Temple Ruins

Ferris awakened the world coming into focus as his systems rebooted. As his motor systems activate he leaves the alcove in which he had been secreted during the High-Elves assault on the Temple. As he approaches the center of the room he notices that the Great Machine is missing. Suddenly a hologram of another Temple Guardian appears. "Unit-000134 has reactivated, Ferris your mission is to affect the destiny of the world." "Acknowledged," Ferris replies. The Hologram deactivates. Then Ferris begins to move toward the exit of the Temple.

It was dark when Lorelei reached the Temple. Her ivory skin and golden highlights in her long wavy hair reflected under the pale moonlight while her black attire was camouflaged by the night. Dark grey eyes stared at their aim, quickly walking to the entrance of the ruins.

It was not something the Seraphim was pleased to see, but she had plenty of time to accommodate to the view as she flew there. It was worst than what she had word of. So many years had she fought and worked to make the world a peaceful and secure place. To her, it was just a matter of time until everything would fall apart. That's what she despised; That although she had dedicated most of her life to this, it would still be in vain in the end. The constant fighting was tiring. Now she witnessed their failure. For a moment she stopped, sighing as all these thoughts took hold of her. She was way too emotional to her liking. Many memories from here were held in her mind; Each very intense and troubling, either at the time it happened or in contrast to now.

The guardian had flown from her duties for many reasons, but coming back after a long but temporary rest was more painful after all. There were things she acknowledged that she would never forget or make peace with. She was sent here against her will, but she had to make her part and serve just as each of her kind did. After spending many years doing almost nothing, she had used more than all the free time that she was allowed.

Low and sounding noises suddenly erupted from the Temple while Lorelei was nearing the building. She averted quickly to the side and pressed herself against the large rocks that used to enclose the room. Unsheathing her sword quietly, she carefully listened to the sounds that paced towards her. If anything went wrong, and it did, anyone and everyone was to blame. It was already a surprise to see that she was the only one here; Let alone guess who was called here and why. No other Seraphim was sent when she left. The remaining sane High Elves would have expected and greeted her. No human would be wandering here alone. She doubted a lone Shadow Warrior would be here by himself as they needed C-Energy to be revived. There might be Temple Guardians left in the ruins, but would any of them be filled with enough C-Energy to work? She hoped so, because she wasn't yet ready to face any other creature. We should have kept the essence of life, these earthly beings were not ready for such a task... she thought for herself, regretting the elders decisions that had left such a precious resource and an important danger in the hands of such vile and futile nations.

"We're all to blame..." she repeated in a low voice as her eyes resigned from staring at the ground to watch the entrance. Lorelei felt as if she could faintly hear engines purr and gears mechanisms clang together, but she held her long sword in one hand just in case, its sharp end resting on the ground while she waited for the creature to show itself.

Ferris heads to the Guardians Armory. On the way there he passes a few more deactivated Temple Guardians, none of which he believes still function. At the Armory he retrieves a longsword and mace which he attaches to his waist equipment slots. Now I have proper equipment to survive outside the Temple, he thinks. Ferris heads to the entrance. As he arrives he notices a small group of Kobolds have begun tinkering with a Cleaner. He tries to pass by them, however they notice the sounds of his movement and begin to throw stones.

Ferris notes that the stones just bounce off his armor. He proceeds to the out of the entrance and notices that the Kobolds have changed tactics. Now they are running at him carrying long knives which in their hands function as short swords. "Threat identified, targeting hostile forces, engaging," He says. He aims his left hand toward the fifteen rushing creatures and opens fire. He manages to kill five of the wretched creatures before the others reach him. Ferris begins backing up as he fights them to prevent them from surrounding him. He draws the longsword and drives forward running one Kolbold through on his blade.

Hearing the commotion nearby, Lorelei made a few steps closer as she saw a Temple Guardian attacked by small despicable and seemingly annoying creatures. They ran towards the machine, poking him with their short blades before he struck back. The angelic guardian neared the end of the group and swung her sword forward, sending the little monsters in the air and cutting their flesh deep. The small beasts crippled on the ground, slowly dying of their mortal wounds. Dark liquid filled the floor and infiltrated the cavities between the rocks that formed the path to the Temple. They started cracking and rotting while light smoke rose from the ground.

But the pale beauty paid no attention to it as she gave violent keen blows to the remaining kobolds. Turning her head to see where a low grumbling but continuous sound came from, the Seraphim noticed one of them was hiding and calling for greater forces. She paced towards it to stop its incantation, but an animated totem made of rock suddenly emerged from under the caster. Lorelei swept the dust on the ground as her large wings extended and elevated her towards the sky. Hitting the rock golem with her sword didn't seem to hurt him much, and she doubted her pure magics would do something either. She couldn't get closer to the shaman that was protected by the large arms of the golem, trying to stun Lorelei in her flight while she carefully dodged his attacks.

Ferris notices the entrance of the Seraphim. Together the two of them make short work of the Kolbolds. Unfortunately they don't notice the Kolbold's shaman in time to stop it from summoning the Stone Golem. Ferris quickly analyzes the situation. "New threat detected, classification: Artificial construct. Composition: Stone, Threat level: high." Before acting he examines the shaman next. He identifies that the shaman is keeping the golem active. Speaking to the Seraphim, "Seraphim, keep the construct distracted. I will terminate the caster."

He braces his feet on the ground, and turns to face the caster and golem. He aims his left hand at the pair and it begins to reconfigure. "Charging C-Energy capacitors. Identifying target, aiming." the emitter on his left hand glows with the distinctive blue glow of C-energy. "Firing." The blue light leaps from his hand in a powerful beam. When the light strikes the golem it cleaves through its arm and slams into the shaman. The Kolbold screeches as it burst into blue flame. "Target neutralized," Ferris says. He then begins to scan the area.