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<blockquote data-quote="gideonpepys" data-source="post: 7921157" data-attributes="member: 79141"><p><strong>Session 258, Part Seven</strong></p><p><strong></strong></p><p><strong>Round 19</strong></p><p></p><p>As soon as the golem heart connected, Conquo found he was able to speak to Borne, just as Xambria had been able to speak with him when they shared a head. “Now, come on, Borne,” he said. “We both know what’s right and what’s wrong. Mother taught us both well.”</p><p></p><p>Still on her knees, grimly staring into the space where Nicodemus should have been, Quratulain shook her head. “I don’t buy it. He’s gotten away. It can’t have been that easy.” Her <em>vendetta bullet</em> was still burning a hole in her pocket. She looked up and saw the way the tide had just turned. “So, what’s next for this world? The End? Ok. It will have to do.”</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom whacked the Water pillar. That one disappeared too.</p><p></p><p>“Does anyone know what will happen if he destroys everything?” asked Xambria. She was supposed to be the expert. </p><p></p><p>Leon said something hopeful about ‘everything going back the way it was before the orcs’. “But do you <em>know </em>that? Do you actually <em>know </em>that?” cried Kasvarina.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan headed towards the Death pillar to intercept Rumdoom. Linia was already there with the icons. “Is this where we’ve ended up?” he asked. “Stop this madness. End has no purpose. End renders everything else meaningless.”</p><p></p><p>The immensely heavy golden seal continued to drift slowly and silently towards the middle of the site.</p><p></p><p>Uru stayed hidden in Borne’s chest cavity, debating which side to take. He could hear Borne saying, “Uh huh. Uh huh,” to Conquo. Then Borne slowly slowly turned around to see what was going on behind him. “I don’t know if that’s good,” he rumbled.</p><p></p><p>“It’s <em>not!”</em> Kasvarina shouted, directing her ire and frustration at Leon. Leon gave her an almost helpless shrug and teleported Rumdoom to the Death pillar. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” he said. “I’m sure it’s for the best.”</p><p></p><p>Xambria was furiously ruminating. “It can’t be. It can’t be,” she said. “Can’t anybody work it out?”</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga stood waiting for Gupta to lift the Life pillar. The golden seal had now passed over them, was almost in place over the rift. Gupta raised the pillar, and Matunaaga switched the icon for Jiese. </p><p></p><p>Gupta stared in wonder. What would happen if Rumdoom succeeded?</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 20</strong></p><p></p><p>“The Icy End of the World,” said Gupta. “That’s what the destruction of the ritual site will bring about.” </p><p></p><p>“Oh,” said Leon. Not a bucolic paradise, or a year 0, or whatever else he might have been thinking.</p><p></p><p>By now, Quratulain had him in her sights and was only waiting for Korrigan’s word. Rumdoom was immune, it seemed, bolstered by a combination of the sacrament, his inherent toughness, and his worshippers’ belief in his immortality. But Leon, of course, was not.</p><p></p><p>Suddenly, to everyone’s surprise, the Fire pillar returned, whole and in place as if it had never disappeared.</p><p></p><p>Uru made up his mind. He leapt out of the chest cavity and flew down on Little Jack towards Borne’s knees.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan finished his intercept course with Rumdoom, and hovered before him just out of reach. Linia was there too. Rumdoom was looking at the returned Fire pillar, which – needless to say – had given him pause. He turned and caught sight of Korrigan. “Are you going to give me those naughty word icons?” he asked.</p><p></p><p>Korrigan shook his head, then made a grab for the haft of Rumdoom’s weapon. Rumdoom was now gargantuan in size; Korrigan was not. But he was empowered by the sacraments. They began a titanic struggle.</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga wanted more icons. The energy tendril was in his way. He came to a halt, meditated for just a second, then ran straight through the tendril and emerged, unharmed.