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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7877509" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 249, Part Four</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>The Return of the King</strong></p><p></p><p>Coordination was a lot easier now they could communicate via <em>messenger wind</em>. They had a long list of things to do:</p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Seize the incoming train, and release the prisoners into the city.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Wait for the dockers to reach Dawn Square, then teleport in, courtesy of Cyneburg.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Address the whole of Flint using Gale’s storm magic.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Free Delft. (Leon & Uru were assigned to do this to coincide with the Dawn Square operation.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Take out the North Shore guns. (Without causing casualties among the dominated guards, if possible.)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Bring in the Coaltongue to support in their attack on Harkover.</li> </ol><p>They told Isaac to begin his ritual and set the wheels in motion.</p><p style="text-align: center"></p> <p style="text-align: center">*</p><p>The train heist went without a hitch. There were almost no guards, and those there were had been influenced by the blue lamps intended for their charges (and were, in any case, as keen to be freed as anyone else). They were told to travel into Flint and spread word of the king’s return.</p><p></p><p>Thames and his men took the train on towards Bosum Strand; Leon sent word to Korrigan that they were on their way; then he and Uru teleported into RHC HQ. There was no need to avoid detection now.</p><p></p><p>Leon’s spell brought them slap-bang into the middle of Stover Delft’s office – the big one he’d inherited from Saxby. Although Uru and Leon were both invisible, their arrival displaced air in the room, and raised the hair of all those present:</p><p></p><p>Delft was sat behind his desk. Taking notes on the other side was officer Dima. Flanking him were Carlao and Serena, who had been recalled to Flint to rejoin ‘Unit B’ shortly before the unit left for the Gyre.</p><p></p><p>Knowing she could be dangerous, Leon cast a <em>daydream</em> spell on Serena, while Uru pronounced a rhyming couplet to excoriate the ghost councillors surrounding Delft. They wailed in protest, but their vice-like grip was loosened. Leon appeared and urged Delft to free himself from their influence. King Baldrey had returned!</p><p></p><p>Delft spat an arc of brown goo across the desk that spattered all over Dima’s notes.</p><p></p><p>“We won’t be needing those,” he said. “We’ll take our orders from the King instead.”</p><p style="text-align: center"><strong>*</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center"></p><p>Not only was Dawn Square the site of the Bosum Strand Lantern Tower, but the surrounding buildings had been converted into lodging for the city’s ‘re-education camps’. Tall brick walls topped with barbed wire surrounded the whole area, and a riflery detachment kept watch from atop the lighthouse tower.</p><p></p><p>When the train pulled in to the new Dawn Square station, Grimsley and his cohorts set off fireworks from the windows on one side of the train, facing the guard tower. They disembarked from the opposite side, and told the guards there that the king had returned, and to let them pass. The guards were shaken free from the hivemind and went to tell their allies in the tower to stand down, while the dockers used their musical talents to draw the attention of everyone in the camp – inmates who were only too happy to hear their good news.</p><p></p><p>Thus it was that everyone close by was focused on the central square when Korrigan, Conquo, Quratulain and Gupta appeared. Conquo immediately planted his feet and began to grow, doubling in size, to tower over thirty feet high!</p><p></p><p>Korrigan hovered in the air just above him and declared: “The king has returned! There is a rot in the land, and we are here to cut it out!”</p><p></p><p>His voice was carried by the clouds, so that everyone in Flint could hear him.</p><p></p><p>He was greeted by a rapturous cheer that echoed from all sides and went on and on. Conquo stomped towards the nearby lantern tower. The soldiers there looked unnerved and began to evacuate, but there was a construct squad in there too, and they levelled their rifles.</p><p></p><p>Another human figure now appeared, hovering above the square. It was Harkover Lee.</p><p></p><p>When he spoke, his voice was also magically magnified, and it served to quell the good cheer:</p><p></p><p>“Greetings, my former monarch and honoured heroes of Risur. I ask that you surrender. For the past five years I have watched your rise and you have been nothing if not loyal to your nation. Now if you wish to save your citizens, you will do the bravest thing and let yourselves be defeated.</p><p></p><p>“Centuries ago, your nation coerced me into becoming a docile pet, and when Nicodemus freed me he promised he would do the same to the people of Risur. Now they are my pets. If you persist in your arrogant belief that you have the right to direct the fate of these people, then your last directive shall be for them to perish in fire.” He cupped his gold wizard’s orb in one hand, then gestured with his other hand at the glow of red lantern light, slowly spreading through the city from the direction of Central District. “Moments ago I gave the order for the city’s gas lines to be flooded with energy from Jiese – pure elemental fire. In a matter of minutes it will reach high enough concentrations that it will explode, obliterating this city and all of its people. What is more, I have alerted Nicodemus, and the capital cities of the other four great nations are each lighting their own funeral pyres. You cannot save them all.