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Message: <blockquote data-quote="talien" data-source="post: 4881772" data-attributes="member: 3285">Castle Ambrose: Part 15 – The Demon of DeathA pentagram surrounded by a circle was painted in white on the floor in the middle of the room. An amber colored candle burned at each point of the pentagram. A hunting horn of amber hung from a peg on one wall. Vlad was filled with dread.  “What is that?”There was movement in the darkness in the center of the pentagram. “Hello, Vlad Martell.  We meet again.”Standing in the pentagram was a ten-foot tall humanoid covered with a dull gray scaly skin. Its gaunt body was hairless. Ivory fangs protruded from its mouth and its fingers ended in metallic talons. Its eyes glowed like smoldering coals and two huge bat-like wings grew out of its back.“The Honor of Cadic,” said Vlad.Beldin looked from the devil to Vlad.  “You two know each other?”“Please, call me Urumeh,” said the devil.  “Don’t listen to him,” said Sebastian.  “He’ll say anything to get out of his prison.”Urumeh looked bemused.  “An interesting irony, given your mask and wings.”“How do you know this thing?” Beldin asked Vlad.“We…” Vlad fumbled for words.  “Took the Chalice of Midnight from him.”“Don’t you mean stole?” asked Urumeh. “I fought hard to save that world, but it was lost to the Unspeakable One’s minions. Knowing that I could not so easily be destroyed, they imprisoned me here. And now that Aldones Stefan Ambrose has arrived, Carcosa is being built anew.”“So it was Ambrose who caused all this!” exclaimed Beldin.  Vlad just glared at the devil prince. “You have two keys.  You will need three to escape this prison.  Release me and I will tell you where the third key is.”“I doubt that sincerely,” said Sebastian.  “You are not to be trusted.”“And you, who attacked your friends, are?  You, who even now wear a mask that conceals your features?  You, who shares the very same ichor that runs through my veins? Set me free. We are brothers, you and I.”“Enough! I won’t listen to this any longer.” Sebastian stalked out of the room.  “Let’s go.” With a grunt, Beldin followed after him.“Consider carefully, Vlad,” said Urumeh.  “My troops lost the fihali homeworld to the k’n-yan.  You nearly lost your own to the King in Yellow.  You are alone in this world.  Only I am powerful enough to resist its bonds.”Vlad turned towards the door. As Urumeh saw his potential rescue chances diminish, his voice became more urgent.“Decimus made a deal with Losknek!  He traded far more than my Chalice!”Vlad hesitated.“He traded free—“Vlad slammed the door behind him.</blockquote>

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