</p><p></p><p>“Here, Uncle Dobre,” cried Kai, using Matunaaga’s caji name. And he threw the time icons to the speeding gith, who caught them unerringly and ran on.</p><p></p><p>Gupta lowered the Life pillar.</p><p></p><p>Uru used the powers of creation, invested in him by the sacrament, to fix Borne’s broken left knee. No one else could have managed such a subtle recreation, but Uru had an instinct for such things.</p><p></p><p>Up above, Leon made his second <em>volte face</em> of the day, and teleported Matunaaga to the Time pillar. Then he tried to teleport Rumdoom somewhere he couldn’t do any more harm, but Rumdoom resisted his spell.</p><p></p><p>Kasvarina lowered her hands. She had been about to cast a <em>power word</em> at her errant lover.</p><p></p><p>Then the Air pillar returned!</p><p></p><p><strong>Round 21</strong></p><p></p><p>A glow began at 9 o’clock.</p><p></p><p>Borne gently lifted the Time pillar.</p><p></p><p>Gupta slotted the Life pillar into place. (She was not huge or mighty enough to move these things in one go.)</p><p></p><p>Uru buzzed across to Borne’s left knee and fixed that too.</p><p></p><p>Matunaaga plugged Ascetia into the Time pillar.</p><p></p><p>Leon cast <em>timestop</em> and used the time to open portals beside every planar column. Rumdoom couldn’t use them. He was too big. </p><p></p><p>Normal time resumed and Borne lowered the Time pillar. Teykfa had not been added, though that was the least of their concerns, and the third of their minor planes in order of importance.</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom wrenched himself free from Korrigan’s grasp and turned away.</p><p></p><p>Everything seemed to move in slow motion for a moment as Korrigan watched Rumdoom go. He experienced a strange moment of calm. It was if the universe was asking him, the unbeliever, to have <em>Faith</em>. Korrigan had to decide whether to trust such an instinct and in the moment he decided to give in to it. He just stopped. ‘What can I do?’ he thought. Then he asked Kai, “Do you think the icons have returned with the pillars?”</p><p></p><p>“They have! They have! They have!” cried Kai. “Someone’s looking after us, daddy! It will all be all right.”</p><p></p><p>Rumdoom began to run towards the golden disc, which was now gently coming to rest with its central hole over the rift, concentrating a beam of energy up into the sky. The energy tendril now arced off this beam, forming a jet rather than a wall.</p><p></p><p>Quratulain fired a shrink ray at Rumdoom. It worked! He shrank to merely large and carried on going.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="gideonpepys, post: 7921157, member: 79141"] [B]Session 258, Part Seven Round 19[/B] As soon as the golem heart connected, Conquo found he was able to speak to Borne, just as Xambria had been able to speak with him when they shared a head. “Now, come on, Borne,” he said. “We both know what’s right and what’s wrong. Mother taught us both well.” Still on her knees, grimly staring into the space where Nicodemus should have been, Quratulain shook her head. “I don’t buy it. He’s gotten away. It can’t have been that easy.” Her [I]vendetta bullet[/I] was still burning a hole in her pocket. She looked up and saw the way the tide had just turned. “So, what’s next for this world? The End? Ok. It will have to do.” Rumdoom whacked the Water pillar. That one disappeared too. “Does anyone know what will happen if he destroys everything?” asked Xambria. She was supposed to be the expert. Leon said something hopeful about ‘everything going back the way it was before the orcs’. “But do you [I]know [/I]that? Do you actually [I]know [/I]that?” cried Kasvarina. Korrigan headed towards the Death pillar to intercept Rumdoom. Linia was already there with the icons. “Is this where we’ve ended up?” he asked. “Stop this madness. End has no purpose. End renders everything else meaningless.” The immensely heavy golden seal continued to drift slowly and silently towards the middle of the site. Uru stayed hidden in Borne’s chest cavity, debating which side to take. He could hear Borne saying, “Uh huh. Uh huh,” to Conquo. Then Borne slowly slowly turned around to see what was going on behind him. “I don’t know if that’s good,” he rumbled. “It’s [I]not!”