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<blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4420589" data-attributes="member: 3285"><p><strong>Vengeance in Freeport: Part 13 – The Temples</strong></p><p></p><p>“There!” shouted Dril. </p><p></p><p>A woman of at least twenty winters was carrying a box into the Temple of Yarris. Blonde hair cascaded down her shoulders. She was dressed in leather armor with a short sword at her hip.</p><p></p><p>“I’m taking the shot!” shouted Vlad. He kneeled and fired his crossbow.</p><p></p><p>The bolt slammed into the young woman. She spun with a yelp and collapsed to the ground.</p><p></p><p>Dril tore the box open. “It’s just fruit!” </p><p></p><p>“Damn it!” shouted Vlad. </p><p></p><p>“I’m going into the Temple of Althares.” Dril was already running. “You take the Temple of Yarris!”</p><p></p><p>Dril knew something was wrong at the Temple of Althares because brothers were rushing past him in a panic. Egil stood alone at the front desk.</p><p></p><p>“I…I accidentally started a countdown,” said Egil, almost in a daze. “Althares help us, we can’t get it out of here in time!”</p><p></p><p>The urn had three gems lit up. Dril paced. “You mentioned there’s a portal downstairs, right?”</p><p></p><p>“Yes, but there’s a library on the other side—“</p><p></p><p>“Activate it!”</p><p></p><p>“But if we do that it will destroy the books—“</p><p></p><p>“ACTIVATE IT NOW!”</p><p></p><p>Dril grabbed the urn and barreled down the steps, with Egil just barely ahead of him. </p><p></p><p>Another gem lit up. There was one unlit gem remaining. Egil waved his hands and a section of the wall glowed.</p><p></p><p>Dril chucked the urn into the glowing portal. </p><p></p><p>“DOWN!” he shouted.</p><p></p><p>There was a strange sound, like that of an explosion in reverse. Then flames blasted out of the portal. </p><p></p><p>“We did it!” shouted Egil, tears in his eyes. “We lost a lot of books, but the sacrifice was…where’d he go?”</p><p></p><p>Dril was already sprinting to the Temple of Cadic.</p><p></p><p>Vlad skidded into the long temple of Yarris. An attractive woman with shoulder-length, dark-green hair, green eyes, and a tight-fitting, aqua-colored, floor-length gown stood with hands outstretched before a ticking urn. Four of the five gems had lit up.</p><p></p><p>“I can’t hold it for long!” shrieked Sister Gwendolyn. </p><p></p><p>Vlad ran up to the altar, scooped up the urn, and sprinted toward the exit. He skidded to the waterfront and hurled it as hard as he could. </p><p></p><p>He could see the last gem light up as it splashed into the water…</p><p></p><p>Then a massive explosion of sea foam blasted upwards, showering him. Vlad gave a hoot of triumph.</p><p></p><p>Dril rushed into the Temple of Cadic. Father Peg-Leg Peligro stared intently at a ticking urn on the altar. </p><p></p><p>“Well,” said Peg-Leg without looking up, “glad ye could make it. I’ve been slowing it down, but I can’t stop it.”</p><p></p><p>The urn clicked and the fifth gem lit up.</p><p></p><p>The priests of Cadic were all gathered around Father Peg-Leg, a motley assortment of reformed cutthroats and criminals. Their presence was a test of their loyalty; they refused to run in Peg-Leg’s time of need.</p><p></p><p>Dril pulled out the rod. “I hope this works.”</p><p></p><p>Dril pointed the rod at the urn and closed his eyes.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="talien, post: 4420589, member: 3285"] [b]Vengeance in Freeport: Part 13 – The Temples[/b] “There!” shouted Dril. A woman of at least twenty winters was carrying a box into the Temple of Yarris. Blonde hair cascaded down her shoulders. She was dressed in leather armor with a short sword at her hip. “I’m taking the shot!” shouted Vlad. He kneeled and fired his crossbow. The bolt slammed into the young woman. She spun with a yelp and collapsed to the ground. Dril tore the box open. “It’s just fruit!” “Damn it!” shouted Vlad. “I’m going into the Temple of Althares.” Dril was already running. “You take the Temple of Yarris!” Dril knew something was wrong at the Temple of Althares because brothers were rushing past him in a panic. Egil stood alone at the front desk. “I…I accidentally started a countdown,” said Egil, almost in a daze. “Althares help us, we can’t get it out of here in time!” The urn had three gems lit up. Dril paced. “You mentioned there’s a portal downstairs, right?” “Yes, but there’s a library on the other side—“ “Activate it!” “But if we do that it will destroy the books—“ “ACTIVATE IT NOW!” Dril grabbed the urn and barreled down the steps, with Egil just barely ahead of him. Another gem lit up. There was one unlit gem remaining. Egil waved his hands and a section of the wall glowed. Dril chucked the urn into the glowing portal. “DOWN!” he shouted. There was a strange sound, like that of an explosion in reverse. Then flames blasted out of the portal. “We did it!” shouted Egil, tears in his eyes. “We lost a lot of books, but the sacrifice was…where’d he go?” Dril was already sprinting to the Temple of Cadic. Vlad skidded into the long temple of Yarris. An attractive woman with shoulder-length, dark-green hair, green eyes, and a tight-fitting, aqua-colored, floor-length gown stood with hands outstretched before a ticking urn. Four of the five gems had lit up. “I can’t hold it for long!” shrieked Sister Gwendolyn. Vlad ran up to the altar, scooped up the urn, and sprinted toward the exit. He skidded to the waterfront and hurled it as hard as he could. He could see the last gem light up as it splashed into the water… Then a massive explosion of sea foam blasted upwards, showering him. Vlad gave a hoot of triumph. Dril rushed into the Temple of Cadic. Father Peg-Leg Peligro stared intently at a ticking urn on the altar. “Well,” said Peg-Leg without looking up, “glad ye could make it. I’ve been slowing it down, but I can’t stop it.” The urn clicked and the fifth gem lit up. The priests of Cadic were all gathered around Father Peg-Leg, a motley assortment of reformed cutthroats and criminals. Their presence was a test of their loyalty; they refused to run in Peg-Leg’s time of need. Dril pulled out the rod. “I hope this works.” Dril pointed the rod at the urn and closed his eyes. [/QUOTE]
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