaine's veil. He immediately recognized it as hers by the perfume it was&lt;br /&gt;
soaked in. His eyes locked with his brother's, but he said nothing.  It made&lt;br /&gt;
Guybrush shiver. He also took out his whip and gave it a snap and Guybrush&lt;br /&gt;
shivered again. And at last he took out the root-beer, dropped it and jumped&lt;br /&gt;
back. His face was a mass of fury, and turning to Guybrush he drew out his&lt;br /&gt;
cutlass and leapt towards Guybrush with only one intent in mind.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Guybrush was surprised by this sudden display of anger but managed, in time,&lt;br /&gt;
to raise his rapier in defense, fighting off the first attack of his&lt;br /&gt;
brother.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
In the meantime Elaine was preparing for the wedding she knew it was&lt;br /&gt;
impossible to get out of. But the constant attention made her feel good and&lt;br /&gt;
she got into the spirit, ordering maids around and trying out only the finest&lt;br /&gt;
that man can make. The luxury was tremendous and the wealthy-bitch nature in&lt;br /&gt;
her had risen to the surface. Somewhere in the depths was a voice saying&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;This is wrong, this is wrong, this is w.... , oh bugger it!&amp;quot; and she knew&lt;br /&gt;
that sooner or later she will have to get rid of LeChuck herself. She only&lt;br /&gt;
hoped that Guybrush was OK and that someday she would be able to reunite with&lt;br /&gt;
him -- and live off LeChuck's fortune with her as the widow and the only&lt;br /&gt;
heir.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Managing with a quick motion using his left hand Guybrush managed to get the&lt;br /&gt;
sweat out of his eyes in time to catch a glimpse of LeChuck trying to get to&lt;br /&gt;
him sideways. Both of them had scratches and bruises. Guybrush was bleeding&lt;br /&gt;
from his left thigh having managed, in the scuffle, to actually injure&lt;br /&gt;
himself.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Although LeChuck was the better of the two, he had to admit that Guybrush&lt;br /&gt;
fought quite well and that he maybe underestimated him. It wasn't turning out&lt;br /&gt;
to be such an easy job and soon he would be late for the wedding. On the&lt;br /&gt;
other hand, Guybrush was so terrified by the performance of LeChuck that he&lt;br /&gt;
didn't have time to notice that not only was he still alive, LeChuck doesn't&lt;br /&gt;
hit as hard and determined anymore.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The final preparations for the wedding were coming to an end and one had to&lt;br /&gt;
admit that Elaine looked magnificent. She wore a simple white satin gown,&lt;br /&gt;
which cost a small country, but that hadn't bothered her much. It was&lt;br /&gt;
decorated with the pearl beads, and accessorized in imported white French&lt;br /&gt;
pumps and a veil about 10 feet long. Thinking of ways to get rid of LeChuck,&lt;br /&gt;
she had decided to take a direct approach and in somewhat pirate manner, to&lt;br /&gt;
take him out at the wedding. For this purpose, she attached a small&lt;br /&gt;
jewel-decorated dagger to her garter, the coolness of which made her shiver&lt;br /&gt;
and reminded her of what she had to do. For the last time she checked her&lt;br /&gt;
makeup, lowered the veil and proceeded downstairs to become the richest widow&lt;br /&gt;
on this side of the Atlantic.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The fight was cooling down a bit as both brothers were getting tired, both by&lt;br /&gt;
now injured in one way or the other, with only the hate and the will to live&lt;br /&gt;
keeping them both standing. LeChuck decided against his better judgment to&lt;br /&gt;
make a final run for it, hoping that this far along in the battle, he'd take&lt;br /&gt;
Guybrush by surprise and finally end this struggle. Although blood and sweat&lt;br /&gt;
entered his eyes, Guybrush watched closely his enemy, years of fleeing danger&lt;br /&gt;
giving him the upper hand, when he noticed that LeChuck paused for a moment&lt;br /&gt;
which immediately sent a message to his brain -- &amp;quot;Watch out!&amp;quot;.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With the force and anger which would surely paralyze any man not already knee&lt;br /&gt;
deep in the dung, LeChuck rushed forward with his weapon raised high above&lt;br /&gt;
his head trying to get Guybrush from the above and straight to the head.&lt;br /&gt;
Guybrush managed to crouch and raise his rapier to block the attack but the&lt;br /&gt;
force was too great and he only managed to deflect it, the razor sharp weapon&lt;br /&gt;
entering his shoulder. Not managing to place the final blow LeChuck was&lt;br /&gt;
knocked over giving Guybrush time to shift his rapier to the other hand and&lt;br /&gt;
swiftly cut of LeChuck hand while he tried to get up, the mighty hand still&lt;br /&gt;
holding the sword landed with the sort of thump! and clang!.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The wedding was scheduled to begin a half an hour ago and the groom still&lt;br /&gt;
haven't arrived which made Elaine extremely nervous, having numerous doubts&lt;br /&gt;
about her plan. The other pirate guests weren't worried because they knew&lt;br /&gt;
better than to second guess and pry in LeChuck affairs, only his need for&lt;br /&gt;
associates keeping them alive. She glanced at the guests and by their&lt;br /&gt;
inaction decided they won't contest her when she takes over and decided that&lt;br /&gt;
