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Before you know it, you’re on autopilot. Charging over the rapidly-bursting floor towards the monolith, your eye heats up in preparation for a blast! As you get into position, you notice Vivaldi’ seizing up in your peripheral vision-you can only assume Ernesto’s getting the same treatment.
Feeling Lil’ Stanley’s claws dig into your shoulder, you brace yourself as a concentrated beam of pure energy bursts from your eye enveloping the monolith in a flash of blinding light! As you struggle to maintain your stance atop the ground shifting beneath you, you feel an unfamiliar voice tickle your ear with a playful whisper:
“<span class="mu-i">I know who you REALLY are…</span><span class="mu-r">ST</span>AN<span class="mu-r">LEY…</span>”
And with that, the nightmare ends. Stumbling forward in confusion, you find yourself staring at the molten remains of the monolith terminal… and a perfectly normal lab. No busted walls, no freaky tentacles… it was as if you’d never gotten that call!
“Did…” Art mutters, taking one last look around the room, “Did that do it?”
“Yes,” Replies your captive mage as he hangs limp in Vivaldi’s grasp, “you did… but it knows you’re in here now, and that means this hiding place is no longer safe.”
Looking at the remains of the console with one last somber sigh, the skeleton looks your way. “That maintenance shaft you blew open will take you to the <span class="mu-g">BOTTOM</span> of the <span class="mu-g">ZAKHMET FREQUENCY RELAY…</span> the waistworks where the majority of the <span class="mu-b">RAW MAGIC</span> is pumped in.”
You frown. Still doesn’t get you to the control room, does it?
“It does, but you’ll have to climb.” The mage adds. “And given what just happened, you’ll no doubt run into trouble along the way. Our security systems have been subverted by the demon, too, so watch out for those.”
“Hold on,” Talbot grunts, “Why the hell are you helping us, again?”
“If <span class="mu-i">you</span> die then the <span class="mu-g">HIGH SCHOLAR</span> will send someone else to finish the job.” Teevor explains. “And I’d prefer that it wasn't <span class="mu-i">me</span>, so why not give you some advice?”
“Are there any other ways to the <span class="mu-g">TOTEM?</span>” Art asks, earning an irritated groan from the mage.
“<span class="mu-i">Totem.</span> Cute. There <span class="mu-i">is</span> the exit down the hall, of course,” He explains, jabbing a bony, metallic finger towards where you went before, “if you follow the pedestrian walkway you’ll be taken directly to the <span class="mu-g">DEVICE CONTROL LEVEL.</span> There’s security there, of course, but you can manage. Probably.”
>CONTD.
