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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 6056205" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Holy War: Part 5 – Clash of the Titans</strong></p><p></p><p>Hammer dove just as the building crumbled beneath his feet. He leaped into space, and this time there was no crane to help bridge the distance.</p><p></p><p>But Jim-Bean's telekinetic grip caught him. He landed on his feet and kept running.</p><p></p><p>"Where's he off to?" asked Archive.</p><p></p><p>Jim-Bean nodded towards the rickety dock that extended into the lake. "There."</p><p></p><p>The mutated villagers between Hammer and the lake began to stagger about the landscape, grossly altered but still growing, as large dark pillars spiral up into the sky, framed by massive buildings with obscenely huge windows and doorways. The wretched victims stagger toward Hammer, seething with evil and the desire to punish those who survive unaltered. </p><p></p><p>At the end of the dock was...something. An oval body covered in thin, pointed metal spines rose from the water. It had a rounded mouth with thick lips set in the middle of a face from which extended three yellow eyes on thin stalks. Underneath the creature's body lay multitudes of white pyramids. </p><p></p><p>Hammer kept running, dodging mutants who stood in his path. He drew from his belt the knife they found in the basement of Windthrope Manor. Jim-Bean and Hammer followed behind him, providing cover fire and keeping the mutated rabble from surrounding him. </p><p></p><p>Charging like a rhinoceros and pounding full-speed behind him, Y'golonac was undeterred by the collapse of Lakeside Terrace. Rubble and blood flaked off its flabby shoulders as it smashed aside mutants. </p><p></p><p>Hammer closed the gap to the end of the dock. </p><p></p><p>"What the hell is he doing?" asked Jim-Bean.</p><p></p><p>"He's bringing two Great Old Ones together," said Archive breathlessly. </p><p></p><p>"Has that happened before?"</p><p></p><p>"Not in our lifetime." Archive shared a worried look with Jim-Bean. </p><p></p><p>Y'golonac lunged once, twice for Hammer, almost grasping him each time. The dock groaned from the weight of the pounding behemoth. Glaaki watched, impassive, alien, unknowable.</p><p></p><p>Hammer leaped over Glaaki.</p><p></p><p>It wasn't so simple. Glaaki thrust upward as he passed and several spines shot through Hammer, piercing his arms and legs. He screamed but brought the knife in one hand with the book in the other, stabbing it through the spine. </p><p></p><p>And thus the Twelfth Volume of Glaaki, co-opted by Y'golonac, met the blade crafted to unsummon him. </p><p></p><p>The effect was immediate. The two beings were drawn instantly into the water as Y'golonac's claws met Glaaki's spines. The light that played over the water suddenly convulsed, sucking downwards and into the spot where the two behemoths clashed. A portal raged, a dimensional wound that suppurated magical energy.</p><p></p><p>Hammer struggled to swim against the current but the foaming, yellow surf was no act of nature. He flailed helplessly as it engulfed him.</p><p></p><p>And then he was lifted up, hovering gently beyond the swirling morass that grew by the second. Jim-Bean stood at the edge of the ruins of the dock, arms outstretched, telekinetically pulling Hammer back to the safety of the shore. </p><p></p><p>With a slurping pop, it was over. The storm over the lake died down, and the winds quieted. In the dawn of a new day, thousands of people- many dressed only in their bedclothes - stared in confusion at their surroundings. Children cried for their parents, and the voices of bewildered men and women begin to rise in a low murmur over the now-still lake.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 6056205, member: 3285"] [b]Holy War: Part 5 – Clash of the Titans[/b] Hammer dove just as the building crumbled beneath his feet. He leaped into space, and this time there was no crane to help bridge the distance. But Jim-Bean's telekinetic grip caught him. He landed on his feet and kept running. "Where's he off to?" asked Archive. Jim-Bean nodded towards the rickety dock that extended into the lake. "There." The mutated villagers between Hammer and the lake began to stagger about the landscape, grossly altered but still growing, as large dark pillars spiral up into the sky, framed by massive buildings with obscenely huge windows and doorways. The wretched victims stagger toward Hammer, seething with evil and the desire to punish those who survive unaltered. At the end of the dock was...something. An oval body covered in thin, pointed metal spines rose from the water. It had a rounded mouth with thick lips set in the middle of a face from which extended three yellow eyes on thin stalks. Underneath the creature's body lay multitudes of white pyramids. Hammer kept running, dodging mutants who stood in his path. He drew from his belt the knife they found in the basement of Windthrope Manor. Jim-Bean and Hammer followed behind him, providing cover fire and keeping the mutated rabble from surrounding him. Charging like a rhinoceros and pounding full-speed behind him, Y'golonac was undeterred by the collapse of Lakeside Terrace. Rubble and blood flaked off its flabby shoulders as it smashed aside mutants. Hammer closed the gap to the end of the dock. "What the hell is he doing?" asked Jim-Bean. "He's bringing two Great Old Ones together," said Archive breathlessly. "Has that happened before?" "Not in our lifetime." Archive shared a worried look with Jim-Bean. Y'golonac lunged once, twice for Hammer, almost grasping him each time. The dock groaned from the weight of the pounding behemoth. Glaaki watched, impassive, alien, unknowable. Hammer leaped over Glaaki. It wasn't so simple. Glaaki thrust upward as he passed and several spines shot through Hammer, piercing his arms and legs. He screamed but brought the knife in one hand with the book in the other, stabbing it through the spine. And thus the Twelfth Volume of Glaaki, co-opted by Y'golonac, met the blade crafted to unsummon him. The effect was immediate. The two beings were drawn instantly into the water as Y'golonac's claws met Glaaki's spines. The light that played over the water suddenly convulsed, sucking downwards and into the spot where the two behemoths clashed. A portal raged, a dimensional wound that suppurated magical energy. Hammer struggled to swim against the current but the foaming, yellow surf was no act of nature. He flailed helplessly as it engulfed him. And then he was lifted up, hovering gently beyond the swirling morass that grew by the second. Jim-Bean stood at the edge of the ruins of the dock, arms outstretched, telekinetically pulling Hammer back to the safety of the shore. With a slurping pop, it was over. The storm over the lake died down, and the winds quieted. In the dawn of a new day, thousands of people- many dressed only in their bedclothes - stared in confusion at their surroundings. Children cried for their parents, and the voices of bewildered men and women begin to rise in a low murmur over the now-still lake. [/QUOTE]
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