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Chapter 3 : Dangerous meetings
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Chapitre 3 : Dangereuses rencontres
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Chapitre 3 : Dangereuses rencontres Whereas Ilan has been thinking for several minutes, he suddenly found the solution.
"The answer is : silence !" he declared sure to be right.
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Alors qu'Ilan réfléchissait depuis plusieurs minutes déjà, il eut une soudaine illumination.
"La réponse est : silence !" affirma-t-il certain d'avoir trouvé la bonne réponse. "It is indeed the good answer" the statue said . "Look behind you, here lies the way you must follow."
Behind Ilan, a brilliant golden light appeared, revealing a new passage through the forest.
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"C'est effectivement la bonne réponse" répondit la statue. "Regarde derrière toi, voici le chemin que tu dois suivre."
Derrière Ilan, une brillante lumière dorée apparut, dévoilant un nouveau passage à travers la forêt. Without hesitation, Ilan followed the way which already started to lose its luminosity. Again, he walked for several hours, then, as he started to feel tired, he found a quiet place to sleep, to regain some strengths.
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Sans hésiter, Ilan prit le chemin qui commençait déjà à perdre de sa luminosité. C'est ainsi qu'il marcha encore plusieurs heures,
puis fatigué, il trouva un endroit tranquille pour dormir un peu et reprendre des forces. The night was calm and in spite of the discomfort of his improvised bed, Ilan sleeped well. Awaked by the first rays of the sun, he took his road again, full of courage.
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La nuit fut calme et malgré l'inconfort de sa couche, Ilan réussit à dormir correctement. Réveillé par les premiers rayons du soleil,
il reprit sa route avec courage. He soon arrived in front of a majestic bridge which spanned a small river. The landscape was pleasant and the danger seemed absent of this peaceful place.
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Il arriva bientôt devant un pont majestueux qui enjambait une petite rivière. Le paysage était agréable et le danger semblait absent de ce lieu paisible. Unsuspicious, he crossed the bridge and looked around to enjoy the landscape.
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Confiant, il traversa le pont tout en profitant du paysage alentours. Arrived on other side, he however had the surprise to see a cat lying in the front of the steps. The cat seemed to wait for something.
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Arrivé de l'autre côté, il eut toutefois la surprise de voir qu'un chat était couché au pied des escaliers. Le chat semblait attendre quelque chose. When he saw Ilan approaching, the cat rose and started to speak.
"You must pay me a right-of-way" he said to Ilan. "If you refuse, prepare yourself to face me!"
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Lorsqu'il vit Ilan s'approcher, le chat se leva et se mit à parler.
"Tu dois me payer un droit de passage" dit-il à l'attention d'Ilan. "Sinon, prépares-toi à m'affronter !" "What?" Ilan exclaimed. "What is that ? A cat who can speak? It is a joke!"
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"Quoi ?" s'exclama Ilan. "Quelle est cette histoire ? Un chat qui parle ? C'est une blague!" Under the eyes of the young man, the cat started to change. A few seconds later, a strange creature was standing in front of Ilan.
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Sous les yeux étonnés du jeune homme, le chat commença alors à se transformer. Quelques secondes plus tard, une étrange créature faisait face à Ilan.
"I don't know what you are", Ilan started "but I don't want to pay you. I do not wish to fight, but when it is needed, I am able to defend myself. So I ask you to let me pass."
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"Je ne sais pas trop ce que tu es", commença Ilan "mais ce qui est sûr c'est que je n'ai pas l'intention de te payer. Je ne souhaite pas me battre, mais s'il le faut, je suis tout à fait capable de me défendre, alors je te conseille de me laisser passer." "Oh really?" the creature half man-half cat replied "Do you think you can impress me, human ? But know that I don't fear you ! Give me
all your money and go back where you come from, if you wish to stay alive !"
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"Oh vraiment ?" fit la créature mi homme-mi chat " peut-être penses-tu m'impressionner, humain ! Mais saches que je ne connais pas la peur ! Donnes-moi tout ton argent et files par où tu viens si tu souhaites rester en vie !" "I refuse!" Ilan answered firmly.
"Very well!" the creature whispered. "Too bad for you !"
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"Je refuses !" répondit fermement Ilan.
"Très bien !" murmura la créature. "Alors tant pis pour toi !" With an amazing speed, he throwed his fist to Ilan's face who did not have the time to dodge the attack.
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Avec une rapidité étonnante, il projeta son poing sur le visage d'Ilan qui n'eut pas le temps d'esquiver l'attaque. The creature went on attacking, but this time Ilan swiftly bent down to avoid the blow.
