I will try and take the crossbow off one of the dead ones and holster my other one and head to Laryn who i assume is the blue box(?)
Me too i was enjoying this immensely, :(
In the midst of the shouting and crossfire, Lady retrieves a repeating crossbow and a short quiver of bolts before racing towards Laryn.
Oslo looks from the female that he has known to hurt and torture them to the other that while she was present seemed to be of a sort that still cared. He moves quickly to the side of the pit and lets the others use the rope as the two large stumps that are his legs seem to meld into his body...
Oslo adheres to the side of the pit easily. Its rocky edges allow enough surface to grab a hold of with none to sharp to cut. There is a lot of flying bolts and yelling occurring.
Cold and dark had become Kedarran's world. The dark did not bother him, his vision was not such a paltry thing that it required light but the cold was becoming an irritant. He knew he was underground, that much was certain and when his captors realized he was as more adapted to the dark than even they were, they settled for putting his head in a bag of black cloth.
Ked growled something unflattering at his captors in his native tongue. Their response was to mock him in their lilting language. He felt no uncertain amount of shame to have been captured by these things. If anything, they resembled the Car-Vallis, that is to say that they were scrawny, slow and delicate. Ked snorted through his nose and tested his bindings again. If they stopped anytime soon, he would try to burst his bonds and reclaim his weapons, then they would regret having captured him.
After blasting a grappling bolt into the hardened ceiling from a wrist launcher, Laryn begins to descend the rope into the cavern below. Lady is standing next to the rope where Laryn descended. Dashuun and Ashleaf quickly follow suit. Dash being nearly invisible and weaving in and out of oncoming bolts and insults, while Ashleaf flows nonchalantly through the ruckus as if it hadn't existed at all. Both Dash and Ashleaf begin to descend the rope into the cavern while the guards aim carefully at them, avoiding cover by Lady to do so.
Dashuun manages to evade the attacks quite easily perhaps only drawing fire by accident, while a bolt rips through the vines of Ashleaf with a loud tear and significantly weakens his retreating mass.
Badly injured, Ashleaf falls off of the rope midway down incurring injury.
darkness was everywhere. Fuar slowly opened his eyes. the floor was unfamiliar, there was little coldness. he peered around trying to dicern where he was.
what was this day 2? maybe day 3? Fuar lost track.
Bear ban he weakily called but not very loud. hope was nearly lost now. He had found Pogot and that was comforting, but the realization of the loss of all of his family was begining to sink in.
then there was a noise. was someone coming? or was in his captors with more stuff he can only guess was supposed to be food. No caould not be guards
Bear ban?
atá ann?
Bear ban, is é sin mhac tú?
Bear ban
who is there?
Bear ban, is that you son?
Oslo starts down the side of the wall... but looks up to the unexpected recuer and holds out two of his now four psuedopods to give the woman aid down the pit to whatever lay below.
Kitika was pondering what these people were like to put her in a cell without even a trial or anything, which being a criminal was the most probable reason she could think for being here. There were other possibilities but she doubted that you could have this many absolutely depraved people working together. Then again this was a diffeent plane.
Suddenly she heard a few cries from nearby, it sounded like another cell in the same wall. She called back in draconic, figureing it was the most likely language to be understood elsewhere, at least of the languages she knew.
"Hello? Who are you?"
hearing the voice through the wall. Fuar looks up
is someone there? could that be Bear ban? no, he would not speak so strange, but still another is here.
Fuar calls out in reply though he has no idea what was said
Dia duit? atá ann?
hello? who is there?
I sling the crossbow over my shoulder and grip the rope and slide down not fearing a fall.
Lady repels easily to the bottom of the cavern avoid the weak attempt of a volley of bolts through the hole.
You'll pay for this Laryn!!!I'll have you skinned alive! Selling you to Arak would be too kind. Hexin declares.
Laryn states,There is no time to waste. They can be here in a matter of minutes. Let's help the others....Oh Right! you probably can't understand me.
Laryn gives the creatures each a necklace shaped like a 'c' that barely fits around their necks.
Don't worry, it's adjustable. Speaking to the creatures for the first time. She overcomes her fear of them by way of adrenaline.
This will let us all understand each other.
