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Verdandi [11] Prophet of Eternal Frost
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The monitors in the museum's security room showed no suspicious activity. It was as unearthly quiet as usual for the night shift when Coars' fellow security guard was doing his patrol. Mik was on camera six, sweeping a basement hallway with his flashlight.
"Gods I hate this boring job," the slightly overweight olive-skinned man groaned over the radio.
"Gods I hate this boring job," the slightly overweight olive-skinned man groaned over the radio.
"Yeah yeah, at least it's honest pay considering what could really be happening about."
Coars' is of course watching his fellow guard on the camera, "If you want, come over this way and I'll take over doing the point, click and be spooky."
He smirks as he listens for his acceptance of the light workout going through all the rooms of the museum. He glances across the camera monitors quickly once more in case there was something that had been missed, keeping an eye out for anything different than before.
Coars' is of course watching his fellow guard on the camera, "If you want, come over this way and I'll take over doing the point, click and be spooky."
He smirks as he listens for his acceptance of the light workout going through all the rooms of the museum. He glances across the camera monitors quickly once more in case there was something that had been missed, keeping an eye out for anything different than before.
"You read my mind buddy," Mik laughs before beginning to make his way back.
Nothing is obviously amiss. That is until Mik passes a camera blind spot and doesn't reappear.
Nothing is obviously amiss. That is until Mik passes a camera blind spot and doesn't reappear.
"Yeah, I do tend to do that. So, I'm guessing when we head out, you'll want to do the usual snatch up donuts, laugh about work and then head on your merry way."
All said in this usual cheerful voice, though he does pause at not seeing Mik appear in anymore of the cameras.
"Mmm hey Mik, Camera 5 seems to be faulty. You aren't showing up when you should have gotten there. Mind getting back to me?"
All said in this usual cheerful voice, though he does pause at not seeing Mik appear in anymore of the cameras.
"Mmm hey Mik, Camera 5 seems to be faulty. You aren't showing up when you should have gotten there. Mind getting back to me?"
At the sight of the puddle and the odd silence, Coars begins to head for Cam 5 locale without hesitation. His mind thinking of all the terrible things that could actually be happening, shivering in thought as he worriedly rushes down.
"Come on Mik, please be a prank."
"Come on Mik, please be a prank."
Mik is lying in a pool of blood, a large stab wound in his chest. He is breathing shallowly, but with a wet gurgle.
"Mik."
Coar watched with a shocked look for several seconds before glowering and looking around. His buddy was going to die if he didn't get help, but he could end up a victim too if he didn't do anything about it.
He had to activate the silent alarm and keep Mik alive, keeping his eyes peeled for what did this.
Coar watched with a shocked look for several seconds before glowering and looking around. His buddy was going to die if he didn't get help, but he could end up a victim too if he didn't do anything about it.
He had to activate the silent alarm and keep Mik alive, keeping his eyes peeled for what did this.
"Down...stairs..." Mik managed between bloody coughs. Red droplets mark a path to the nearby stairwell. The research level is that way, along with any night-owl academics still hanging around.
He looks to Mik at that, then winces as he nods, "I'll do what I can to save you buddy. Blast it.."
Coars will head down the stairs, trying not to make much noise. If he can get to the academics in time, there was a chance to save Mik and stop whoever did this.
Coars will head down the stairs, trying not to make much noise. If he can get to the academics in time, there was a chance to save Mik and stop whoever did this.
The trail disappeared before Coars reached the research level. However any indecision about where to go was ended by a female scream from down the hall to the left. Following this led to a shattered metal door that appeared to have been frozen. Beyond it, the bespectacled Doctor Morrison sat huddled in a corner, clutching her inhaler.
He's looking at the sound and rushing over to it, glaring before seeing the frozen door and the good doctor. He begins looking rapidly to either side in the room, but moves inside to see about her, watching her at times for any clues.
"She..." Morrison shivered, breathing nervously, "Has a sword. Seriously? Who has a sword?! Crazy people!"
The door to the lab proper is wide open. Cold radiates from beyond.
The door to the lab proper is wide open. Cold radiates from beyond.
He blinks, "Yeah, that's pretty crazy. Ok, Doctor? Get your phone, run up and call the cops and an Ambulance, right now. Mik is in bad shape and needs medical attention. I'll try and buy you time so they don't try anything."
Coars heads right for the lab proper at that, grimacing as he knows he lost surprise, but he had to get her moving and out of there. They could help each other after all while he tried to slow whoever it was down.
