Chapter 14: The Lost Keys of Solitude (finale)
Sitting on his haunches, his back leaning against the wall, Finn asks Mika'il a few more questions, of Sadda, of the undead that lurk farther on within the crypt, though Mika'il does not seem to have a satisfactory answer to anything. He has not gone much farther on, but was warned off by Sadda, who had told him little when he had gone on.
In the end, Mika'il's whining proves to much for Finn, who shoves a length of rope into his mouth, tying it tightly at the back of his head before casting another spell and with the help of Magnus, lifting the apprentice off his feet and planting his fists firmly within the stone of the cave wall so that his feet hang just a few inches from the floor. Though Mika'il is exhausted, he flails his feet and offers several muffled screams of protest, eventually planting his feet against the slanting cave floor to take the pressure of his hanging body off of his forearms as he pants in exhaustion.
It is not long before everyone is rested enough to say they are tired of his presence.
And so, hopefully one last time, the group stands and sets off with all of their equipment, leaving the apprentice there to pick up once the demon Sadda has been taken care of. Magnus leads, followed by Finn, Gustav, Bjorn, Judoc, Terri, and Rondald, each with their weapons readied and waiting for combat.
Their movement is slow, ready for the promised undead to jump out around any corner... however, the dead they find here are entirely undisturbed. Again there are burial niches, though here they are fewer and farther between with full skeletons lying in state, their hands just crossed over their chest. The ubiquitous purple mushrooms that spread throughout the caves grow here in earnest, their bright, almost luminous color seeming to rub off on their every surrounding.
A few stray glances here proves there is little else to find and Magnus turns the corner, his lighted necklace shining the way ahead.
"Oh shit." The minotaur mutters, his mace coming up in anticipation of a fight.
OOC: It is 1000 on the 15th of May. You guys were about an hour resting. No one mentioned leaving anything behind, so you guys each have all your stuff in hand or on your back. Let's do 2 rounds worth of action and I'll post a map publicly once everyone has a good idea what is going on.
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