[/I] Kasvarina shouted, directing her ire and frustration at Leon. Leon gave her an almost helpless shrug and teleported Rumdoom to the Death pillar. “I’ve been thinking about this for a long time,” he said. “I’m sure it’s for the best.” Xambria was furiously ruminating. “It can’t be. It can’t be,” she said. “Can’t anybody work it out?” Matunaaga stood waiting for Gupta to lift the Life pillar. The golden seal had now passed over them, was almost in place over the rift. Gupta raised the pillar, and Matunaaga switched the icon for Jiese. Gupta stared in wonder. What would happen if Rumdoom succeeded? [B]Round 20[/B] “The Icy End of the World,” said Gupta. “That’s what the destruction of the ritual site will bring about.” “Oh,” said Leon. Not a bucolic paradise, or a year 0, or whatever else he might have been thinking. By now, Quratulain had him in her sights and was only waiting for Korrigan’s word. Rumdoom was immune, it seemed, bolstered by a combination of the sacrament, his inherent toughness, and his worshippers’ belief in his immortality. But Leon, of course, was not. Suddenly, to everyone’s surprise, the Fire pillar returned, whole and in place as if it had never disappeared. Uru made up his mind. He leapt out of the chest cavity and flew down on Little Jack towards Borne’s knees. Korrigan finished his intercept course with Rumdoom, and hovered before him just out of reach. Linia was there too. Rumdoom was looking at the returned Fire pillar, which – needless to say – had given him pause. He turned and caught sight of Korrigan. “Are you going to give me those naughty word icons?” he asked. Korrigan shook his head, then made a grab for the haft of Rumdoom’s weapon. Rumdoom was now gargantuan in size; Korrigan was not. But he was empowered by the sacraments. They began a titanic struggle. Matunaaga wanted more icons. The energy tendril was in his way. He came to a halt, meditated for just a second, then ran straight through the tendril and emerged, unharmed. “Here, Uncle Dobre,” cried Kai, using Matunaaga’s caji name. And he threw the time icons to the speeding gith, who caught them unerringly and ran on. Gupta lowered the Life pillar. Uru used the powers of creation, invested in him by the sacrament, to fix Borne’s broken left knee. No one else could have managed such a subtle recreation, but Uru had an instinct for such things. Up above, Leon made his second [I]volte face[/I] of the day, and teleported Matunaaga to the Time pillar. Then he tried to teleport Rumdoom somewhere he couldn’t do any more harm, but Rumdoom resisted his spell. Kasvarina lowered her hands. She had been about to cast a [I]power word[/I] at her errant lover. Then the Air pillar returned! [B]Round 21[/B] A glow began at 9 o’clock. Borne gently lifted the Time pillar. Gupta slotted the Life pillar into place. (She was not huge or mighty enough to move these things in one go.) Uru buzzed across to Borne’s left knee and fixed that too. Matunaaga plugged Ascetia into the Time pillar. Leon cast [I]timestop[/I] and used the time to open portals beside every planar column. Rumdoom couldn’t use them. He was too big. Normal time resumed and Borne lowered the Time pillar. Teykfa had not been added, though that was the least of their concerns, and the third of their minor planes in order of importance. Rumdoom wrenched himself free from Korrigan’s grasp and turned away. Everything seemed to move in slow motion for a moment as Korrigan watched Rumdoom go. He experienced a strange moment of calm. It was if the universe was asking him, the unbeliever, to have [I]Faith[/I]. Korrigan had to decide whether to trust such an instinct and in the moment he decided to give in to it. He just stopped. ‘What can I do?’ he thought. Then he asked Kai, “Do you think the icons have returned with the pillars?” “They have! They have! They have!” cried Kai. “Someone’s looking after us, daddy! It will all be all right.” Rumdoom began to run towards the golden disc, which was now gently coming to rest with its central hole over the rift, concentrating a beam of energy up into the sky. The energy tendril now arced off this beam, forming a jet rather than a wall. Quratulain fired a shrink ray at Rumdoom. It worked! He shrank to merely large and carried on going. [/QUOTE]
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