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No time for sightseeing, you bark as you watch a pack of vaguely-humanoid shapes skittering towards you from below like cockroaches!
“Yea,” Ly adds as he pokes his <span class="mu-g">ASTRAL SKULL</span> out of your body for a better look, “an’ based on our first impression wit’ da’ one in charge around here, I ain’t so keen on seein’ what they <span class="mu-i">used</span> ta’ be experimentin’ on…”
Your thoughts exactly. As the golems shift into a higher gear of robotic shuffling, Talbot’s huffing, puffing form struggles to keep up!
“W-<span class="mu-i">WAIT!</span>” He whines, keeping an exceptionally-good pace despite his clear fatigue, “W-what about <span class="mu-i">me</span>?”
What <span class="mu-i">about</span> him, you counter from the safety of Ernesto’s shoulders. Dude’s got a tracksuit, doesn’t he? He can… run track, or something!
Talbot looks at you as if you just punted his puppy off of a freeway overpass. “B-b-but I c-carried <span class="mu-i">you-</span>
Before anyone can respond, you feel a brief stinging pain on your cheek as an orb of <span class="mu-r">BURNING-HOT ENERGY</span> whizzes past your head from below! Hitting the ramp above, you and your team teeter from side to side like actors in a campy sci-fi show as the entire chamber is rocked by a <span class="mu-i">massive</span> explosion!
“<span class="mu-r">FIREBALL!</span>” Sybil announces as you shield your head from a shower of molten rubble sinking towards you menacingly! “... Yes, now would be a <span class="mu-i">very</span> good time to leave.”
Ducking to avoid another salvo of fireballs, Art lets out a resigned sigh before reaching out to help Talbot onto Vivaldi!
“Alright, man–just hang on tight, alri-”
Woah, <span class="mu-i">WOAH</span>, <span class="mu-s">WOAAAAH,</span> you snarl as you bat Art’s hand away from your fellow janitor, you were just <span class="mu-i">kidding</span>, man! You’ll take Talbot! You uh, you guess!
“You… you sure?” Art asks, glancing between you and the red-haired guy panting next to you, “It’s cool, Stan–I-”
Yep, mhm, <span class="mu-i">great</span> point, you sputter as you hurriedly motion for Talbot to hop on, but uh…look, just get up here, man!
“Uh… alright.” Still puzzled by what just unfolded, Art and Syb continue ahead amidst a fresh shower of rubble from above! Climbing onto Ernesto next to you, your ex-bodyguard gives you an appraising look before pointing forward.
“Well don’t just <span class="mu-i">gawk</span>--let’s go!”
You aren’t <span class="mu-i">gawking</span>, sheesh! Tapping Ernesto on the side of his head, you nearly slip off as the golem lurches forward with renewed speed! Catching you mid-tumble, Talbot wordlessly helps you back up with his hand as he watches the <span class="mu-r">DEMONS</span> approaching from below.
“Watch your head, alright?”
Nodding at his mumbled warning, you hang on for dear life as your golems rush up the ramp!
>CONTD.
