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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1609690" data-attributes="member: 9255">STRIKEFORCE:  MORITURISEGMENT 067“So close Yet So Far”“What is this thing?” hollers Megamania.Looking confused at the need of identification, the elves look from each other and shout to him-  “Giant Dire Bat!”Acting like his feeling were hurt, he pulls out his energy gun and nonchalantly shots through the wing and it plummets into the red mist which swallow it up greedily.  Both elves stare with open mouths.“What a strange weapon you have.  Is it magic?”  asks Celion.“American” answers Jim putting it back into the holster hidden under his torso protector.  They continue onto the bridge.  Jim is unhappy with the red mists.  He doesn’t want to know if it’s magic, cursed or just red.  He just wants to get Vander then the others.  The artifact is even less important to him.They find Vander kneeling on the bridge with his helmet at his side.  Jim’s heart jumps into his throat.  Disbelieving and hoping he is just resting, he runs up to his friend.  His dead and brainless friend.The Blue Death snorted and sparked in frustration.  This damned human was holding him off still!  Would he never tire?  Would his shield never tire from the endless lightning strikes?  Perhaps this is why the Blue Death did not notice a new threat.  The World Below Goblins loved dragon egg stew.  Whenever they found a nest, they dropped all activities to get an egg.  They have discovered Blue Death’s nest and have waited very patiently for the last two days for a chance to rush the building where the nest was and procure an egg or two.The Blue Death suddenly realized its mistake as an egg is dropped and rolls into view.  Several goblins come after the egg then stop as the shadow of an angry adult blue dragon falls over them.  It is forced to attack with its talons since its breath weapon is currently burned out fighting the infernal gnat in the hole.The Captain is uncertain what has happened.  Though his hair is still on end and bits of static electricity arch around him still, he has not been fired on for several moments now.  He looks up and sees nothing.  Only the open and very inviting air above.  The walls of the hole are charred and cracked from the lightning.  Though there are not many, they are handholds now to climb on.Blue Death finishes the last of the annoying goblins just in time to see the Captain climb out and roll into cover.  Holding its unhatched egg, Blue Death decides to eat the doppelganger instead of the human and goes back to see if the goblins harmed any other eggs or worse- took any goodies from its treasure.“Can the priestess of Infiniti resurrect your friend?”“Huh?” replies a disgusted Megamania.The armor has been taken off of Vander and carried by Celion.  Fae and Jim carry the lifeless body of Vander.  He had never thought of anything like that.  He was just going by the US Ranger code of never leave a teammate behind.  With new energy, Jim hefts the massive body higher and they continue on.  Jim is trying to “wander” towards his friends using the crystal he has.  The problem is- his Spellfire powers are messing with it.  Unknown to him, his is psionically charged vs magical.  He doesn’t feed off of it as well but he does effect it.  He basically dispels it.He is watching also a tower in a section of city coming up.  He is guessing that is where Jean is but is uncertain.  Its time like these he hates his spellfire abilities.  He can’t even find Christina on the gem.  There are only two three dots.  His, The Captains and a flickering one that should be Jean.He stops.Vander and Christina are both not on the gem.  Vander is dead.  Is ……?His facemask becomes moist around the eyes and checks as they restart their quest.Jean locates most of her goods and clothes.  She also has found a mirror.   Bad.She looks similar to a zombie or dehydrated creature.  Her skin is tight to her bones.  Her once full chest now has but one breast and it is lost in the folds of her satin top.  She would cry if her could.  She wants to find the creature that did this to her.  She wants it dead.</blockquote>

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