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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 2850289" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Assault Upon the Gate of Tears - Part 2b: A Fork in the Road</strong></p><p></p><p>The cavernous chamber was circular in shape. Cages of all sizes stood silent and empty, a grim reminder of the fate of those who fell prey to the Ymandrakes. There were three obvious passages from the room to the south, southeast, and southwest.</p><p></p><p>“Looks like it was used as a staging area for those who were about to be Harvested,” said Holden.</p><p></p><p>The chamber was lit by undecipherable glyphs embedded at strategic locations upon the spongy walls. Their pale yellow glow cast a sickly gloom. At the far end, near the southeastern passage, a metal cabinet stood alone.</p><p></p><p>“Careful,” said Quintus, shield up and spear out.</p><p></p><p>“Oh for crying out loud.” Kham walked over to the cabinet and opened it up. It was a large affair with drawers. </p><p></p><p>“Let’s see,” said Kham, throwing things out behind him. “Some manacles,” chains fell to the ground. “Couple of scroll cases.” Three scroll cases fell to his feet. “Now this is interesting.”</p><p></p><p>Kham held up a plain golden ring. “You need a ring to command the Ymandragore ships, right?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes,” said Quintus, “but you don’t know—“</p><p></p><p>Kham slipped the ring on the middle finger of his right hand and admired it. “Nice. I wonder how much it will sell…” Another ring appeared on the middle finger of his left hand. “Cute, a matching pair,” he said. Then his amusement turned to horror as the two rings slowly forced themselves together. With a loud SNAP! Kham’s hands were forced into a praying position.</p><p></p><p>“Praying to Althares?” asked Quintus.</p><p></p><p>“My fingers…they’re stuck!” said Kham.</p><p></p><p>“Perhaps you should have thought of that before you put it on,” said Ilmarė. </p><p></p><p>“This is not funny!” said Kham, his voice rising in panic. “I need my hands! I can’t shoot without them!”</p><p></p><p>“Here, let me try,” said Vlad. He struggled to wrench Kham’s hands together but only succeeded in separating them by a few inches. Then they snapped back together again.</p><p></p><p>“You, whatever your name is,” said Kham to Holden. “You know how to use a pistol, right?”</p><p></p><p>“Well, I’m really more of a rifleman, but—“</p><p></p><p>“Shoot my fingers off,” said Kham, his tone deadly serious.</p><p></p><p>“Kham I don’t think that’s going to work,” said Quintus. “Your pistols are not very precise.”</p><p></p><p>“It’ll work,” said Kham, his forehead beading with sweat. “Just shoot them off. Come on, do it!”</p><p></p><p>Holden began rummaging through his scrolls.</p><p></p><p>“There’s no weapons in there,” said Kham. “Just take one of my pistols from my holster. Do it!”</p><p></p><p>Quintus stepped forward between them. “Calm down. There’s got to be a better way.”</p><p></p><p>“There is no better way!” shouted Kham. “I’m stuck in this insane place without access to my pistols. I’m as good as dead like this!”</p><p></p><p>“He’s right,” said Ilmarė. “I’ve got a knife. I can saw his fingers off.”</p><p></p><p>Vlad put one hand on Kham’s shoulder. “I think you should take a deep breath.”</p><p></p><p>“No! You take a deep breath!” shouted Kham. “I’ve got to get these things off fast! It’s the only way! You, grab one of my pistols and—“</p><p></p><p>“<span style="font-family: 'Impact'">Lubricus!</span>” shouted Holden, reading from a scroll.</p><p></p><p>Kham’s hands were covered in a strange, slippery substance. Kham struggled for a moment, and then the two rings slipped off his fingers and onto to the cavern floor with a tinkle.</p><p></p><p>The Val shook the goo off his hands. Without saying another word, Kham stalked off down the southern passage. </p><p></p><p>A muffled explosion boomed behind them.</p><p></p><p>“Another of the strike teams has collapsed a tunnel,” said Holden. “We’d better get moving.”</p><p></p><p>“Well,” said Quintus, “south it is.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 2850289, member: 3285"] [b]Assault Upon the Gate of Tears - Part 2b: A Fork in the Road[/b] The cavernous chamber was circular in shape. Cages of all sizes stood silent and empty, a grim reminder of the fate of those who fell prey to the Ymandrakes. There were three obvious passages from the room to the south, southeast, and southwest. “Looks like it was used as a staging area for those who were about to be Harvested,” said Holden. The chamber was lit by undecipherable glyphs embedded at strategic locations upon the spongy walls. Their pale yellow glow cast a sickly gloom. At the far end, near the southeastern passage, a metal cabinet stood alone. “Careful,” said Quintus, shield up and spear out. “Oh for crying out loud.” Kham walked over to the cabinet and opened it up. It was a large affair with drawers. “Let’s see,” said Kham, throwing things out behind him. “Some manacles,” chains fell to the ground. “Couple of scroll cases.” Three scroll cases fell to his feet. “Now this is interesting.” Kham held up a plain golden ring. “You need a ring to command the Ymandragore ships, right?” “Yes,” said Quintus, “but you don’t know—“ Kham slipped the ring on the middle finger of his right hand and admired it. “Nice. I wonder how much it will sell…” Another ring appeared on the middle finger of his left hand. “Cute, a matching pair,” he said. Then his amusement turned to horror as the two rings slowly forced themselves together. With a loud SNAP! Kham’s hands were forced into a praying position. “Praying to Althares?” asked Quintus. “My fingers…they’re stuck!” said Kham. “Perhaps you should have thought of that before you put it on,” said Ilmarė. “This is not funny!” said Kham, his voice rising in panic. “I need my hands! I can’t shoot without them!” “Here, let me try,” said Vlad. He struggled to wrench Kham’s hands together but only succeeded in separating them by a few inches. Then they snapped back together again. “You, whatever your name is,” said Kham to Holden. “You know how to use a pistol, right?” “Well, I’m really more of a rifleman, but—“ “Shoot my fingers off,” said Kham, his tone deadly serious. “Kham I don’t think that’s going to work,” said Quintus. “Your pistols are not very precise.” “It’ll work,” said Kham, his forehead beading with sweat. “Just shoot them off. Come on, do it!” Holden began rummaging through his scrolls. “There’s no weapons in there,” said Kham. “Just take one of my pistols from my holster. Do it!” Quintus stepped forward between them. “Calm down. There’s got to be a better way.” “There is no better way!” shouted Kham. “I’m stuck in this insane place without access to my pistols. I’m as good as dead like this!” “He’s right,” said Ilmarė. “I’ve got a knife. I can saw his fingers off.” Vlad put one hand on Kham’s shoulder. “I think you should take a deep breath.” “No! You take a deep breath!” shouted Kham. “I’ve got to get these things off fast! It’s the only way! You, grab one of my pistols and—“ “[FONT="Impact"]Lubricus![/FONT]” shouted Holden, reading from a scroll. Kham’s hands were covered in a strange, slippery substance. Kham struggled for a moment, and then the two rings slipped off his fingers and onto to the cavern floor with a tinkle. The Val shook the goo off his hands. Without saying another word, Kham stalked off down the southern passage. A muffled explosion boomed behind them. “Another of the strike teams has collapsed a tunnel,” said Holden. “We’d better get moving.” “Well,” said Quintus, “south it is.” [/QUOTE]
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