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<blockquote data-quote="Hrothgar" data-source="post: 3693167" data-attributes="member: 22226"><p>Herger's great bulk causes part of the earth to tear asunder, the Giant tumbling overbackward into the gaping abyss. Ladriel, perched on the Giant's shoulder, grasps futilely at the earth, but tumbles into the darkness with a scream.</p><p></p><p>The Heroes can only look on in horror as both Herger and Ladriel fall into the lightless abyss gaping at their feet. No earthen walls. No stone. Just a vast gaping darkness at the edges of the torn earth.</p><p></p><p>Valurel, his feral instincts taking over, leaps lithely out of the stone circle onto more stable ground. The gnome quickly follows, the small Bird's sea legs serving him well on the unsteady ground. Swaying on the crumbling ground, Lodric leaps across a gaping chasm, tucks, and rolls to a stop. All three turn in horror to the watch the scene unfold.</p><p></p><p>Starhl's footing gives way, his strong fingers buried in the loose soil. Cyz reaches down and grasps his arm with a cry of dismay. The Wolf grasps the loose clothing around Starhl's chest with its strong jaws. Pulling with all her might, Cyz's footing gives way under the straining, plunging both her and Starhl into the dark abyss. The Wolf yelps in sadness, its cry one of terrible loss.</p><p></p><p>Seeing her comrades falling into the Abyss, Kaela sees their quest coming to a horrible end. Their way is lost. Aislinn is lost. Before Kalea can react, her footing is lost and the horrible sensation of falling into an endless pit consumes her...</p><p></p><p>As the oak grows, its roots span the great rents in the forest's surface. Above, the tree unfurls with a thunderous din of cracking wood and rushing leaves. Soaring up to the sun above, its golden trunk is massive, its leaves a brilliant green. At its base, the riven earth is sewn back together with a giant inrush of air and a low boom. As the dust and leaves slowly settle, a grand oak stands where the ring of stones once stood, its trunk a faint golden hue. The earth is threaded with the oak's gnarled roots, the rents crisscrossed the area now gone. The surrounding oaks slowly stand straight once again, their threatening limbs now raised and no longer near the remaining Heroes. The grisly trophies held in the branches slowly drop to the ground with sickening, squelching thuds.</p><p></p><p>Of the fallen Heroes, there is no sign.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz find themselves once again in the shadowy in-between. An Old Way. But, one with no control. Sliding down a mountainous pathway, they have little control over their direction as they scatter like ragdolls in their uncontrolled fall. With a vicious stop to their fall, the Old Way is replaced by darkness and the sound of dripping water. The fetid smell of swamp reaches their nostrils. Wind rushes past them, hinting at vast gulfs around them. On the wind, the sound of rustling leaves is overpowering. However, despite the changing intensity of the wind, the sound of the leaves rustling is a constant, maddening din.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hrothgar, post: 3693167, member: 22226"] Herger's great bulk causes part of the earth to tear asunder, the Giant tumbling overbackward into the gaping abyss. Ladriel, perched on the Giant's shoulder, grasps futilely at the earth, but tumbles into the darkness with a scream. The Heroes can only look on in horror as both Herger and Ladriel fall into the lightless abyss gaping at their feet. No earthen walls. No stone. Just a vast gaping darkness at the edges of the torn earth. Valurel, his feral instincts taking over, leaps lithely out of the stone circle onto more stable ground. The gnome quickly follows, the small Bird's sea legs serving him well on the unsteady ground. Swaying on the crumbling ground, Lodric leaps across a gaping chasm, tucks, and rolls to a stop. All three turn in horror to the watch the scene unfold. Starhl's footing gives way, his strong fingers buried in the loose soil. Cyz reaches down and grasps his arm with a cry of dismay. The Wolf grasps the loose clothing around Starhl's chest with its strong jaws. Pulling with all her might, Cyz's footing gives way under the straining, plunging both her and Starhl into the dark abyss. The Wolf yelps in sadness, its cry one of terrible loss. Seeing her comrades falling into the Abyss, Kaela sees their quest coming to a horrible end. Their way is lost. Aislinn is lost. Before Kalea can react, her footing is lost and the horrible sensation of falling into an endless pit consumes her... As the oak grows, its roots span the great rents in the forest's surface. Above, the tree unfurls with a thunderous din of cracking wood and rushing leaves. Soaring up to the sun above, its golden trunk is massive, its leaves a brilliant green. At its base, the riven earth is sewn back together with a giant inrush of air and a low boom. As the dust and leaves slowly settle, a grand oak stands where the ring of stones once stood, its trunk a faint golden hue. The earth is threaded with the oak's gnarled roots, the rents crisscrossed the area now gone. The surrounding oaks slowly stand straight once again, their threatening limbs now raised and no longer near the remaining Heroes. The grisly trophies held in the branches slowly drop to the ground with sickening, squelching thuds. Of the fallen Heroes, there is no sign. Herger, Starhl, Kaela, Ladriel, and Cyz find themselves once again in the shadowy in-between. An Old Way. But, one with no control. Sliding down a mountainous pathway, they have little control over their direction as they scatter like ragdolls in their uncontrolled fall. With a vicious stop to their fall, the Old Way is replaced by darkness and the sound of dripping water. The fetid smell of swamp reaches their nostrils. Wind rushes past them, hinting at vast gulfs around them. On the wind, the sound of rustling leaves is overpowering. However, despite the changing intensity of the wind, the sound of the leaves rustling is a constant, maddening din. [/QUOTE]
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