she will KILL LeChuck the second he says &amp;quot;I do!&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;So my little brother beat me. What now little brother??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Now you die,&amp;quot; stated Guybrush with the coolness that surprised even&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You won't have the guts. You never had.&amp;quot; said LeChuck and spat at him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;Just watch me CORNELIUS!!&amp;quot; commented Guybrush as he proceeded towards his&lt;br /&gt;
bag where LeChuck put it to get the root beer.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck frowned at the mention of his name but said nothing, taking the&lt;br /&gt;
opportunity with his healthy hand to get to his dagger snuggly placed in his&lt;br /&gt;
boot. As Guybrush lowered himself to get the root-beer, LeChuck leapt and&lt;br /&gt;
screaming &amp;quot;DIE !!!&amp;quot; went to place the dagger into his brothers back. With&lt;br /&gt;
the bottle in hand and no time to open it, Guybrush turned around and sent&lt;br /&gt;
the bottle flying through the air, hitting LeChuck smack in the head. &lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
With lot of smoke, LeChuck vanished leaving just a pile of clothes on the&lt;br /&gt;
floor. Bandaging his wound, Guybrush decided to go to the wedding as LeChuck&lt;br /&gt;
and under that guise to marry Elaine.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
There was commotion in the room which made Elaine jump and turn only to see&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck coming down the aisle. He looked a bit different but there could me&lt;br /&gt;
no mistake it was him and time for his death had come.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
The ceremony had started, during which Elaine started lifting her dress bit&lt;br /&gt;
by bit in order to get to the dagger in time for the &amp;quot;I do's&amp;quot;. She looked&lt;br /&gt;
over him and noticed the falling shoulder and the scratches and she knew he&lt;br /&gt;
did battle. But with whom??? It must be with Guybrush, no other could be that&lt;br /&gt;
important that he would be late for his wedding. He killed him, no. And she&lt;br /&gt;
cried inside. Her hate for him grew even stronger and decided that she'll&lt;br /&gt;
stare into his eyes as he exhaled his last breath. The priest interrupted her&lt;br /&gt;
thoughts with the &amp;quot;Elaine, do you??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I do ... &amp;quot; stated Elaine managing to suppress her cries, her hand already&lt;br /&gt;
at the hilt of the dagger.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;And you, LeChuck, do you take Elaine as your wife, to love and cherish till&lt;br /&gt;
death *cough*, till she dies ??&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
She prepared for the strike, calming herself for the death blow.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I DO !!&amp;quot; said the tall figure with shaky voice.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
That voice, that voice, could it be ??? Isn't he dead ?? With the last nerve of&lt;br /&gt;
effort she managed to redirect her blow so the dagger impaled his right&lt;br /&gt;
thigh. With that motion all of the pirates leapt towards the altar to help&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck only to discover that it wasn't him at all. It was Guybrush, dressed&lt;br /&gt;
like a true pirate, standing fast and tall, a strange glow in his eyes.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
They all stopped. They have seen that kind of glow before and knew that they&lt;br /&gt;
had a new boss, and so they said nothing.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;All hail .... ummm, what's your name???&amp;quot; yelled one of them.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;You may call me Guybrush.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;All hail Guybrush our new leader!!&amp;quot; said the one.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;HAIL !!!&amp;quot; echoed through the room.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Waiting till the proceedings were over, Elaine stood crying with the&lt;br /&gt;
happiness knowing that she will be married to the greatest pirate after all.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
He took her in her arm and whispered &amp;quot;I love you, you fool.&amp;quot;&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
&amp;quot;I know, I love you too,&amp;quot; and she kissed him.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
Later they celebrated like nothing has happened and the chapter in the&lt;br /&gt;
history had begun.  What happened to the LeChuck, is he dead and can the&lt;br /&gt;
immortal die?? Well no, they can't die but there are alternatives ...&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck was transfered to the Island of the Legless Canary where the priests,&lt;br /&gt;
during long and the occult ceremony banished LeChuck from the earth to the&lt;br /&gt;
one of many known dimensions.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
LeChuck found himself, naked, in a tavern in , what he gathered from the&lt;br /&gt;
architecture and language, and also the potatoes baking, that he was in Lima,&lt;br /&gt;
Peru. An ephemeral figure placed a small practice sword in his hand, giving&lt;br /&gt;
him something called LegendFAQ sheet and 500 gold coins. He stood up and&lt;br /&gt;
decided to start over and become the greatest pirate on  ... whatever this&lt;br /&gt;
place was.&lt;br /&gt;
&lt;br /&gt;
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