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Giving it a quick once-over, the hatch above looks pretty dang tough–maybe even tougher than the marble-esque walls this whole damn lab’s been made out of? If you had to guess, you’d say it was a bulkhead of some sort; it opens, sure, but not without a damn good reason!
Sensing this, you don’t hold back when your eye finally charges up, and thankfully Talbot doesn’t either! Opening wide for extra spread, you grit your teeth at the impending pain before lettin’ ‘er rip at what you <span class="mu-i">hope</span> is the last obstacle in this little sidequest of yours!
Bursting forth from your eye like a caged sun, your laser combined with Talbot’s burns into the hatch at a slow, but sure pace!
“<span class="mu-s">KEEP GOING!</span>” Sybil cheers as she stands by with her <span class="mu-b">RADIANT BLADE</span> held at her side!
“<span class="mu-s">YOU GOT THIS, GUYS!</span>” Art shouts as Lil’ Stanley tries her best to massage Talbot’s broad shoulders! Feeling the inside of your eye socket steam, you push through the pain a little longer–-enough to see a hole being formed as you rocket closer by the second!
The smell of smoke and burning flesh tickles your nostrils as both you and Talbot refuse to give up! Just when you start to feel a sensation akin to having a lit match shoved into your eye, you see it: a way through! Giving your eye a break, you hug everyone close together to fit inside the narrow hole and prepare for impact!
You wanted to close your eyes, but no dice–one of ‘em was too hot. So when the elevator crashes into the bulkhead, you’re still alert. As your cloak-granted gravity hurls you skyward, you and Talbot stare at each other–neither of you able to blink.
Flying through the air, or water in your strange case, you emerge into a cavernous chamber consisting of a colossal, central tower that looks like it was plucked straight out of a sci-fi movie! You’re certain it would look a <span class="mu-i">lot</span> more impressive, however, without what you assume are the demon’s additions: buried beneath massive chunks of hairy, scarred flesh, the <span class="mu-g">TOTEM</span> glows with an otherworldly reddish-orange glow that matches the festering boils on the demon’s skin! Towering overhead, the totem extends all the way to the tip of the lab pyramid–its true shape not really noticeable until now!
Before gravity can bring you back to what looks like an outer metal catwalk surrounding the totem, you see a gigantic shape move just outside of the totem’s glow… and another. And another!
Opening his masked eyes, Art is the second one to notice something’s off. “Ohhhhhh <span class="mu-i">crap</span>...” He mutters as a tentacle the size of a building arcs towards a bridge connecting your landing zone to the central totem, “That’s not good….”
>CONTD.