Coars heads right for the lab proper at that, grimacing as he knows he lost surprise, but he had to get her moving and out of there. They could help each other after all while he tried to slow whoever it was down.
The lab was currently set up in a set up in a semicircle around a cerulean crystal the size of a wrecking ball, housed in a gold frame covered in depictions of the ancient gods... the legendary Godstone. The replica on display to the public had nothing on the majesty real thing. It wasn't difficult to understand why the ancient peoples believed it housed the power of the gods.
Also, it was glowing. Presumably this was in response to the ice creeping over it.
The cloaked woman turned to face Coars, strange mist from her blade still flowing to the artifact.
"Beautiful... isn't it?" she smiles, cold madness in her eyes.
Also, it was glowing. Presumably this was in response to the ice creeping over it.
The cloaked woman turned to face Coars, strange mist from her blade still flowing to the artifact.
"Beautiful... isn't it?" she smiles, cold madness in her eyes.
He was surprised as ever, looking right at the large crystal and it's frame. It does explain a lot of course, but then she had to talk about it as he noticed the ice creeping up and over it. He slowly looks to her as she shows her madness, frowning a bit, then ahems.
"I wonder what you hope to accomplish here, since I see the beauty but it's marred thanks to what you've done this night. Not usual here, especially this time of night. Nor is it, usual for one to find anything concerning this I imagine."
"I wonder what you hope to accomplish here, since I see the beauty but it's marred thanks to what you've done this night. Not usual here, especially this time of night. Nor is it, usual for one to find anything concerning this I imagine."
"My hope is simple," she said, "To let fate, at long last, run its course and bless this cruel world with its cold embrace."
He stares at her as he blinks further, then rubs his head as he grunts, "You're, acting like something big will happen for what you've done so far. So far all I've seen is you've stabbed someone, broken in and are threatening someone with an actual sword. That doesn't seem like 'Fate' or hope."
He rubs his head further then stares at her at that, "Really don't think you've thought things through."
He rubs his head further then stares at her at that, "Really don't think you've thought things through."
She laughed maniacally. "Oh my dear boy, I've had millennia to think this through. I just had to wait until you silly humans found the stone for me."
It got even colder as the ice grew, causing Coars' breath to fog.
"I'm almost there my sisters. At long last our duty can be realized!" she rejoiced.
It got even colder as the ice grew, causing Coars' breath to fog.
"I'm almost there my sisters. At long last our duty can be realized!" she rejoiced.
Coars couldn't stop staring at her after the fact that she had actually decided to say they were silly. He had to say it out loud, "Silly Humans..?"
He shivered, "Liquid Nitrogen but then where is it stored?"
He couldn't stop his fogging breath as he hears her rejoicing about it, worriedly looking between her and the framed crystal.
He shivered, "Liquid Nitrogen but then where is it stored?"
He couldn't stop his fogging breath as he hears her rejoicing about it, worriedly looking between her and the framed crystal.
"Tsk," she clucked, "Chemicals are so inelegant. You, my dear witness to the end, are witnesses the only magic in the world as of now that yet functions."
She turned back to the Godstone and raised the sword.
"Behold! The lost power of the gods!" she cried, plunging the sword into the cold weakened crystal. The glow quickly became blinding as an invisible force pushed at Coars.
She turned back to the Godstone and raised the sword.
"Behold! The lost power of the gods!" she cried, plunging the sword into the cold weakened crystal. The glow quickly became blinding as an invisible force pushed at Coars.
Coars shielded his eyes from the blinding glow as he felt the push, grunting as he falls back quickly from that. He was sure he'd have been able to stop her, but the crystal had been hit hard from what he saw. He grunts as he couldn't see from that glow.
There was a tremendous cracking sound Coars could feel in his bones before the whole crystal exploded. Something pierced his chest and all went black.
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Coars floated in whiteness. As he drifted, a great dais materialized before him and, between great golden columns covered in stylized flames, a dragon.
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Coars floated in whiteness. As he drifted, a great dais materialized before him and, between great golden columns covered in stylized flames, a dragon.
"I don't know what this is, but suddenly I'm thinking I'm in great trouble, or something really really bad is happening here."
Coars couldn't stop staring up at the dragon, or at the columns. If this was a dream, he didn't know what to think of it. He certainly never had any like this. Though he looks down at his chest, wondering what that last sensation was.
Coars couldn't stop staring up at the dragon, or at the columns. If this was a dream, he didn't know what to think of it. He certainly never had any like this. Though he looks down at his chest, wondering what that last sensation was.
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