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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4502835" data-attributes="member: 3285">Soul of the Serpent: ConclusionSebastian, Beldin and Vlad were forced to go back as the tunnel collapsed, separating them from the hordes of ssanu.  “We lost Kham,” said Vlad.“I’m sure he’ll turn up,” said Sebastian.A tiny snake slithered quickly past them through a crack in the wall.  Kham skidded up to them.“Open that door!”Without asking questions, Beldin hacked at the crack.  It crumbled, revealing a crude opening that led to steps going upwards.One at a time, they half-stumbled, half-climbed the steps.Kham blinked as he looked around, his eyes adjusting to the flickering torchlight.  “Ah, crap.”“Where are we?” asked Vlad.“In the Temple of Althares,” said Kham.  “The basement, to be precise.”Across the way, Ffashethh, once again in his larger form, touched a scaly palm to an archway set in stone.  ”That’s the portal Egil built to save the Temple in case of emergency!” said Kham.  “How did Ffashethh know about it?”Sebastian pursed his lips.  “Because Egil didn’t build it. He found it.  If your friend’s theory is right, Kham, this is a Ssethregoran gate. The Altherian priests didn’t understand what they discovered.”Ffashethh’s tail disappeared through the gate as it glowed bright red.  “After it!”  Kham plunged through the portal at a sprint and disappeared.Sebastian hesitated.  “I have a bad feeling about this.” Beldin ran past him into the portal.“What else is new?” asked Vlad.  He put one hand on Sebastian’s shoulder.  The portal started to pulse.  It would close in a moment.Taking a deep breath, they dove through.“No, wait!” shouted K’Stallo as he clambered up the steps.Egil came running down from the upper level.  “Father Thuron?  What happened?”The ssanu slumped.  “You were usssing that gate?”“Y-yes,” stammered Egil.  “Why?”The red light pulsed and faded.  Whatever its destination was now closed to future travelers.“That isss a Ssethregoran Gate,” said K’Stallo.  “Samats have complete control over them.  I am quite sssure that Ffashethh changed the coordinatesss before he fled to Ssethregore.”“Changed coordinates?”  Egil looked nervously at the gate.  “To where?”“I don’t know, Egil,” said the ssanu wearily.  “I don’t know.”</blockquote>

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