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<blockquote data-quote="Aristoi" data-source="post: 2512893" data-attributes="member: 32975"><p><strong>Crimson Menagerie: Act 3</strong></p><p></p><p>Act 3</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> The Great Stair opened before them, a shaft at least a hundred feet in diameter and stretching below them into darkness and above them into darkness. The immediate area was lit, marginally, from dim sphere of magic floating near the walls and the wide winding staircase that wound around the circumference. Every fifty feet or so a landing appeared with four passages opening from it radially. Normally, the magical lights were quite bright and, if not cheerful, at least provided excellent illumination for humans.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> However, to each side of their passage, the landing had sheared away leaving a huge gaping space with at least a fifty-foot drop to the next level below. Even as Elim and Adama stepped to the edge to look over, a silver dragon wyrmling shot past, forcing them to stumble back. The serpent flew straight up as if pursued by the demons of hell. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> And then they saw it was. A Balor and a Beholder followed, the Eye-tyrant fired at the dragonling and the Balor, giving the impression that they were fleeing it. Whatever the case, none of them wanted to be spotted by any of those creatures. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> “Wha-a-at now?” Adama asked, turning to Elim, Kilmor and S’lann. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> “Rope?” Elim asked and the other two indicated none. He sighed heavily and shook his head and then grinned, “Time for trust. Hold hands with me,” he offered his hands to S’lann and Adama.</p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> “Why?” Adama asked hesitantly. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> “There is a life between us Cormyrian,” Elim replied amused, cracking a ghastly smile full of sharp teeth. “I won’t let you fall. Either you trust me or you don’t. Surprise me; don’t be a Human hypocrite.” </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p> Adama looked like he wanted to smack the Gith for what he said but after a moment he sighed, letting it go. Elim grinned in response and made a point of holding his hand out for Adama to take it. S’lann already grasped his other long-fingered claw-tipped hand loosely. Kilmore took S’lann’s other hand as he secured his sacks, to make sure that they didn’t lose what little they had claimed. </p><p></p><p> </p><p></p><p>“Shut your eyes, hold on hard and step with me. On one- three!” he took a step forward bringing them to the edge, “two-!” he leapt and jerked S’lann and Adama with him, their weight catching Kilmor off-balance and dragging him with them. </p><p></p><p> </p><p> “Bastaaa-aaaa-aaaaaarrrrrrd!” Adama screamed as they fell, plunging into the darkness. He seemed to be laughing, even as they plunged, like Elim his eyes wide open and laughing madly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Aristoi, post: 2512893, member: 32975"] [b]Crimson Menagerie: Act 3[/b] Act 3 The Great Stair opened before them, a shaft at least a hundred feet in diameter and stretching below them into darkness and above them into darkness. The immediate area was lit, marginally, from dim sphere of magic floating near the walls and the wide winding staircase that wound around the circumference. Every fifty feet or so a landing appeared with four passages opening from it radially. Normally, the magical lights were quite bright and, if not cheerful, at least provided excellent illumination for humans. However, to each side of their passage, the landing had sheared away leaving a huge gaping space with at least a fifty-foot drop to the next level below. Even as Elim and Adama stepped to the edge to look over, a silver dragon wyrmling shot past, forcing them to stumble back. The serpent flew straight up as if pursued by the demons of hell. And then they saw it was. A Balor and a Beholder followed, the Eye-tyrant fired at the dragonling and the Balor, giving the impression that they were fleeing it. Whatever the case, none of them wanted to be spotted by any of those creatures. “Wha-a-at now?” Adama asked, turning to Elim, Kilmor and S’lann. “Rope?” Elim asked and the other two indicated none. He sighed heavily and shook his head and then grinned, “Time for trust. Hold hands with me,” he offered his hands to S’lann and Adama. “Why?” Adama asked hesitantly. “There is a life between us Cormyrian,” Elim replied amused, cracking a ghastly smile full of sharp teeth. “I won’t let you fall. Either you trust me or you don’t. Surprise me; don’t be a Human hypocrite.” Adama looked like he wanted to smack the Gith for what he said but after a moment he sighed, letting it go. Elim grinned in response and made a point of holding his hand out for Adama to take it. S’lann already grasped his other long-fingered claw-tipped hand loosely. Kilmore took S’lann’s other hand as he secured his sacks, to make sure that they didn’t lose what little they had claimed. “Shut your eyes, hold on hard and step with me. On one- three!” he took a step forward bringing them to the edge, “two-!” he leapt and jerked S’lann and Adama with him, their weight catching Kilmor off-balance and dragging him with them. “Bastaaa-aaaa-aaaaaarrrrrrd!” Adama screamed as they fell, plunging into the darkness. He seemed to be laughing, even as they plunged, like Elim his eyes wide open and laughing madly. [/QUOTE]
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