I know a secret passage where we can hide and rest from the escape for the night. Then we will have to be gone quickly.
Oh, and let's hope they don't release that thing. she points at the attached cavern with the big bars blocking it off from the rest of the cave.
Laryn rushes to release a strange serpentine creature that looks as if it was created. Then she releases a humanoid creature of striking stature and intrigue. Then she quickly rushes to the south wall to reveal a secret passage to a room that no one knows about except Laryn.
"Release me," Ked growled at his captors, sick of this game. He stopped walking and yanked at his bindings trying to break them.
Forgive me sir, my name is Laryn. she says nervously wearing the communicator in common. I am a laboratory assistant she says anxiously, please, let us hide. I have much to tell you and give to you.
You two locked in the cavern cells were to be entertainment for Bo'tha and his secret arena.I can help you more once we are concealed. Please hurry!
Everyone can understand what Laryn says via ghe communicator because she is speaking in common. Not everyone may respond, based upon their language ability.
Fuar and Kitika are both released to the cavern opening where they are being coaxed to follow. Laryn tl the secret chamber. The party notices that the guards are securing ropes of there ownto repel into the cavern as well.
Ked feels a sharp slap on the back and a shove before hearing a loss command. do'aal dasalik din
Ked cannot break through hiz shackles.They are unusually strong.
"Keep it up skinny, you would be so demanding if I were free," Ked said, but started walking again.
Kitika watched cautiously as the newcomers came down from the ceiling and one of them handed out necklaces. She guessed however from their appearence and their sense of haste that they were likely trying to leave this place, so she accepted the necklace when offered and followed carefully into the secret door.
She speaks somewhat quietly,
"Thank you for the release. I am Kitika, of Sorenson's Pride. Who are all of you, and where is here?"
Lady follows Laryn and looks at the others. She looked at every one curiously and to the door mentioned earlier. The technology here was primitive yet not? it was confusing.
"A universal translator? interesting do you have the schematics on it? I would love to build one?" She asks as she looks at the others and holds up her hand.
"Sorry I am LJ447-LADY1 or Lady for short pleased to meet you" she says as she makes her face smile.
Oslo follows along behind Laryn after his legs reform after his climb down the side of the pit. He notices that there are new captives like himself and after some time listening to everyone seem to manage some understanding the the common tongue, albeit heavily accented and very slow right now, "Thank you for the device."
Looking to the others as they move into hiding, "I am known as Oslosuenus. I am a Doctor from the Dragon Empire."
He looks to Lady, "You seem to have at least one of my belongings," he holds up a pistol in one of his four psuedopods that seem to be his hands, "Did you happen to find a small symbol that represent a sun?"
Fuar gets up to follow.
Pogot, teacht tapaidh
the small white furry animal runs and jumps into Fuar's arms.
he turns to follow his rescuer.
he takes the necklace but has not put it on yet.
he merely acknowledges others that address him with a nod. apparently not yet understanding.
Kitika looks at Lady, "Nice to meet you, but I do not know what a schematic is. I know of the magic these necklaces use but I never actually learned the spell myself. Wasn't any need before."
Then Kitika gets Fuar's attention, then she gesturea cone from her mouth while saying a word, then points to necklace then to her ears and smiles.
If he still doesn't catch on, she will calmy try to put hers on him.
Once they are in waht is hinted at as being safe. Fuar follows the direction and places the neclace on.
Like this? he says, not really seeing or feeling any change but suddenly everyone else seems to be able to speak his language.
he looks around who are you all? what has happened? please has anyone seen my son. Please tell me one of you knows. please his voice trails off abit almost knowing the answer before he even asked it.
Kitika looks puzzled. She turned to Laryn, "Why can't we understand him?" she turns back to Fuar, "Can you understand me? This means yes and this means no." she nods and shakes respectivily.
Kitika looks puzzled. She turned to Laryn, "Why can't we understand him?" she turns back to Fuar, "Can you understand me? This means yes and this means no." she nods and shakes respectivily.
Fuar and Kitika had been prisoners for a very long time compared to most creatures. The current escapees had only been captive for three months, while it may have seemed like eons.
