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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4942287" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>God Shall Tread: Part 8 – The Gate</strong></p><p></p><p>A fully armed Hammer followed Ssruthaa and Jim-Bean down to the Level Six. Little attention was paid to them. It was a busy level. People ran down the hallways, many in odd jumpsuits, combat boots, gloves and helmets. </p><p></p><p>The final level underground was a maze of pressure locks, airlocks, huge, reinforced steel and carbon bulkheads and more. Colored lines meandered on the ground and on the walls, leading particular groups through the maze of rooms. </p><p></p><p>As Ssruthaa led them towards the gate, moving through various rings of airlocks, the air pressure, humidity and temperature seems to shift. Near the center, humidity was nearly eighty percent, and the temperature was approximately ninety-eight degrees. </p><p></p><p>"I don't like this," Hammer said to Jim-Bean through the telepathic link. "How do we know we can trust—"</p><p></p><p>"You have no other choice," Ssruthaa interrupted their mental conversation. </p><p></p><p>Hammer's eyes widened but he said nothing else, inwardly or outwardly.</p><p></p><p>Finally, they gained access to the Gate room, an enormous room the size of a concert hall, filled with equipment, personnel and the Duxbury gate. </p><p></p><p>It was immediately recognizable — it was identical in every way to the Hellbend gate. </p><p></p><p>The gate was a thirteen-foot wide by thirteen-foot high tall stone archway with slots on the left hand side of the large portal. The stone was odd—it was a deep black soapstone-like substance with an almost metallic quality, unidentifiable by modern science. The slots each fit a 2.718” gold cube. The archway was filled with a deep gray mist; much like steam, which did not seem to drift far from the door. There was something odd about the way the smoke drifted; it occasionally seemed to twirl, twist and congeal into tiny storm-like collections of clouds; and it never drifted far from the stone doorway before evaporating.</p><p></p><p>Next to the gate was a small, odd, wheel shaped device covered in Aklo writing. It was obviously an alien device retrofitted to a human constructed machine that operated the gate. Huge, thick power cables ran from the device up into the ceiling of the Gate room. </p><p></p><p>Ssruthaa disconnected the cables with his bare hands. "Fools," he snarled. "You have no idea the power you trifle with."</p><p></p><p>Several Brownshirts whirled. "Hey, get away from there!"</p><p></p><p>There was another trumpet behind them. Rhan-Tegoth was coming.</p><p></p><p>"Did that thing…take the freight elevator down here?" asked Jim-Bean to nobody in particular.</p><p></p><p>The Brownshirt opened fire on the Rhan-Tegoth in the hallway. From their position they weren't yet able to see the Great Old One, but they could feel its heavy steps through the floor plates. </p><p></p><p>"Rhan-Tegoth knows of the Gate," said Ssruthaa, concentrating. "Now be quiet while I calibrate it…"</p><p></p><p>He closed his eyes and the gate whirled to life. The same strange mist filled the opening. "Go now!"</p><p></p><p>"You first," said Hammer.</p><p></p><p>Ssruthaa opened his eyes and shrugged. Then he dove through the gate, disappearing into the enveloping mist.</p><p></p><p>"We can't let that thing through," said Hammer.</p><p></p><p>"I know," said Jim-Bean. "And I don't know what's on the other side of that gate."</p><p></p><p>Hammer frowned. The screams and gunfire were getting closer. "One way to find out." He took the satchel from Jim-Bean and pointed at the gate. Jim-Bean nodded and dove through.</p><p></p><p>Hammer set the charges on the entire satchel of C4. He tossed it near the edge of the gate.</p><p></p><p>One scientist had the presence of mind to tear away from Rhan-Tegoth's approach and see what was going on with the gate. "What the hell are you doing?"</p><p></p><p>"Putting Hunt Electronics out of business." Hammer dove through the gate just a second before the charge went off.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4942287, member: 3285"] [b]God Shall Tread: Part 8 – The Gate[/b] A fully armed Hammer followed Ssruthaa and Jim-Bean down to the Level Six. Little attention was paid to them. It was a busy level. People ran down the hallways, many in odd jumpsuits, combat boots, gloves and helmets. The final level underground was a maze of pressure locks, airlocks, huge, reinforced steel and carbon bulkheads and more. Colored lines meandered on the ground and on the walls, leading particular groups through the maze of rooms. As Ssruthaa led them towards the gate, moving through various rings of airlocks, the air pressure, humidity and temperature seems to shift. Near the center, humidity was nearly eighty percent, and the temperature was approximately ninety-eight degrees. "I don't like this," Hammer said to Jim-Bean through the telepathic link. "How do we know we can trust—" "You have no other choice," Ssruthaa interrupted their mental conversation. Hammer's eyes widened but he said nothing else, inwardly or outwardly. Finally, they gained access to the Gate room, an enormous room the size of a concert hall, filled with equipment, personnel and the Duxbury gate. It was immediately recognizable — it was identical in every way to the Hellbend gate. The gate was a thirteen-foot wide by thirteen-foot high tall stone archway with slots on the left hand side of the large portal. The stone was odd—it was a deep black soapstone-like substance with an almost metallic quality, unidentifiable by modern science. The slots each fit a 2.718” gold cube. The archway was filled with a deep gray mist; much like steam, which did not seem to drift far from the door. There was something odd about the way the smoke drifted; it occasionally seemed to twirl, twist and congeal into tiny storm-like collections of clouds; and it never drifted far from the stone doorway before evaporating. Next to the gate was a small, odd, wheel shaped device covered in Aklo writing. It was obviously an alien device retrofitted to a human constructed machine that operated the gate. Huge, thick power cables ran from the device up into the ceiling of the Gate room. Ssruthaa disconnected the cables with his bare hands. "Fools," he snarled. "You have no idea the power you trifle with." Several Brownshirts whirled. "Hey, get away from there!" There was another trumpet behind them. Rhan-Tegoth was coming. "Did that thing…take the freight elevator down here?" asked Jim-Bean to nobody in particular. The Brownshirt opened fire on the Rhan-Tegoth in the hallway. From their position they weren't yet able to see the Great Old One, but they could feel its heavy steps through the floor plates. "Rhan-Tegoth knows of the Gate," said Ssruthaa, concentrating. "Now be quiet while I calibrate it…" He closed his eyes and the gate whirled to life. The same strange mist filled the opening. "Go now!" "You first," said Hammer. Ssruthaa opened his eyes and shrugged. Then he dove through the gate, disappearing into the enveloping mist. "We can't let that thing through," said Hammer. "I know," said Jim-Bean. "And I don't know what's on the other side of that gate." Hammer frowned. The screams and gunfire were getting closer. "One way to find out." He took the satchel from Jim-Bean and pointed at the gate. Jim-Bean nodded and dove through. Hammer set the charges on the entire satchel of C4. He tossed it near the edge of the gate. One scientist had the presence of mind to tear away from Rhan-Tegoth's approach and see what was going on with the gate. "What the hell are you doing?" "Putting Hunt Electronics out of business." Hammer dove through the gate just a second before the charge went off. [/QUOTE]
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