Intruders in the Dungeon
Part 1It opened with a creak. The trapdoor was lifted and the enemies of the keepers descended into the darkness below. They slowly climbed down the steps inevitably to their doom. Four heroes of the day stood before the paths and passageways of the complex dungeon below. The Ones who listened* could just make out the words of the men who arrived. "Which way?" they said and "Which path to go down?" then the tallest spoke. "Asrold, that path" "Harold, down there" and "Sternum left" "I'll go straight forward" "Good luck" the Ones were amazed at the power of this mortal and his courage, whether he could beat the Reaper was a different matter. Whispers were in the air and all the heroes had the feeling they were being watched.
Asrold was a Royal Guard and was specially assigned to this mission. He continued along his path and suddenly a small creature with a pickaxe appeared. The Guard stared at this creature wondering whether it was a threat, but before he knew he reached out with his pole and jabbed at the small creature. It dodged to the left then hit the Guard in shins with the pickaxe before running off in the opposite direction. Asrold swore loudly before continuing on.
Harold was a Thief by nature and was sentenced to be hung the next morning. The Knight, Aslan realised that Harold was perfect with stealth and speed but only gave him a small dagger to defend himself in case he was thinking of betrayal. Harold, despite being a Thief, was a man of word, and was loyal to Aslan for saving his life, and continued along his path until he came to a sea of lava with a long, thin plank of wood across. He cautiously balanced himself to cross and then walked slowly, expecting a trap but kept walking along until he reached solid ground. Then he sat down and had a drink to take his mind off the whispers in the air.
Sternum was an Archer who was crackshot with his bow and was a class above the rest with his shooting skills, he was only young, but he was the best shot in Smilesville. His good eyesight and light figure made him the ideal shape for shooting at long range and perfect for getting away quickly. He searched his path looking behind him every so often and keeping his bow close to his chest. He turned a corner and saw a red fat lump stuffing itself with chickens, the creature's nipple was pierced with a gold ring and it had horns with morning stars attached which looked a lethal weapons. Sternum took his bow, aimed for the creature's fat stomach, he released, and a direct hit doing… absolutely nothing. The creature's skin was as tough as leather and the arrow was suspended there. The creature picked itself up** and moved towards Sternum, who aimed and fired straight in the eye causing the creature great pain falling towards the floor.
*The Ones are in a completely different realm from all mortals, keepers, and all other beings and just listen to what is being said in the nearby Realm. They favour the Horned Reaper because of his brutality and ruthlessness especially.
**The way a Bile Demon as it is called moves is remarkable, since they do not have legs the way it gets form place to place is by pushing against the floor then swinging its weight over its hands and repeating.
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