Fuar and Kitika had been there a year. They had both been put under the rigors of the full battery of tests and some sadistic ones made up just to see if they would perish like most of the others. Neryn knew about the creature in the cavern; she'd help create it. What she didn't know was that Hexin would declare some creatures dead and move them to the cavern for 'sport'. Bo'tha was a conspirator in that scheme, bring
Fuar and Kitika had been prisoners for a very long time compared to most creatures. The current escapees had only been captive for three months, while it may have seemed like eons.
Fuar and Kitika had been there a year. They had both been put under the rigors of the full battery of tests and some sadistic ones made up just to see if they would perish like most of the others. Neryn knew about the creature in the cavern; she'd help create it. What she didn't know was that Hexin would declare some creatures dead and move them to the cavern for 'sport'. Bo'tha was a conspirator in that scheme, bring
Often bringing in indebted fighters or other creatures as well as high-profile clients to watch and participate in the carnage. It brought a srream of money into the coinpurses of both Bo'tha and Hexin and no one else knew. When she could, Laryn would sneak to the cavern to hide and to read some of the books and journals that they had accumulated and she had secretly taken. Mainly lore and treatises on numerous religion and philosophies throug
From throughout the galaxy. Fuar had picked up some common from the goings on of the cavern. Never really knowing when his turn would come. Fuar's fluency, however did not match his intellect. He could ascertain some phrases. Speaking common was a bit difficult forhim. It was uusually broken .
There is no schematic to the communicators. We obtained them from one of the snatchings. Laryn responds to Lady and then to Oslo. I've seen that symbol before. It was in the south hall with some of your other belongings where it was being studied by our archaeologist. He is not very good, however as he is far behind in understanding the magic behind most of the items. It is not safe to go back though.
It is for me. Dashuun says with a grin.
Ked can hear a lot of commotion coming from up ahead. The guards slow their pace as if to be alert for a situation that may be abnormal to them.
"Come on! Don't tell me you nancies are afraid of the dark!" Ked yells at them sick of being at their mercy and trying to provoke a reaction
Lady looks at the others and than at her arm. She taps the interior of her fore arm and it slides up to show various wires and tubes. Lady retrieves a simple shiv of metal the length of a finger and makes a quick adjustment. She than puts it back into her arm and shuts the panel her skin once again seamless as she looks ahead.
"I see so I must try and take it apart later" She says as she looks at the necklace and than the others. Her face emotionless as she looked about
Kitika looked puzzled for a moment, then seemed to catch what Lady meant and what she was, partly anyway. "Lady, It's magic. It doesn't come apart. You leave it alone, enhance it, or dispel it. It doesn't have parts to take apart. Do you not know about magic?"
"Magic was the work of the progenitors,though few still practice it. Most rely on the technological advances that helped create me and the complex machines, Like those on my Home Thanos-7716." the woman paused and looked at the other woman. As she stared her head tilted far to the right that her chin was almost parallel with her shoulders.
" I forgot about the Hassak'Mere, they could wield magic. they said it was a gift from there ancestors the Dragons? I doubt it though as the few vids and files I have assimilated have all show or spoke of Dragons huge quadrupeds who can fly and breath deathly breaths, Granted these are tales meant to astonish you, thought the hassak'mere believed them adamantly" she said as she pulled out one of the weapons she had pilfered from one of the guards and handed the dagger to Kitika
" here this is to arm your self, in case of more guards, that are unwilling to listen to there protocols" she says as she looks at the Repeating Crossbow, studying it with one eye as the other looks straight ahead.
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Dashuun speaks.As soon as it settles down a bit, I will go back to the south corridor and retrieve some of the items that we are looking for. Describe to me what it is that I should be lookin for and I will try to retrieve it. Laryn, I will need a map as to the fastest route.
Laryn reaches in the bag. I am sorry that I do not have your symbol, but I thought that you could use this.[/b] She says producing another purple crystal to fit inside the blaster. It was the only one I could find.
She continues.There is an armory, but it is just too risky. They may be guarding the south corridor, but they are still unsure what those items really do.
Ked's captors come to a halt. They have man-handled him and mocked him, albeit in a tongue he could not understand. Now they were stopped and trying to gain entry to a door. A female human voice could be heard speaking to them in a hostile manner, muffed a bit as if coming through a tube.