Finale Part 2 - Fables for a Wizard King

## Episode Synopsis

### Recap

The team battle their way through the streets of Jadu, facing off against Wells and Letisha, escaping dragon fire through the painted world until they eventually came up against Karen. They hatched a plan to use the power of the druids and knocked Karen down in an epic attack from the sky. They came down and brought Karen onto their final legs. Karen was able to fly away and breathed fire into a gazer symbol where Lou teleported in. From the castle, King Veroulias joined the fight, wearing an ornate robe with floating wands surrounding him.

### Episode Summary

Walking through the wreckage and what remains of Jadu, is the wizard king. They come face to face with Lou Blonger. Lou greets the king, grateful that he would humble himself to walk among his people. Veroulias asks if he is the Lou Blonger and he is not surprised that the king knows him, considering how well his product is working. Veroulias senses that his people's magic being drained and Lou tells him he is giving them perspective, something he believes Veroulias needs. These people think they're better than everyone, even Veroulias, the king of the chosen crop. Lou points out that Veroulias is sitting on a pile of grand treasure clues that people have died searching for their whole lives. Veroulias points out that Lou doing this, leading to him taking the throne and power, will make him the thing he hates so much. The Dibs family have always been clouded in their judgement. Lou laughs, saying he is no Dib and he doesn't even align himself with the Blonger's family values. Everyone is clouded, everyone is out for themselves, seeking their own power. But Lou, he believes he sees the bigger picture. He sees the cage the gods have put them all in and for everyone to prosper, everyone must be on the same level. Veroulias tells Lou he will not win this. The wands circle around Veroulias and Lou laughs again.

Lou raises his hands and vines grow along his skin and all the people corrupted by the pollen are being drained of their magic. The magic drains into Lou and he rushes forwards at Veroulias. Veroulias shoots a wand and meets him half way. Norman, Dariun and Zippy feel the power wave over them as they clash. Norman flies to Zippy and makes sure he is okay. Dariun finds Alexandre and Randy and the team regroup. Zippy heals himself and they talk about what they need to do. Randy suggests that he and Alexandre will go and distract Karen while the others help the King against Lou. Slithering in from behind, Apophis comes in and tells him that everyone just disappeared. Norman is furious that Wells is still alive but Apophis is very confident that his brain damage will last for a long time. Alexandre turns to Norman, telling him Randy, Apophis and he will deal with the dragon if they can protect his father. Norman and Alexandre clasp hands to seal the deal and Dariun feels a faint wave of coolness come from the pair. Randy scoops Alexandre and Apophis up and they go to Karen.

Norman flies up and grabs the immovable rod and bottles up some of Karen's blood. Dariun uses a cure wounds on Norman and he tells the team that if things take a turn for the worse, he will be choosing them over Jadu. Lou, with thorn wrapped fists, fights Veroulias with insane power. Veroulias glances over and sees the team. Lou notices the lapse in focus and punches the king, sending him flying back. Dariun draws his black bow and the arrow drawn back is charged with electrical energy and launches out with a beam of light. The arrow pierces into Lou and a black cloud surrounds his eyes. Dariun dashes forwards to Lou. On his hand, Lou has several rings. One flashes and the blackness disappears and he looks at Dariun. Dariun uses his distant strike to teleport to Lou and he slashes with two spectral strikes but Lou grabs his blade. Lou goes to throw him but Dariun phases out if his hand using fey step. Lou greets the team and after some taunting and quipping, they fight.

Lou walks towards them, blue juice flows through their veins. He dashes in front of Dariun and slams him with his fist. After the hit, Dariun dashes forwards with a teleportation from the dancing blade, he slashes into Lou's back with two powerful hits. Lou then dashes in front of Zippy and punches into his fur. Zippy looks up, telling him these punches are nothing before he casts mass cure wounds and flies up slightly to meet is eyes. Lou breaks the gaze and dives to Norman, punching him. Norman grabs onto Lou's hand and tries to cast hold person but Lou is ineffective. However, the spell was all an act as Norman slides a ring off his hand. Norman goes to fly away but Lou slams him into the ground. Lou tells them they can't do anything here as the wounds on his back heals. Lou goes to attack Dariun when suddenly they get slammed by a magic wand. Feather falling down is king Veroulias, he asks them to run but Zippy persuades him with the help of Norman that they need to take Lou down. Veroulias asks them to distract Lou for a moment then he can take Lou down. Zippy asks what he is sacrificing and Veroulias tells them it is nothing he hasn't sacrificed before. Two magic wands come to each of them and circle around. One creating a magic barrier and boosting their health and another for attacking. Lou crawls out of some crumbled buildings and Veroulias sits, in a meditative state with a wand to his temple.

