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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2373619" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>The Children of Leviathan - Part 8d: The Caves</strong></p><p></p><p>Bijoux spread her wingflaps and launched herself towards the altar. The air had become a forest of flying spears, such that she had to twist and bend to avoid them. One spear through her wingflaps would ground her.</p><p></p><p>She landed on the altar and peered in. It was a carved rock altar with a large glass bowl. At the bottom of the bowl was a golden ring with a key mounted on it. </p><p></p><p>And a snake. Or an eel. Bijoux wasn’t familiar with Onaran wildlife.</p><p></p><p>Bijoux took a deep breath. She didn’t have time to fool around by fishing around in the bowl and the snakey thing—whatever it was—would certainly bite her. It would take all of her catlike reflexes to snatch it out of the bowl. It would require all her concentration.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t have time for this,” she muttered. With a swipe of her claws, she shattered the bowl. </p><p></p><p>The snake flopped around for a moment. Bijoux hesitated, then grabbed the small snake by its tail and dumped it into her leather pouch. If she left the snake where it was, it would surely die. </p><p></p><p>“Sorry,” she said to the snake. “Hopefully we’ll laugh about this later.”</p><p></p><p>Vlad shouted from under his shield. “Calactyte, can you lift the cannon?” </p><p></p><p>The big lizard’s head turned to pinpoint the source of the sound.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t know if we want his attention,” said Kham. “He looks really pissed.”</p><p></p><p>“Cal!” shouted Vlad. He pointed at the cannon. “Can you turn the cannon? That way!” He pointed towards the cultists.</p><p></p><p>Somewhere in the murderous fog of Calactyte’s mind the concept made it through. He roared again and barreled towards the Altherian cannon.</p><p></p><p>“I don’t think he’s gonna stop,” said Kham.</p><p></p><p>Every muscle bulged as Cal grabbed the cannon with both claws. Sinew and scales strained and tore as the cannon was hoisted off of the ground and turned 45 degrees to face the cultists. He heaved it just a few feet, but it did the trick.</p><p></p><p>The cannon landed with a horrendous thud. The cultists paused in their shouting.</p><p></p><p>Vlad ran over and dropped a cannonball into the mouth of the weapon. </p><p></p><p>Ilmarė poured blackpowder into the cannon. Kham use his flint and steel to spark it.</p><p></p><p>There was a strange, crackling sound from deep within the cannon. </p><p></p><p>“It’s jammed!” shouted Kham, crawling away as fast as he could, which was not fast enough. “She’s gonna blow!”</p><p></p><p>Bijoux glided to the top of the cannon. She withdrew the staff from her back and shoved it down the barrel. </p><p></p><p>There was a hollow ring as the cannonball hit the bottom of the cannon. The Fihali leapt off of the mouth of the cannon as it fired.</p><p></p><p>The shot crashed through the lip of the cavern wall above, partially collapsing it beneath dozens of cultists. They screamed as they fell. Then there was only broken bodies and dust.</p><p></p><p>The force of the explosion had knocked the cannon backwards into the wall. One of the four wheels fell off.</p><p></p><p>“Can Altherians make cannons or what?” said Kham.</p><p></p><p>Cultists stream through the door where the snake-haired woman had escaped.</p><p></p><p>“Great,” said Ilmarė, knocking another arrow. “They finally figured out how to use the steps.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2373619, member: 3285"] [b]The Children of Leviathan - Part 8d: The Caves[/b] Bijoux spread her wingflaps and launched herself towards the altar. The air had become a forest of flying spears, such that she had to twist and bend to avoid them. One spear through her wingflaps would ground her. She landed on the altar and peered in. It was a carved rock altar with a large glass bowl. At the bottom of the bowl was a golden ring with a key mounted on it. And a snake. Or an eel. Bijoux wasn’t familiar with Onaran wildlife. Bijoux took a deep breath. She didn’t have time to fool around by fishing around in the bowl and the snakey thing—whatever it was—would certainly bite her. It would take all of her catlike reflexes to snatch it out of the bowl. It would require all her concentration. “I don’t have time for this,” she muttered. With a swipe of her claws, she shattered the bowl. The snake flopped around for a moment. Bijoux hesitated, then grabbed the small snake by its tail and dumped it into her leather pouch. If she left the snake where it was, it would surely die. “Sorry,” she said to the snake. “Hopefully we’ll laugh about this later.” Vlad shouted from under his shield. “Calactyte, can you lift the cannon?” The big lizard’s head turned to pinpoint the source of the sound. “I don’t know if we want his attention,” said Kham. “He looks really pissed.” “Cal!” shouted Vlad. He pointed at the cannon. “Can you turn the cannon? That way!” He pointed towards the cultists. Somewhere in the murderous fog of Calactyte’s mind the concept made it through. He roared again and barreled towards the Altherian cannon. “I don’t think he’s gonna stop,” said Kham. Every muscle bulged as Cal grabbed the cannon with both claws. Sinew and scales strained and tore as the cannon was hoisted off of the ground and turned 45 degrees to face the cultists. He heaved it just a few feet, but it did the trick. The cannon landed with a horrendous thud. The cultists paused in their shouting. Vlad ran over and dropped a cannonball into the mouth of the weapon. Ilmarė poured blackpowder into the cannon. Kham use his flint and steel to spark it. There was a strange, crackling sound from deep within the cannon. “It’s jammed!” shouted Kham, crawling away as fast as he could, which was not fast enough. “She’s gonna blow!” Bijoux glided to the top of the cannon. She withdrew the staff from her back and shoved it down the barrel. There was a hollow ring as the cannonball hit the bottom of the cannon. The Fihali leapt off of the mouth of the cannon as it fired. The shot crashed through the lip of the cavern wall above, partially collapsing it beneath dozens of cultists. They screamed as they fell. Then there was only broken bodies and dust. The force of the explosion had knocked the cannon backwards into the wall. One of the four wheels fell off. “Can Altherians make cannons or what?” said Kham. Cultists stream through the door where the snake-haired woman had escaped. “Great,” said Ilmarė, knocking another arrow. “They finally figured out how to use the steps.” [/QUOTE]
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