((Don't worry about post length guys and gals so long as you're past the limit I asked everyone to follow.  You did good if you ask me, so no worries.   ;D))<br/><br/>Giselle had so far no luck in finding anyone alive as she worked her way through the first floor.  She could almost see where the first assault on this place had taken place centuries ago.  Ashes that had not been cleared away from burned enemies, skeleton piles, and other small things of the same could be seen about the Manor as she killed new monstrosities that got in her way.  Every move she made followed on the heels of another, and the creatures, while numerous, didn't stand much of a chance.  It was when she reached the second floor landing was when things took a turn for the worst because there was new enemies ahead.  The thing before her was human sized, just like the malformed creatures before hand, but it was blue with energy crackling through its body, and pure blue eyes that held no iris let alone a soul.  Giving an ungodly screech as it charged forward, Giselle figured correctly this thing was far stronger than it looked as her blades flashed across its stomach and chest, taking part of its right hand off in the process.  It still stood strong and tall however, and only took a couple of steps back before trying to crush the agile warrior with its spare, undamaged hand.  Again Giselle sliced into it again and again, and it finally fell when she had stuck Twinkle through its skull and out the top of its head.  Green, sickly looking fluid seeped out of its wounds as it dissolved right before her very eyes.<br/><br/>She could hear many more up ahead however, as well as the monsters she had been facing already.  Whatever that thing was, she had no doubt that it wasn't of this world because she had never seen or heard of such a thing before now.  She was going to need help, but she couldn't retreat now that they knew she was around.  Unaware that the artifact making the Husks, as they were called, was up ahead sending out strong pulses of detectable energy, even out amongst the stars, and thus potentially attracting unwanted attention, Giselle plowed onward, slowly making headway against the monstrous horde that stood between her and where these things were coming from.  She almost made it until a dying Husk let out a powerful electrical charge, sending the half Drow flying back and hitting the back wall hard enough to break a couple of her ribs in the process.  Falling into unconsciousness, she looked up just in time to see a woman, a human dressed much like the former Luvia Bloodmire, (according to the picture she had seen of the woman on the way here anyway,) standing over her with dozens of her creations standing behind her.  "Take her to the lab upstairs.  I think we just got ourselves a rare catch."  Giselle blacked out then, and was shortly dragged away to gods knew where....<br/><br/>(http://mattdratt.byethost14.com/images/husk.jpg)