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Arcanis: Gonnes, Sons, and Treasure Runs (COMPLETED)
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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2121313" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Drinking Deeply from the Chalice of Midnight - Part 3d: The Arena</strong></p><p></p><p>A large, forty-foot square cage dominated the room beyond. The iron bars of the cage glowed with a strange phosphorescence. </p><p></p><p>“A zoo?” asked Vlad, examining the bars more closely. </p><p></p><p>“An arena,” said Ilmarė with a frown. “Look at the marks.” </p><p></p><p>Signs of battle were evident from the numerous gouges and claw marks on the bars.</p><p></p><p>“And it’s still occupied,” said Quintus. “There’s something in the cage here.”</p><p></p><p>On the eastern wall were five smaller cages. Unlike the larger cage, they had no bars at all, just barriers of light. A large, powerful creature rested in a fetal position within.</p><p></p><p>Vlad walked over to take a closer look. “What is it?”</p><p></p><p>The thing was seemingly encased in burnished bronze, with arms edged with sharp razors and the rest of its body covered in spines of different shapes and sizes. Most striking of all was its complete lack of facial features: no eyes, nose, or mouth.</p><p></p><p>“That’s one of the creatures from the black cloud outside,” said Ilmarė. She was flipping through a journal on a small table. “It looks like the Infernals tested themselves by fighting them. There’s a column of Infernal names here and a time count in the other.”</p><p></p><p>“Really,” said Quintus. “What’s the highest time?”</p><p></p><p>“One hour, 34 minutes,” said Ilmarė. </p><p></p><p>“Not bad,” said Vlad with a hint of admiration in his voice. “That thing looks nasty.”</p><p></p><p>Vlad walked over to the southern wall, covered in a large array of weapons. </p><p></p><p>“Quintus, look at this. These gladiuses have no blades. They’re just light.”</p><p></p><p>Quintus still had his eye on the creature. He walked slowly towards Vlad without turning his back on it. </p><p></p><p>He managed to tear his gaze from the beast to look at the glowing gladiuses on the wall. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Quintus. “Don’t touch—“</p><p></p><p>Vlad was already swinging the glowing gladius around. “Light as a feather,” he said, smiling at Quintus. </p><p></p><p>Quintus sighed and shook his head. “This place could be trapped. We’ve been lucky so far.”</p><p></p><p>“Oh, I don’t think they bothered to trap these,” said Vlad. Then he thrust the blade into Quintus’ ribs.</p><p></p><p>“Illiir!” shouted Quintus, looking down in shock at the hilt protruding from his torso. </p><p></p><p>“It’s completely harmless,” said Vlad. “Passes right through flesh and steel.”</p><p></p><p>Quintus swallowed hard as Vlad withdrew the blade with a smirk. </p><p></p><p>“That’s not funny,” was all he said.</p><p></p><p>“Maybe not,” said Vlad. “But I think we should take them. Who knows, if those things live in darkness maybe these blades are effective.” He took one and thrust it into his weapons belt. “Best of all, you never need to sheathe them.”</p><p></p><p>He dutifully handed Quintus the other gladius, hilt first.</p><p></p><p>Quintus muttered something under his breath and took it. “Let’s get out of here,” he said.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2121313, member: 3285"] [b]Drinking Deeply from the Chalice of Midnight - Part 3d: The Arena[/b] A large, forty-foot square cage dominated the room beyond. The iron bars of the cage glowed with a strange phosphorescence. “A zoo?” asked Vlad, examining the bars more closely. “An arena,” said Ilmarė with a frown. “Look at the marks.” Signs of battle were evident from the numerous gouges and claw marks on the bars. “And it’s still occupied,” said Quintus. “There’s something in the cage here.” On the eastern wall were five smaller cages. Unlike the larger cage, they had no bars at all, just barriers of light. A large, powerful creature rested in a fetal position within. Vlad walked over to take a closer look. “What is it?” The thing was seemingly encased in burnished bronze, with arms edged with sharp razors and the rest of its body covered in spines of different shapes and sizes. Most striking of all was its complete lack of facial features: no eyes, nose, or mouth. “That’s one of the creatures from the black cloud outside,” said Ilmarė. She was flipping through a journal on a small table. “It looks like the Infernals tested themselves by fighting them. There’s a column of Infernal names here and a time count in the other.” “Really,” said Quintus. “What’s the highest time?” “One hour, 34 minutes,” said Ilmarė. “Not bad,” said Vlad with a hint of admiration in his voice. “That thing looks nasty.” Vlad walked over to the southern wall, covered in a large array of weapons. “Quintus, look at this. These gladiuses have no blades. They’re just light.” Quintus still had his eye on the creature. He walked slowly towards Vlad without turning his back on it. He managed to tear his gaze from the beast to look at the glowing gladiuses on the wall. “I’ve never seen anything like it,” said Quintus. “Don’t touch—“ Vlad was already swinging the glowing gladius around. “Light as a feather,” he said, smiling at Quintus. Quintus sighed and shook his head. “This place could be trapped. We’ve been lucky so far.” “Oh, I don’t think they bothered to trap these,” said Vlad. Then he thrust the blade into Quintus’ ribs. “Illiir!” shouted Quintus, looking down in shock at the hilt protruding from his torso. “It’s completely harmless,” said Vlad. “Passes right through flesh and steel.” Quintus swallowed hard as Vlad withdrew the blade with a smirk. “That’s not funny,” was all he said. “Maybe not,” said Vlad. “But I think we should take them. Who knows, if those things live in darkness maybe these blades are effective.” He took one and thrust it into his weapons belt. “Best of all, you never need to sheathe them.” He dutifully handed Quintus the other gladius, hilt first. Quintus muttered something under his breath and took it. “Let’s get out of here,” he said. [/QUOTE]
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