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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4614575" data-attributes="member: 3285">Hidden Greed: Part 5c – Face OffThe world went white.  Kham saw Vlad through the walls of Pallas’ home.  He was standing outside, waiting for the signal.  They all knew the signal was the sound of gunfire.  But by then it would be too late.Vlad was better armed and armored than Kham.  Besides, there was no time.  He had only seconds to react…And yet time didn’t move at all in the space between spaces.  He looked up at the sky.  It was filled with a terrible whiteness; only the stars twinkled blackly above him. Kham stepped into Vlad’s place.  The two were instantly shunted through Carcosa. Everything happened at once.  Vlad fell backwards from the blast of Pallas’ pistols, unprepared from the sudden switch in positions between he and Kham.  Ilmarė skidded into the room, thinblade drawn. A bright red hammer, the hammer of Althares, appeared before her.  She ducked as it took a swing, smashing apart the table and the teacups where Kham and Pallas had sat moments before.Kham entered the room again from outside.  “Pallas, you’ve got to stop this!  We can talk to the Altherian delegation…”“I am the Altherian delegation!” Pallas shouted.  He reloaded one of his pistols.  “Some day you’ll understand what it means to sacrifice everything for your family, like your father did…I’ll tell him you said hello.”Pallas aimed for the alchemical equipment.Kham reached for him.  “No! Wait—“Vlad leaped to his feet and stood with Grungronazharr held before him.The bullet spiraled from Pallas’ pistol, igniting the raw phosphorous mixed there.  A bright explosion of colorful flames swept over them…</blockquote>

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