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La créature enchaina aussitôt, mais cette fois, Ilan se baissa prestement pour éviter le coup. "So you really want to fight !" Ilan said, strongly determined to fight back. "I am your man!"
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"Si c'est te battre que tu veux !" s'exclama Ilan décidé à ne pas se laisser faire. "Je suis ton homme !" Suddlenly, the creature's behaviour changed.
"Oh, no ! Human ! " he mumbled. "I... I just wanted to frighten you! Do not strike me! I beg you!"
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C'est alors que la créature changea brusquement d'attitude.
"Oh, non humain" bredouilla-t-il. "Je... je voulais juste vous faire peur ! Ne me frappez pas ! Je vous en supplie !" Then, they heard a strange voice that seemed to come from the sky.
"You are a coward !" the voice thundered. "I should never have given you this mission! You are a coward and an idiot! To punish you, I will transform you into a simple cat and you will remain this way until the end of your days!"
"No Master! Have mercy !" the creature screamed.
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Une étrange voix semblant venir du ciel se fit alors entendre.
"Tu n'es qu'un couard !" tonna la voix. "Je n'aurais jamais dû te donner cette mission ! Tu n'es qu'un couard et un idiot ! Pour te
punir, tu vas redenir un simple chat et rester ainsi jusqu'à la fin de tes jours !"
"Non maître ! Pitié !" hurla la créature. Under the eyes of Ilan, the creature became a cat again, lied down and felt asleep at once. There was no other sound from the sky and during one moment, Ilan wondered if he had not dreamed all this. However the cat was here in front of him.
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Sous les yeux ébahis d'Ilan, la créature redevint un chat, se roula en boule et s'endormit aussitôt. La voix s'était tue et pendant un
instant, Ilan se demanda s'il n'avait pas rêvé toute la scène. Pourtant le chat était bien là. Deciding that it was best for him to leave, Ilan took the stone path again and walked away from the bridge and the cat.
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Décidant qu'il valait mieux quitter l'endroit, Ilan reprit le chemin de pierre et s'éloigna rapidement du pont et du chat. During several hours, he walked through the forest. Sometimes the vegetation was blocking the way and the small road of stone couldn't be seen for several meters.
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Il marcha à travers la forêt pendant plusieurs heures. Parfois le chemin était encombré par la végétation et la petite route de pierre disparaissait totalement sur plusieurs mètres. At the end of the day, as he started to be tired, Ilan heard a series of worrying noises behind him.
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En fin de journée, alors qu'il commençait à être fatigué, Ilan entendit une série de bruits inquiétants derrière lui. As he was turning back, he suddenly saw a spectre appearing in front of him. The creature was partially transparent and was shining with an unreal bluish light.
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Alors qu'il se retournait, soudain, il vit un spectre apparaitre devant lui. La créature était en parti transparente et luisait d'une irréelle lumière bleutée. Soon, Ilan was surrounded by several spectres which were approaching with obvious quarrelsome intentions.
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Bientôt, Ilan se trouva prit au milieu de plusieurs spectres qui s'approchaient de lui avec des intentions visiblement belliqueuses. A strange bluish ray suddenly bursted out from the ground and submerged Ilan.
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Un étrange rayon bleuté surgit alors du sol et submergea Ilan. Surrounded by the ray, Ilan felt his strength leave him, while the spectres started an unholy dance around him.
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Le rayon entoura Ilan qui sentit brusquement toutes ses forces le quitter, tandis que les spectres entamaient autour de lui un danse infernale. Pulling together the strength he still had, Ilan decided that the best solution would be to flee. He started to run away as fast as possible from the spectres.
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Réunissant les quelques forces qui lui restaient, Ilan décida que la meilleure solution pour lui serait de fuir. Prenant ses jambes à son coup, il s'éloigna au plus vite des spectres. He kept on running until he became out of breath. The bluish light was not there any more and the spectres had not followed him.
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C'est ainsi qu'il courut jusqu'à ce qu'il fut à bout de souffle. La lumière bleutée n'était plus là et les spectres ne l'avait pas suivis. Completely exhausted, he found a quiet place and felt down. Whereas the sky was becoming black, he dropped off to sleep.
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Totalement épuisé, il trouva un endroit tranquille et s'effondra à terre. Alors que le ciel devenait noir, il finit par s'endormir. At the same time, in the blood's house, Horrora was worried.
"I wonder where is Ilan." she whispered. "I hope nothing serious happened to him."
"You are able to know this" Kitty said smiling."Use your meditation courses. Concentrate and you will be able to learn what happened to Ilan."
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Pendant ce temps, Horrora se posait des questions :
"Je me demande où en est Ilan." murmura-t-elle. "J'espère qu'il ne lui est rien arrivé de grave."
