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Message: <blockquote data-quote="megamania" data-source="post: 1801144" data-attributes="member: 9255">STRIKEFORCE: MORITURISEGMENT 073“The Forest and its Unexpected Guardian”“I think that is the island” shouted the Captain to both Megamania and Jean.  “Those rocks look like the ones from the map.”Before them were tall rocky cliffs with patches of fully-grown trees on cracks and paths leading up the wall.  Colorful birds, feathered and reptilian, flew about.Jean found her sight was not as strong as it used to be.  Was it new sight or was she going blind as her eyes dried up.  She shuddered thinking about it.  She could not feel the wind or the cool air on her skin but she felt something still.  Something she had not felt in many a year.  Hatred and the need for revenge.“There is the tower we saw.” Says Megamania as he spots it ahead of them.  They circle a few times looking for problems and a place to land.  As they do they realize it is unnaturally quiet here.“Okay…this is weird” mumbles the spy from the 20th century.  Trying to use his powers of magic absorption, he tries to feel out magic but finds he senses none.  Whether this means there is none or he just can’t use his powers this way is uncertain to him.  But it was worth the try to him either way.With the Fly spell nearly used up, the Captain from WWII lands quietly next to him.  His powerful shield seems alive with reflections of the moving tree branches and floating flowers.  Jean settles next to them.  Jim can not help but wonder if the nose filters of his mask are keeping out the smell of rot or if Jean simply dose not smell since it is magical in nature.  Knowing this is the last thing that should be on his mind he looks to the tower.“Looks innocent enough.” He leans forward to take a step to the tower but The Captain stops him.“That is what scares me.  With so much life here, why is it we hear none of it?”Daintily Megamania removes the hand of the Captain from his shoulder and moves on.  “You worry to much.”Three steps into it Megamania suddenly leaps back as the ground explodes in rapid short bursts as tiny metal needles are fired at him.  Following the direction of the onslaught, Megamania can a large metallic spider like robot.  No- make that several CHARGING spider like robots.The Captain’s shield whistles by Megamania and strikes down three robots.  Jean creates a focused ice storm that fires sharp pieces of hurtling ice that breaks up more robots.  Megamania pulls out his energy pistol but waits.  He is running low on energy in this clip.  Once it’s gone, where will he recharge it?The creatures seem to never end.  Several dozen are destroyed before the three heroes step cautiously towards the tower again.  Amazed, Megamania pushes the unlocked door open.  Then his hand glows.  He pushes on the space of the door and it resists him.  “An illusion!”  He absorbs it for later use.  It takes another ten minutes to use the combined abilities of his Spellfire and thieving abilities to find a hidden door covered with another illusion.They go inside and find the space inside is MUCH larger than outside.  The tower was only about 40 feet at the base.  This first room is easily 75 feet long and deep.  Doors lead away and two entwined spiraling staircases lead up into the darkness above.“wow ….where to?”</blockquote>

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