Lou dashes to Dariun and his fist meets the barrier around him. Pushing and pushing, Dariun hears Dracken's voice in his head. The barrier pushes Lou back and Dariun grabs the wand and casts two spells, slamming into Lou's chest. He looks pissed. He darts to Zippy and his fist is met with Zippy's barrier. They push and just as it looks like Lou will break through, he is knocked back by Zippy's endurance. Zippy hits Lou with a spell attack from the wand. Lou, absolutely fuming, rushes to Norman, once again meeting the barrier. They clash, this time Lou breaks through and slams his fist into Norman. Norman goes flying back and uses hellish rebuke.

Lou sees Veroulias and an opening. He darts over to Lou who remains meditating. Dariun stands between and his skin starts to become covered in fur, and his face morphs and fangs grow as he casts guardian of nature. He darts forwards and clashes against Lou, this time easily pushing him back. Dariun grabs his wand and attacks him twice for a large whack of damage. Veroulias tells them it's almost ready, he asks for him to pinned down close to him. Zippy gets on all fours and he morphs and changes into a brown bear. Zippy runs over to Lou, wand in his mouth. They clash, despite Zippy's new bear like power, Lou pushes him back. Lou slams his fist into Zippy's belly. Norman tries to push Lou back but fails. He flies and stands between Lou and Veroulias. Veroulias asks them to hold Lou down. Zippy falls back onto Lou. Lou is struggling against them, Dariun and Zippy both getting pushed against. Norman holds down with maximum strength, his arm with the Level tattoo expands and holds Lou down even more. Lou is pushing and pushing against the three of them but he is being grappled, unable to move away.

Norman and Dariun lock in but Lou kicks Zippy off. Lou is just able to break free. Veroulias gets up and he pulls out a brass bowl. The king takes away the wand from his temple and points the wand at the bowl which starts to fill with liquid. He asks if Lou has ever seen a grand treasure first hand. Then suddenly they are all enshrouded in darkness. Twinkling lights around them like stars. Now standing in front of Veroulias, holding Lou's fist is the four eyed construct. One of his rings flashes, trying to dispel the magic but nothing happens. Veroulias suggests Lou turns around.

Lou turns and the scene changes to a wide open sea. Shipwreck debris float around in the middle of a violent storm. The waves crashing and winds howling. One individual grasping for dear life on a plank of wood. The man is crying out, screaming this can't be the end. Bolts of lightning illuminate a young Lou Blonger's face as a towering hand coming out of the ocean. A beam of light fixates on Lou then the scene changes. They are now in a cave and Lou is feeling his way down the wall. They see his clothes are torn and his beard is growing in. Lou comes to a clearing, a natural vineyard in the cave. He swears he had been here before but there was nothing. Lou picks up a grape and it swirls with some magical energy. The scene changes again. They see Gilbert in a crowded place looking for Lou. Lou comes out and asks why he came back, saying its insensitive and rude. He broke the connection they had with the flowers. Gilbert cuts him off and asks if he can talk. They go off into a side room and Gilbert tells him he found a grand treasure and needs his help. Lou doesn't believe Gilbert and asks what he found. Gilbert says it's not a thing but as he starts to say they are, someone bursts into the room. Lou starts scolding the person who comes in. The person they see is Karen asks Gilbert what they are doing here. Saying this is bringing him no closer to Parlay. Gilbert introduces Karen to Lou, saying he can help him find Parlay. Lou goes with Gilbert's lie and says he can totally take him to Parlay. Karen becomes crazed and asks frantically to take him to her.

Lou within the real world laughs at Veroulias, asking if he thought these memories would stop him. Veroulias advises him to look into his memories, for they hold important information. Lou explodes forwards with unnatural speeds but one of the wands fly out and creates a barrier. The magical energy against Lou's fist starts to break and cave in. Veroulias tells Lou this is Kahani, the Goddess of Fables. This is her grand treasure. Veroulias has named it The Actor. He tells Lou it can do two things. The first is to replay memories of a person's story. Especially the ones needed to learn from the most. The scene changes once again.