"Tu peux le savoir" dit Kitty en souriant."Serts-toi de tes cours de méditations. En te concentrant, tu sauras ce qu'il advient d'Ilan." "Yes," Horrora replied. "You are right Kitty. I can feel his presence. He is sleeping, everything seems fine."
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"Oui," dit Horrora. "Vous avez raison Kitty. Je peux sentir sa présence. Il est en train de dormir, tout va bien." The following day when Ilan awoke, his first thoughts came to Horrora.
"What a curious feeling !" he thought. "I remember having dreamed of her. However, I hardly know her."
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Le lendemain, lorsqu'Ilan se réveilla ses pensées vinrent machinalement vers Horrora.
"Quelle étrangement sensation." pensa-t-il. "J'ai l'impression d'avoir rêvé d'elle. Pourtant, je la connais à peine." Gathering his courage, he rose and again, started his walk through the forest.
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Prenant son courage à deux mains, il reprit péniblement son chemin à travers la forêt. After a few hours of walk, he noticed a sinister building at the end of the stone road.
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Après quelques heures de marches,il apperçut un bâtiment sinistre au bout du chemin de pierre. "I remember that Kitty told me about this place" Ilan thought while approaching the door. "If I am right, I'm probably not far away from my goal!"
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"Je me souviens que Kitty m'a parlé de cet endroit" pensa Ilan en s'approchant de la porte. "Si je ne me trompe pas, je ne dois pas être loin du but !" He entered a strange room which had no window. The only door here was the one he had used to enter. A gargoyle was the only decoration of this place.
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Il entra dans une pièce étrange sans aucune fenêtre, ni aucune autre porte à part celle par lequel il était rentré. Une gargouille contre un mur constituait l'unique décoration de l'endroit. Intrigued, Ilan came closer, wondering what was he supposed to do now ! Remembering the statue in the forest which had spoken to him, he started to talk to the gargoyle.
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Ilan s'approcha intrigué, se demandant ce qu'il était censé faire à présent ! Se rappelant de la statue dans la forêt qui lui avait parlé, il s'adressa à voix haute à la gargouille. "Hello!" he said. "My name is Ilan and I'm here to find the crimson Ayalaeth."
"Hello Ilan." the gargoyle answered. "I was waiting for you. To fulfill your mission, you must answer my riddle."
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"Bonjour !" dit-il. "Je m'appelle Ilan et je suis à la recherche de l'Ayalaeth pourpre."
"Bonjour Ilan." répondit la gargouille. "Je t'attendais. Pour continuer ton périple, tu dois répondre à mon énigme." "A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying? " the gargoyle asked. "I will open a door if you give me the right answer."
Dear readers, Ilan still needs you. Could you help him ?
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"Un homme vient vers toi et t'annonce : tout ce que je te dis est un mensonge. Dit-il la vérité ou ment-il ?" demanda la gargouille.
"Je ne t'ouvrirais la porte que si tu me donnes la bonne réponse."
Chers lecteurs, Ilan a encore besoin de vous. Pouvez-vous l'aider ? A very nice forum for story tellers. Wanna join ?
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45 Comment(s) posted so far
On Nov 29, 2006 Lidia wrote:
On Nov 29, 2006 Jubilant wrote:
Wow what a big difference from your very first chapter. Your storyline, screenshots, and effects are really good.
On Nov 29, 2006 HBallisonM wrote:
Wonderful job!
On Nov 29, 2006 kkffoo wrote:
Wow Vlana, these are getting better all the time, what an adventure!
On Nov 29, 2006 figaro_black wrote:
Another riddle? Hm?
Let's see, everything I tell you is a lie.
The gargoyle tells Ilan that it never tells the truth but in this case it does which means that it lies about always lying. Thus the gargoyle is lying.
On Nov 29, 2006 Goombac wrote:
I agree with figaro black. The gargoyle is lying.
On Nov 30, 2006 Tuesdai wrote:
He is lying. Because he said "Everything I say to you is a lie". So that means what he just said is a lie!!!!
Best story today. I loved that cat sean. It was so....... AWSOME!!!!!!!
On Nov 30, 2006 Jasmine206 wrote:
5.0. End of story. Loved this one! I'm so looking foward to your upcoming stories. If only I could arrange my pictures like you can. *Sigh*
On Nov 30, 2006 slime wrote:
o c mon i like it i have to wait again well 5 points
On Nov 30, 2006 craftylady368 wrote:
Terrific story!
The gragoyle is lying because he says everything he tells him is a lie. Or maybe he's telling the truth because if he was lying then that means it would be the truth but he would still be lying then and-
Oh, my brain hurts.
