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<blockquote data-quote="Iron Sky" data-source="post: 4934291" data-attributes="member: 60965"><p>Session 24, Part 1</p><p></p><p> There was a faint, constant thrum as they walked the labyrinthine passageways beneath the Spire. The silver walls were even warmer down here and when Bail rested a hand on a wall he could feel it pulsing in time to the thrum. Keeper walked unerringly, even when confronted with many-branching tunnels, he picked one without pause. Bail hoped the Iron Sky construct knew where it was going, otherwise they might be lost down here forever.</p><p></p><p> After a dozen more twists, turns, and narrow stairwells running down, Bail finally had to say something. “Where are we going? We must be hundreds of feet beneath the Spire by now.”</p><p></p><p> Keeper nodded without slowing. “Nearly three hundred now, we are almost there.”</p><p></p><p> “Almost where?” Kormak said. “Did I miss the part where you told us where we are going?”</p><p></p><p> “Keeper said there's another way across the Span, we're finding it,” Suniel said.</p><p></p><p> “If he means walking across the Endless Sands, I'm out,” Kormak said.</p><p></p><p> “Here,” Keeper said, putting his hand on what looked at first like a featureless wall. It slid open silently and they were blasted with freezing wind. Bail barely felt it.</p><p></p><p> Bail peered out at a ten-foot wide stone ledge that ran along the cliff-face. The cliff continued hundreds of feet down to the drifting sand and snow of the Endless Sands, the freezing winds seeming even colder in the dark of the Span's deep shadows.</p><p></p><p> Keeper walked out again and they followed him out. “A little ways further this way,” Keeper said.</p><p></p><p> “A little ways further to what?” Kormak said, looking around as he walked. “I'm not seeing anything except rock, sand, and snow.”</p><p></p><p> “To this,” Keeper said.</p><p></p><p> They stopped at a small alcove, recessed just enough that it couldn't be seen on approach. In the alcove, the rock gave way to a wall of silversteel and, in the center, a small circular depression. Keeper put a palm to his forehead and bowed his head. A second later there was a faint mechanical grinding and a <em>click</em> and when he pulled away his hand, one of the Seeking Stones sat in his palm.</p><p></p><p> He put it in the small depression in the wall and silver energy traced across the metal. The panel slid away to reveal a shimmering silvered dome.</p><p> </p><p>“Just like the one on the Landspear Lift,” Suniel said. “I wonder if...”</p><p></p><p> The elf walked through the seemingly liquid-metal dome and disappeared. Bail took a step back involuntarily. “What manner of defense is this, he's-”</p><p> </p><p>Suniel reappeared a second later. “It's some sort of platform, exactly like the Landspear. I don't now where it would go though since...”</p><p></p><p> As he spoke, there was a faint thrum and a silver light shone above them. Bail looked up and saw the whole underside of the Span lighting up with traceries of silver energy.</p><p></p><p> “All that from that one little stone?” Bail said.</p><p></p><p> “I think it might be lighting up the <em>entire</em> underside of the Span,” Suniel said. He glanced at Harold. “How big is the Span again?”</p><p></p><p> “It's twenty-five miles wide and almost three-hundred miles long,” Harold said, squinting up at it.</p><p></p><p> The whole world seemed to have taken on a silver tint as the energy that traced the whole underside of the Span lit up the horizons to the south and west.</p><p></p><p> “Keeper, can you get that stone back?” Suniel said.</p><p></p><p> Keeper nodded and vanished into the bubble. There was another thrum and the silver light faded almost instantly. Keeper walked out of the bubble as it dissolved around him and the panel slid back into place behind him.</p><p> </p><p>“Well, I guess we know how we're getting to the Crystal Towers now,” Kormak said. “How big was the lift?”</p><p></p><p> “Enough for maybe half-a-dozen of us. Especially since we have no idea how long it will take to get to the other side. Remember it took two days to get to the top of the Landspear,” Suniel said.</p><p></p><p> “Well, let's head back and get ready then,” Harold said. “There's no time to waste.”</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Iron Sky, post: 4934291, member: 60965"] Session 24, Part 1 There was a faint, constant thrum as they walked the labyrinthine passageways beneath the Spire. The silver walls were even warmer down here and when Bail rested a hand on a wall he could feel it pulsing in time to the thrum. Keeper walked unerringly, even when confronted with many-branching tunnels, he picked one without pause. Bail hoped the Iron Sky construct knew where it was going, otherwise they might be lost down here forever. After a dozen more twists, turns, and narrow stairwells running down, Bail finally had to say something. “Where are we going? We must be hundreds of feet beneath the Spire by now.” Keeper nodded without slowing. “Nearly three hundred now, we are almost there.” “Almost where?” Kormak said. “Did I miss the part where you told us where we are going?” “Keeper said there's another way across the Span, we're finding it,” Suniel said. “If he means walking across the Endless Sands, I'm out,” Kormak said. “Here,” Keeper said, putting his hand on what looked at first like a featureless wall. It slid open silently and they were blasted with freezing wind. Bail barely felt it. Bail peered out at a ten-foot wide stone ledge that ran along the cliff-face. The cliff continued hundreds of feet down to the drifting sand and snow of the Endless Sands, the freezing winds seeming even colder in the dark of the Span's deep shadows. Keeper walked out again and they followed him out. “A little ways further this way,” Keeper said. “A little ways further to what?” Kormak said, looking around as he walked. “I'm not seeing anything except rock, sand, and snow.” “To this,” Keeper said. They stopped at a small alcove, recessed just enough that it couldn't be seen on approach. In the alcove, the rock gave way to a wall of silversteel and, in the center, a small circular depression. Keeper put a palm to his forehead and bowed his head. A second later there was a faint mechanical grinding and a [I]click[/I] and when he pulled away his hand, one of the Seeking Stones sat in his palm. He put it in the small depression in the wall and silver energy traced across the metal. The panel slid away to reveal a shimmering silvered dome. “Just like the one on the Landspear Lift,” Suniel said. “I wonder if...” The elf walked through the seemingly liquid-metal dome and disappeared. Bail took a step back involuntarily. “What manner of defense is this, he's-” Suniel reappeared a second later. “It's some sort of platform, exactly like the Landspear. I don't now where it would go though since...” As he spoke, there was a faint thrum and a silver light shone above them. Bail looked up and saw the whole underside of the Span lighting up with traceries of silver energy. “All that from that one little stone?” Bail said. “I think it might be lighting up the [I]entire[/I] underside of the Span,” Suniel said. He glanced at Harold. “How big is the Span again?” “It's twenty-five miles wide and almost three-hundred miles long,” Harold said, squinting up at it. The whole world seemed to have taken on a silver tint as the energy that traced the whole underside of the Span lit up the horizons to the south and west. “Keeper, can you get that stone back?” Suniel said. Keeper nodded and vanished into the bubble. There was another thrum and the silver light faded almost instantly. Keeper walked out of the bubble as it dissolved around him and the panel slid back into place behind him. “Well, I guess we know how we're getting to the Crystal Towers now,” Kormak said. “How big was the lift?” “Enough for maybe half-a-dozen of us. Especially since we have no idea how long it will take to get to the other side. Remember it took two days to get to the top of the Landspear,” Suniel said. “Well, let's head back and get ready then,” Harold said. “There's no time to waste.” [/QUOTE]
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