They are within a homely little cottage house with a woman cleaning wooden dishes in a barrel of water. A little boy comes skipping down the stairs with an oversized back pack strapped to his back and large circular glasses on his face. The woman calls to Benedict Lou Blonger, asking where he is going. Young Lou tells her he is going to play with his friends. His mother allows him to go, reminding he is still grounded and must stay in Kumba. She doesn't want him to go running off to the Rainbow Reserve again. Lou Blonger's fists lower from the barrier and he turns to watch the memory. Young Lou runs out into the farm centred town to meet with his friends. His two friends wave him over. One shows Benedict the hat he made, a paper boat hat. His friend tells them they will be Greeders and this is his Greeder hat. On the inside, it's the vessel for his hopes and dreams. He vows he will never take it off. Lou leaves the barrier, deeper to the boys in the scene.

Veroulias turns to Zippy, telling Coco he is sure a childhood memory will only distract for a moment. He tells Coco to do the second part of this grand treasure, it will cost memories and he is not sure who he will be on the other side. Zippy understands and asks if there is anything else he wants to tell him before it happens. Veroulias addresses Coco, saying he was always his best friend and he is sorry he couldn't find him over there. He is sorry he couldn't make it there on his own. Zippy grabs his hand, thanking him. Telling Veroulias he did all he could. Norman asks if there are any last words he would like for his grandson. Veroulias asks to tell Alexandre that he can be whatever he wants to be. The king also asks them to tell Randy to do what bards do best.

The magic wands leave the team and go back to Veroulias. Lou kneels in front of his memories. He chuckles, saying this was low, even for someone like him. He rises to his feet and turns to face them all. His eyes are filled with rage. He screams at Veroulias, furious. He glows with power and they can hear the whispers of the people he is absorbing. They all feel the fear of the power in front of them. Lou stares at Zippy, telling him to get out of his way. Lou runs like an animal straight to Zippy. Zippy uses his Greeders his cloak and he grows and grows, doubling in size. He swings his giant paw and Lou slides under. Zippy chomps down and he pierces his suit. Lou grunts and forcibly opens Zippys jaw, allowing him to escape.

Norman uses minor illusion and creates an image of a little boy with a paper boat hat. For a second, Lou freezes and Dariun sees an opening for his attacks. He draws his spectral katana, activates the gial of the serpent and slashes at Lou twice. Blue blood leaks out of the wounds and some pollen floats up. Lou is pissed and he slams his fist in the black space. It ripples and the waves blast them backwards. Lou keeps dashing to Veroulias.

Zippy curls himself around Veroulias as Norman casts phantasmal killer. Lou's eyes go wide as he sees something, the only thing that could scare Lou. Lou raises his hand, yelling out in fear. One of his rings flash and he dashes back. Dariun runs at him and uses his distant strike to teleport to his other side and slash three times at his back. Lou turns to Dariun and he blindly swings. Dariun ducks and Lou slips, slamming his fist in the ground. Zippy can see Veroulias still has a wand at his temple. Zippy watches, with respect and admiration. Veroulias thanks him. He then calls out to Lou, the second thing he can do with the grand treasure. In exchange for his stories, he can write a new one. The memories pour out of his head and into the bowl. The construct moves and jogs in place. Zippy makes an opening for the construct and Veroulias begins new story. '*Once upon a time... a thief was walking down a lonely path.'* The construct grabs Lou's arms and slams him into the ground. The construct enshrouds Lou like armour and they force Lou to walk*.* '*A lonely path filled with brambles that slice through their skin as if it were paper.*' the construct slice their skin with metallic blades as Lou grunts and cries out.

Norman sees another construct that comes behind and enshrouds him. '*And along comes a merchant, riding in a wagon.*' The construct morphs and changes to a wagon that Norman is riding. '*A wagon overflowing with wealth and treasures. The man begged for their help but the merchant was wise and would not leave the wagon to become a victim of this thieves obvious schemes. They...*' Veroulias stumbles and a construct near Veroulias looks at him and the eyes go red. Norman says he can hear wolves in the distance and Veroulias is able to continue the story. '*Wolves in the distance came and the merchant ran off. Leaving the thief to the wolves.*' Other constructs come out of the surrounding and morph into wolves. The wolves bite at Lou, tearing his skin apart. His arm gets torn off but starts to reform with the blue flower.

'*But the thief carried on and along came a knight..*.' a construct Wraps around Dariun, creating armour. '*A knight walking down the path with glistening armour. The man attempted to befriend the knight in order to receive their help.*' Dariun is face to face with Lou and he tries to speak but the construct forces Lou to play in the story. '*But the knight knew better than to trust a thief like this so the knight...*' once again trailing off. Dariun suggests that the knight decided to enact justice. Veroulias is able to continue the story 'T*aking the law into their own hands. Quick and swift.*' Lou is forced to his knees and their head goes down. Dariun raises his katana and the blade goes down, separating Lou's head from his body. Lou's body moves and his head reforms. Lou is grunting and Veroulias knows he needs to bring it to an end 'at last came a glimmer of hope for the thief.