On Nov 30, 2006 Masquerade37 wrote:
The story is coming along very well. I'm not so sure about this riddle, but I know a lot of them. If you need any good ones, you can give me a PM.
On Nov 30, 2006 voulazarra wrote:
It gets better with any chapter. I can't wait for the next one.
On Nov 30, 2006 Vlana wrote:
Thank you for your kind comments !
And for the riddle, you're truly are vey good ! 
Congratulations !
On Nov 30, 2006 vkd wrote:
These chapters just get better and better! Thanks for all your hard work. As for the riddle it has to be a lie otherwise it contradicts itself, you can of course have some statements that are lies and this is one of them! So it's a lie
Can't wait to read more
On Nov 30, 2006 dawny1234 wrote:
brill
On Nov 30, 2006 D2Diamond wrote:
The gargoyle never said he always speaks the truth, he said "A man walks up to you and says - "everything I say to you is a lie." Is he telling you the truth or is he lying? " the gargoyle asked." So if a man just walks up to me and says "everything I say to you is a lie". If he was lying then that part would be true, so the statement would be false.
If he was telling the truth, then that part would be a lie, so he'd be lying. 
Wait... now I've got and confused myself. 
- Diamond
On Nov 30, 2006 D2Diamond wrote:
P.S. Poor cat man, Ian should take him home.
On Nov 30, 2006 wrote:
I say the truth, great story can't wait tilll the next part
On Dec 1, 2006 TabbyDragon wrote:
Amazing story! Cosmic question there at the end, eh? Good job!
On Dec 1, 2006 Emerald_Lexus wrote:
Remarkable story, can't wait for the next installment ...
On Dec 1, 2006 sliverwolf wrote:
great story keep the chapters coming
On Dec 1, 2006 MoriaG wrote:
Great pictures, Great story. I love the cat man. i agree with D2Diamond, if the cat is still there on the way back, he should take him home. as long as he is not running for his life!! hehehe I love your title pages and the settings are great. Wonderful job!!
On Dec 2, 2006 wrote:
If he said everything I tell you is a lie then that means he is telling a lie so he is saying the truth...um...HE IS TELLING THE TRUTH!
On Dec 2, 2006 SimsBarbie wrote:
The gargy is probably telling the truth. Anyhow, I enjoyed this chapter!!
On Dec 2, 2006 floydine wrote:
Great story! I#m looking forward to read the next part!
On Dec 2, 2006 Tiger Lily 1963 wrote:
Wow, this part went by fast! I got to the end without even realizing it! Very nice, you're doing a very good job at it!
On Dec 4, 2006 gilysse wrote:
Wow, interesting! It's a bit quick to read Chapter 3 before 1 & 2, but I am gonna read them now!!
5 stars for you!
On Dec 7, 2006 LilyoftheValleyICE wrote:
This series keeps getting better and better. I loved the original story and I love the sequel too! I can't wait to find out what happens next. These little riddles are fun too : ) Woot woot! Good job!
On Dec 8, 2006 greeksim wrote:
I could give you 10 for this story! Excellent work, shots!
On Dec 15, 2006 minsmusic wrote:
Vlana your stories really showcase just how amazingly versatile the Sims game is!! I avoid all the supernatural elements of the Sims (even ghosts), so I have enjoyed seeing what you can do with them. I too loved the cat man!! I have really enjoyed all the custom content you've used and the effects you've added to your screenshots. I can tell you really enjoy this artistic approach to storytelling. GREAT way to get your audience participating with those riddles. Congrats Vlana - another 5!
On Dec 19, 2006 Pete789 wrote:
Awesome
On Dec 21, 2006 white_sands wrote:
Keep 'em coming!
On Dec 28, 2006 Nikouchoco wrote:
Bravo Vlana !
On Dec 28, 2006 Nikouchoco wrote:
Forgot to vote !
On Jan 10, 2007 Mistress Useless wrote:
Excellent atmosphere!
On Jan 18, 2007 manuela55 wrote:
good story
On Jan 30, 2007 shady411 wrote:
Awesome
On Feb 1, 2007 civetinja wrote:
very great work !Thanks!
On Mar 7, 2007 Olga2102 wrote:
On Jun 1, 2007 nanapon wrote:
if everyting said is a lie, then that is also.
On Jun 18, 2007 MinnieID wrote:
I'm too bad at riddles
On Mar 28, 2008 aaaaaaac wrote:
Very good
On Mar 28, 2008 Bury me deep inside your heart wrote:
Good Job
On Jun 14, 2008 ritakwolf wrote:
On Oct 23, 2008 cutedazy wrote:
good job!