</p><p></p><p>“Cast down your crown. Forsake the throne. Or this great city will die.”</p><p></p><p><strong>End of Session</strong></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7877509, member: 79141"] [B]Session 249, Part Four The Return of the King[/B] Coordination was a lot easier now they could communicate via [I]messenger wind[/I]. They had a long list of things to do: [LIST=1] [*]Seize the incoming train, and release the prisoners into the city. [*]Wait for the dockers to reach Dawn Square, then teleport in, courtesy of Cyneburg. [*]Address the whole of Flint using Gale’s storm magic. [*]Free Delft. (Leon & Uru were assigned to do this to coincide with the Dawn Square operation.) [*]Take out the North Shore guns. (Without causing casualties among the dominated guards, if possible.) [*]Bring in the Coaltongue to support in their attack on Harkover. [/LIST] They told Isaac to begin his ritual and set the wheels in motion. [CENTER] *[/CENTER] The train heist went without a hitch. There were almost no guards, and those there were had been influenced by the blue lamps intended for their charges (and were, in any case, as keen to be freed as anyone else). They were told to travel into Flint and spread word of the king’s return. Thames and his men took the train on towards Bosum Strand; Leon sent word to Korrigan that they were on their way; then he and Uru teleported into RHC HQ. There was no need to avoid detection now. Leon’s spell brought them slap-bang into the middle of Stover Delft’s office – the big one he’d inherited from Saxby. Although Uru and Leon were both invisible, their arrival displaced air in the room, and raised the hair of all those present: Delft was sat behind his desk. Taking notes on the other side was officer Dima. Flanking him were Carlao and Serena, who had been recalled to Flint to rejoin ‘Unit B’ shortly before the unit left for the Gyre. Knowing she could be dangerous, Leon cast a [I]daydream[/I] spell on Serena, while Uru pronounced a rhyming couplet to excoriate the ghost councillors surrounding Delft. They wailed in protest, but their vice-like grip was loosened. Leon appeared and urged Delft to free himself from their influence. King Baldrey had returned! Delft spat an arc of brown goo across the desk that spattered all over Dima’s notes. “We won’t be needing those,” he said. “We’ll take our orders from the King instead.” [CENTER][B]*[/B] [/CENTER] Not only was Dawn Square the site of the Bosum Strand Lantern Tower, but the surrounding buildings had been converted into lodging for the city’s ‘re-education camps’. Tall brick walls topped with barbed wire surrounded the whole area, and a riflery detachment kept watch from atop the lighthouse tower. When the train pulled in to the new Dawn Square station, Grimsley and his cohorts set off fireworks from the windows on one side of the train, facing the guard tower. They disembarked from the opposite side, and told the guards there that the king had returned, and to let them pass. The guards were shaken free from the hivemind and went to tell their allies in the tower to stand down, while the dockers used their musical talents to draw the attention of everyone in the camp – inmates who were only too happy to hear their good news. Thus it was that everyone close by was focused on the central square when Korrigan, Conquo, Quratulain and Gupta appeared. Conquo immediately planted his feet and began to grow, doubling in size, to tower over thirty feet high! Korrigan hovered in the air just above him and declared: “The king has returned! There is a rot in the land, and we are here to cut it out!” His voice was carried by the clouds, so that everyone in Flint could hear him. He was greeted by a rapturous cheer that echoed from all sides and went on and on. Conquo stomped towards the nearby lantern tower. The soldiers there looked unnerved and began to evacuate, but there was a construct squad in there too, and they levelled their rifles. Another human figure now appeared, hovering above the square. It was Harkover Lee. When he spoke, his voice was also magically magnified, and it served to quell the good cheer: “Greetings, my former monarch and honoured heroes of Risur. I ask that you surrender. For the past five years I have watched your rise and you have been nothing if not loyal to your nation. Now if you wish to save your citizens, you will do the bravest thing and let yourselves be defeated. “Centuries ago, your nation coerced me into becoming a docile pet, and when Nicodemus freed me he promised he would do the same to the people of Risur. Now they are my pets. If you persist in your arrogant belief that you have the right to direct the fate of these people, then your last directive shall be for them to perish in fire.” He cupped his gold wizard’s orb in one hand, then gestured with his other hand at the glow of red lantern light, slowly spreading through the city from the direction of Central District. “Moments ago I gave the order for the city’s gas lines to be flooded with energy from Jiese – pure elemental fire. In a matter of minutes it will reach high enough concentrations that it will explode, obliterating this city and all of its people. What is more, I have alerted Nicodemus, and the capital cities of the other four great nations are each lighting their own funeral pyres. You cannot save them all. “Cast down your crown. Forsake the throne. Or this great city will die.” [B]End of Session[/B] [/QUOTE]
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