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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 5542030" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Gothic: Conclusion</strong></p><p></p><p>It's a good thing you remind me Red...I'm so far behind on writing story hours that I forgot to update this one! I've written three more installments, but I'm actually seven story hour chapters behind. And without further ado, let's wrap this sucker up!</p><p></p><p>==========</p><p></p><p>Thredra had to give Toodles and Twiddles credit. They held off PISCES longer than she had hoped. </p><p></p><p>But the PISCES agents were too close now. She briefly considered taking the OCCULUS team on in their weakened condition – she guessed they were down a few men after encounters with the runic guardian and the blood hulks – but she knew more would be coming. Castle Drake's rule was at an end. </p><p></p><p>She didn't want to resort to such drastic measures. But PISCES left her no choice. It was time to release the Blood God.</p><p></p><p>Bertram easily slid her down the tunnel. The golem resumed its position before the altar, but it turned as soon as Bertram deposited her.</p><p></p><p>"Bertram, keep him busy."</p><p></p><p>The undead muck immediately obliged, wrapping tendrils of slime around the faceless statue. It crept up over the thing's head just in time to catch a sneeze of vile red fluid, which instead caused a large, sagging bubble of pitch to form around its face. It was disgusting, even for Thredra, who was wearing a suit of human skin.</p><p></p><p>She ran over to the altar and grabbed the cube. It had a strange violet luster that suggested it was merely covered with a black coating. Inscribed hieroglyphics had been incised upon its surface, which she recognized from the Necronomicon as protection against demons. It was surprisingly heavy – about the weight of a piece of lead of the same size. </p><p></p><p>Thredra backed away from the altar as a thick reptilian stench billowed out of the hole beneath the cube. "Let's go Bertram!" </p><p></p><p>The black slime disengaged from the animated statue and slid underneath her, ferrying her effortlessly into the darkness of the tunnel to the Darklands. </p><p></p><p>The statue started after her, stopped, and turned around as the OCCULUS team lowered on zip lines. There were five of them now, led by Agent Raphael. </p><p></p><p>One of the agents fired a grenade launcher at the statue, obliterating it. The cavern continued to rumble. </p><p></p><p>Agent Raphael sifted some of the dirt of the cavern between his fingertips and sniffed it. "She was just here." He pointed at the yawning maw of the partially collapsed tunnel. "That way—"</p><p></p><p>A strange stirring began beneath their feet. Looking down, the floor on one side of the cavern was ascending the stone wall, sliding down into darkness. The shattered statue slid down into the darkness below. </p><p></p><p>"Get back," shouted Agent Raphael. "Back!" He screamed into the mic at his ear. "Byatis is loose! Site has been compromised! Repeat, Castle Drake has been compromised!"</p><p></p><p>A slithering sound began below, mixed with a rubbery suction. A black object slid from underneath the edge of a wall and began to expand upward, slapping itself blindly against the sides of the cavern. It resembled a gigantic snake more than anything else, but it was eyeless and had no other facial features. </p><p></p><p>One of the OCCULUS agents let loose with his machinegun on full auto. The tentacle whipped around his torso and sucked him down squealing into darkness.</p><p></p><p>Raphael clambered up the zip line, shoving agents out of the way. He made it to the top. One OCCULUS agent was waiting for him.</p><p></p><p>"Give me your satchel charge," he snapped.</p><p></p><p>"But sir, there's still men down there."</p><p></p><p>"Now, soldier!"</p><p></p><p>The agent handed the entire satchel over. Agent Raphael set it and tossed the charge down the hole.</p><p></p><p>There was a protracted hissing sound from below, coupled with a terrible bass roaring, which rose in intensity and pitch before changing to a repulsive bubbling. The OCCULUS team, what was left of them, evacuated the building in jet black helicopters.</p><p></p><p>The explosion rocked the foundations of the castle. Towers sagged and then cracked, tumbling into dust and ash. Thin greenish spirals of gas whirled out of the castle's tombs and collected in a thick cloud about fifty feet above. The cloud seemed to congeal at one point of its ascent into a great swollen toad-like shape, which flapped away on vast bat-wings toward the west.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 5542030, member: 3285"] [b]Gothic: Conclusion[/b] It's a good thing you remind me Red...I'm so far behind on writing story hours that I forgot to update this one! I've written three more installments, but I'm actually seven story hour chapters behind. And without further ado, let's wrap this sucker up! ========== Thredra had to give Toodles and Twiddles credit. They held off PISCES longer than she had hoped. But the PISCES agents were too close now. She briefly considered taking the OCCULUS team on in their weakened condition – she guessed they were down a few men after encounters with the runic guardian and the blood hulks – but she knew more would be coming. Castle Drake's rule was at an end. She didn't want to resort to such drastic measures. But PISCES left her no choice. It was time to release the Blood God. Bertram easily slid her down the tunnel. The golem resumed its position before the altar, but it turned as soon as Bertram deposited her. "Bertram, keep him busy." The undead muck immediately obliged, wrapping tendrils of slime around the faceless statue. It crept up over the thing's head just in time to catch a sneeze of vile red fluid, which instead caused a large, sagging bubble of pitch to form around its face. It was disgusting, even for Thredra, who was wearing a suit of human skin. She ran over to the altar and grabbed the cube. It had a strange violet luster that suggested it was merely covered with a black coating. Inscribed hieroglyphics had been incised upon its surface, which she recognized from the Necronomicon as protection against demons. It was surprisingly heavy – about the weight of a piece of lead of the same size. Thredra backed away from the altar as a thick reptilian stench billowed out of the hole beneath the cube. "Let's go Bertram!" The black slime disengaged from the animated statue and slid underneath her, ferrying her effortlessly into the darkness of the tunnel to the Darklands. The statue started after her, stopped, and turned around as the OCCULUS team lowered on zip lines. There were five of them now, led by Agent Raphael. One of the agents fired a grenade launcher at the statue, obliterating it. The cavern continued to rumble. Agent Raphael sifted some of the dirt of the cavern between his fingertips and sniffed it. "She was just here." He pointed at the yawning maw of the partially collapsed tunnel. "That way—" A strange stirring began beneath their feet. Looking down, the floor on one side of the cavern was ascending the stone wall, sliding down into darkness. The shattered statue slid down into the darkness below. "Get back," shouted Agent Raphael. "Back!" He screamed into the mic at his ear. "Byatis is loose! Site has been compromised! Repeat, Castle Drake has been compromised!" A slithering sound began below, mixed with a rubbery suction. A black object slid from underneath the edge of a wall and began to expand upward, slapping itself blindly against the sides of the cavern. It resembled a gigantic snake more than anything else, but it was eyeless and had no other facial features. One of the OCCULUS agents let loose with his machinegun on full auto. The tentacle whipped around his torso and sucked him down squealing into darkness. Raphael clambered up the zip line, shoving agents out of the way. He made it to the top. One OCCULUS agent was waiting for him. "Give me your satchel charge," he snapped. "But sir, there's still men down there." "Now, soldier!" The agent handed the entire satchel over. Agent Raphael set it and tossed the charge down the hole. There was a protracted hissing sound from below, coupled with a terrible bass roaring, which rose in intensity and pitch before changing to a repulsive bubbling. The OCCULUS team, what was left of them, evacuated the building in jet black helicopters. The explosion rocked the foundations of the castle. Towers sagged and then cracked, tumbling into dust and ash. Thin greenish spirals of gas whirled out of the castle's tombs and collected in a thick cloud about fifty feet above. The cloud seemed to congeal at one point of its ascent into a great swollen toad-like shape, which flapped away on vast bat-wings toward the west. [/QUOTE]
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