Say again
I said i started the transcripter to record what you say.
Very good my lord. The warding here is strong. and-
Stesha?!
-moving to new location
Stesha! say again your last.
Moving.
to
new
spot.
wait one
*groans and grumbles*
stupid machine, you dont write my groans of exasperation.
My lord! are you there?
Yes Stesha! Did you find it?
I did my lord. A cave, deep in the mountain. Wards preventing all but the most powerful of magics. and strangely enough, the weakest as well.
Explain
I was able to utilize my knock spell with ease on various doors. But anything above a lightning bolt wouldnt work.
How do you know about the upper side?
I was forced to use the spellcaster.
Ah. Against what?
A force dragon, my lord.
YOU KILLED A FORCE DRAGON?!?!
No, my lord. I merely drove it into hiding. While the spellcaster was able to be utilized, it was difficult to control. I was forced to sacrifice for the spell to go off.
Yes. of course. utilizing such a powerful spell does demand sacrifice.
of course my lord.
Did you find the book we seek?
Yes and no, my lord.
Steshaaa
I found hundreds of books, scrolls, rolls and more my lord! filling numerous chambers! more books than the greatest of libraries in the lands. It's incredible! and the labs! so many labs my lord!
Labs with what?
I dont know my lord. Disection tables. chemical pots and glass tubing. some strange rotating devices. All of it covered in dust though. Lots of lab rooms show signs of near destruction. Cracks in the walls, boulders and rocks crushing objects in some of the rooms. Some of the doors have been barricaded shut with said rocks.
This...this was somewhat expected.
For this place to have survived at all, for this long, in this condition my lord-
Yes yes. *audible frustration*
Dang it you stupid contraption! no more emotions!
my lord? i merely-
Not you! the transcripter! it's- bah. Is there anything else to report stesha?
Yes my lord. A redeeming value. I discovered a catalog.
A catalog? of what?
the books, scrolls...all of it! everything researched, discovered, here, in this book.
Really!?! were you able-
to confirm your thoughts about this extinct guild? yes my lord.
excellent!
And...
And? what and
My lord. i heard you late at night, several months ago, talking. No, id say ruminating. About discovering some way to close the wound.
...go on.
I looked through the book my lord. and there is something in here that might please you.
Oh?
from what i understand, my lord, it's called blackhammer The summation simply says Ultimate destruction. and there is a hand written mark in the margin that says see also heavy adamantium, birds flying at different heights, new math phyis (force, magnitude of blast radius), circular exertions at high speeds, explosive nullification of magical energies, and some other word i cannot make out followed by kernal of creation and sphere of annihilation
intercessation?
no way to know my lord.
can you bring that book along with the others listed back to me?
I dont know my lord. I can try.
Do so. Good job Stesha!
I am honored my lord. It shall take me five months to travel back to you with this cargo.
I shall see you then. If you need assistance, you know how to inform me.
Yes my lord.
I shall have to trust you left the transcripter on my lord. Ive begun looking for the books to transport to you my lord and some of them ive been forced to read to ensure i was getting the correct copy. It turns out that some of these are either copies or early editions with later editions holding more relevant information.
sounds of crying on voiceover
My lord. I am scared! truly scared! This blackhammer isnt a simple hammer! It-! I-! These books! All of them! they all Predate starfall! and- I! I found a room! It's small. so much smaller than the other rooms! but there is a carving upon it. It shows two orbs, my lord. One small, one massive. a simple line is carved into the wall, connecting the small to the large. but it curls around the large ball. And what appears to be a mushroom of some sort. It! I- this scares me my lord! this scares me to my core! I-! I cannot convey in mere words the magnitude of my fear nor of this fear inducing visage before me! I-
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