'*A rabbit!*' another contract goes around Zippy in his big bear form. It forces him out of the wild shape. '*A rabbit hopped out of a nearby bush onto the path. The man overcome with hunger, pain and everything else.*' Lou lounges at Zippy but the construct forces him to dodge. '*But the rabbit was too quick and they...'* Zippy adds that the rabbit was very nimble, running through his legs and making him think there were many rabbits. '*The rabbits multiplied!*' then all around, cloning starts to happen. Lou curses the rabbit. '*Then the rabbits, they confused and ran circles around the thief. Taunting them at every corner and then they...*' Veroulias is struggling to help complete the story. The constructs eyes are glowing red and it starts to approach Veroulias.

Norman helps, saying a whole pack of wolves descended down on them all. '*Yes! The wolves stormed and tore and ripped until nothing was left!*' the clones scatter and the wolves tear Lou apart. Skin torn and organs showing. Pollen flies away and over his heart, the blue flower tattoo pulses. '*And then, a God appeared before the thief.*' The construct walks forwards '*They appeared before the man. The man could not move nor speak or even keep their thoughts straight. They lay there on the road in the gods presence. They had all their connections torn and had their life drained from their body. And was no more*'. They see the construct raises their hand and divine light sparkles and shines on Lou's mangled body. Lou is screaming, asking if they can see it now, how unfair the grand treasures are. Their body is dissolving and the blue flower is fading. A spark of blue before nothing is left. Lou Blonger is dead. '*And the thief was no more. The end.*'

The constructs fade away. Dariun asks if he is really gone and he slides down the circlet from his leg. The blue flower tattoo, grey with the star-metal, remains grey when it slides off. He thinks Lou may actually be gone. Norman inspects the ground for where Lou died and he can't see anything. Zippy goes to Veroulias who doesn't know where he is or who they are. He does know this barrier and he pushes his hand against it. When his hand touches it. The construct behind him and the scene changes.

Young Veroulias speaks to Coco, asking him to tell him what happened with Gong. They see Coco, the lapine ranger walk with Veroulias. Coco tells Veroulias he doesn't know what he wants from him. Veroulias tells him he wants to know the next steps and how to get to the other side. Coco tells him he doesn't want to know those answers. Veroulias puts his foot down, saying he deserves to know. Coco tells him he cannot come with them to the other side. Veroulias is shocked, asking why Coco hasn't told him this before, to get to the other side was always the plan. Coco tells him that he told Veroulias all of that to string him along. Coco only needed him to make that initial connection with Gong. He was never going to be able to make it. Veroulias is in denial, even without a way from Coco and Gong, he will make it there. Coco starts to leave, saying he is making the jump tomorrow. He admits to keeping only some details to himself. Coco has to go, has to do it on his own. Veroulias asks him to promise that if he finds any chance of bringing him to the other side, he tries. Veroulias believe Coco owes him that much. Coco leaves. The barrier breaks.

## Quotations

* Zippy "*Does anyone have any water? I just realised I never talk about drinking water or eating food much in this podcast.*"

* Jacob "*I'm scared.*"
* Adam "*You got this bro, you're Zippy Westborrough!*"

* Dariun "*You better hurry up Veroulias, I plan on killing him* [Lou Blonger] *myself.*"

* Lou "*Another suit ruined by this f\*cking fire bastard.*"

* Seth \*rolls for Lou Blonger in Strength contest\* "*Nat 20."*
* Adam "*There's a 5% chance I can also get a nat 20... AHHAHHAHAAH NO WAY!*" \*gets a natural 20 and wins the contest\*

* Lou "*Do you see it now? How unfair these grand treasures are? They are what is wrong with the world!*"

## Featured Characters

### Main Cast

* Norman D
* Dariun Branch
* Zippy Westborrough

### Returning Characters

* Lou Blonger
* King Veroulias
* Alexandre Dumas
* Randy
* Apophis
* Draken
* Gilbert\*
* Karen\*
* Coco\*

### New Characters

* Kahani, Goddess of Fables (mentioned)
* Lou's mother \*

\*Characters appearing in flash backs

## Trivia

### Episode Tidbits

* The wands given to each of the players by King Veroulias gave then 200 temporary hit points and ability to use an attack that would be +3 to hit and deal 6D12 damage