Re: The Game: Chapter 03
In reply to Zuriel Silendril (msg # 399):
Lyriel's interaction with the stump mirrors the others, and she vanishes in a burst of light.
Cassie sighs, looking at the stump as though it might burn her.
"Well then. Here goes nothing," she says, tossing her blonde hair in as carefree a gesture as she can manage before stepping upon the platform.
The cycle repeats itself once more, but the flash of light is far darker than before -- those remaining in the clearing hear Cassie's voice yell out in shock, fear, or pain, but when you vision clears, she, too, has vanished.
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Elsewhere
Lyriel appears next to the others, letting out a pent-up sigh of relief she didn't realize she'd been holding.
Moments later, the air shimmers near the dais, and a human-sized figure appears near the statue. It takes Boreas, Maeve, and Lyriel a moment to realize that it is Cassandra, frozen motionless within a solid block of amber. She looks conscious and more-or-less healthy, given the situation, but does not appear to be able to move or speak.