thesilverwolf
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Galvez Prison
Fabian, Coelnar, Ethan, Keres, and Jasper
Jasper beckoned the group to follow him. Coelnar was near the front and Fabian close behind him.
“A natural born leader, I see.” Fabian said to Coelnar. He is the more sensible of the bunch. Fabian noticed Undine step out from the shadows. Oh! I forgot about her. Jasper lead the group around the many twist and turns of the labyrinth, but it seemed like they were walking in circles.
“Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Fabian asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
“I think so.” Jasper said unsure. “The last time I tried to escape it was this way.”
“Good grief, it smells awful. Keres?” Fabian said, implying it was Keres. The smell was distinct, and it was familiar. It was the smell of death.
“That’s the smell of the beast that I spoke of.” Jasper told the group. “We must move quickly.”
Jasper hurried his steps. They made one final turn and arrived at the gate that Jasper spoke of. It was made of stone and had many symbols etched into it.
“Alright, so what do I have to do?” Fabian asked eagerly. He was ready to get out of this prison. He walked over to inspect the gate.
“Well, the last time I was here. There were many different birds on the gate that followed a specific order.” Jasper said.
“Like a password?”
“Yeah, but now that I look at it…it is different now, like it has reset itself.” Jasper said while inspecting the gate along with Fabian. “I think someone has used it recently. I have no idea what these symbols are hinting at.”
Fabian let out a sigh of agitation. Great. He took a deep breath and looked closely at the symbols. They seemed to be going in an arc. The first symbol was tree, followed by a blank space, next was a wolf, then another blank space, and finally a worm. Fabian pondered this riddle. It’s in a certain order. What comes between a wolf and a tree? What’s missing? I feel like I have encountered this before… After some time, Fabian noticed something else. Between each symbol and blank space were chain links. Chains? What does this mean…” Just then, Fabian stomach began to rumble a bit, it was almost painful. I haven’t eaten anything in a while. Fabian eyes widened as he snapped his fingers as he got an idea. Food chain! He placed his hand on the gate and began to concentrate all of his magic into the point of contact. The gate began to glow with an eldritch light that illuminated the passage. The blank spaces began transforming into symbols.
There was a bone rattling roar that wasn’t too far away. The smell of death was much stronger now.
“Uh, you mind hurrying Jasper?!” asked, fear lined his words. “I think its coming!”
The light faded leaving the chain to now show a tree, an antelope, a wolf, a hunter, and finally the worm. The gate began to rumble before sending a painful jolt into Fabian’s hand. He snatched his hand away and watched as the antelope changed back into a blank space.
“Damn…” Fabian muttered. He placed his hand back onto the gate. The gate was illuminated once again. This time, the space changed into a deer instead of an antelope. The gate rumbled once again, simultaneously, the beast roared. It was very close, now. Fabian gagged from the odor. The light faded as the gate began to slide open, slowly. It was wide enough for them to fit through, but only them.
“M-m-move it! I don’t want to die.” Jasper commanded them. The beasts gleaming eyes could be seen in the dim light, but that was all that could be seen. It roared again. It’s hot breath caused Fabian to shudder
“Go ahead, I’ll hold it off.” Undine shouted from the shadows. She stepped forth, threw her cloak to the ground and pulled out her pistols. Fabian slipped through the door, following Jasper, everyone else followed except Undine. The gate began to close, faster than it opened. Fabian watched as Undine fired her guns at the beast. The gate closed and the gunfire ceased. There was a silence among the group, but that silence was broken by the sound of bones cracking. Fabian grimaced at the sound. She…saved us.
“We have to get moving.” Fabian said solemnly. “Sadly, time is not on our side.”
Fabian, Coelnar, Ethan, Keres, and Jasper
Jasper beckoned the group to follow him. Coelnar was near the front and Fabian close behind him.
“A natural born leader, I see.” Fabian said to Coelnar. He is the more sensible of the bunch. Fabian noticed Undine step out from the shadows. Oh! I forgot about her. Jasper lead the group around the many twist and turns of the labyrinth, but it seemed like they were walking in circles.
“Are you sure you know where you’re going?” Fabian asked with a hint of annoyance in his voice.
“I think so.” Jasper said unsure. “The last time I tried to escape it was this way.”
“Good grief, it smells awful. Keres?” Fabian said, implying it was Keres. The smell was distinct, and it was familiar. It was the smell of death.
“That’s the smell of the beast that I spoke of.” Jasper told the group. “We must move quickly.”
Jasper hurried his steps. They made one final turn and arrived at the gate that Jasper spoke of. It was made of stone and had many symbols etched into it.
“Alright, so what do I have to do?” Fabian asked eagerly. He was ready to get out of this prison. He walked over to inspect the gate.
“Well, the last time I was here. There were many different birds on the gate that followed a specific order.” Jasper said.
“Like a password?”
“Yeah, but now that I look at it…it is different now, like it has reset itself.” Jasper said while inspecting the gate along with Fabian. “I think someone has used it recently. I have no idea what these symbols are hinting at.”
Fabian let out a sigh of agitation. Great. He took a deep breath and looked closely at the symbols. They seemed to be going in an arc. The first symbol was tree, followed by a blank space, next was a wolf, then another blank space, and finally a worm. Fabian pondered this riddle. It’s in a certain order. What comes between a wolf and a tree? What’s missing? I feel like I have encountered this before… After some time, Fabian noticed something else. Between each symbol and blank space were chain links. Chains? What does this mean…” Just then, Fabian stomach began to rumble a bit, it was almost painful. I haven’t eaten anything in a while. Fabian eyes widened as he snapped his fingers as he got an idea. Food chain! He placed his hand on the gate and began to concentrate all of his magic into the point of contact. The gate began to glow with an eldritch light that illuminated the passage. The blank spaces began transforming into symbols.
There was a bone rattling roar that wasn’t too far away. The smell of death was much stronger now.
“Uh, you mind hurrying Jasper?!” asked, fear lined his words. “I think its coming!”
The light faded leaving the chain to now show a tree, an antelope, a wolf, a hunter, and finally the worm. The gate began to rumble before sending a painful jolt into Fabian’s hand. He snatched his hand away and watched as the antelope changed back into a blank space.
“Damn…” Fabian muttered. He placed his hand back onto the gate. The gate was illuminated once again. This time, the space changed into a deer instead of an antelope. The gate rumbled once again, simultaneously, the beast roared. It was very close, now. Fabian gagged from the odor. The light faded as the gate began to slide open, slowly. It was wide enough for them to fit through, but only them.
“M-m-move it! I don’t want to die.” Jasper commanded them. The beasts gleaming eyes could be seen in the dim light, but that was all that could be seen. It roared again. It’s hot breath caused Fabian to shudder
“Go ahead, I’ll hold it off.” Undine shouted from the shadows. She stepped forth, threw her cloak to the ground and pulled out her pistols. Fabian slipped through the door, following Jasper, everyone else followed except Undine. The gate began to close, faster than it opened. Fabian watched as Undine fired her guns at the beast. The gate closed and the gunfire ceased. There was a silence among the group, but that silence was broken by the sound of bones cracking. Fabian grimaced at the sound. She…saved us.
“We have to get moving.” Fabian said solemnly. “Sadly, time is not on our side.”