Author: Bloody Mary
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Imotehk the Stormlord would have twitched, had he still had facial musculature. Instead, he directed his gaze at one of the lesser lords and remained silent for a full minute.
Then, in a tone of horrified fascination, he asked, "They are guarding the what?"
"The Celestial Orrery, m'lord," the luckless noble replied, wringing his metal hands nervously. "You recall? The glorious artifact that allows us to destroy stars by merely extinguishing their light on the representation of the galaxy?"
Somehow, despite having no mimic to speak of, Imotekh managed to convey exasperation and hopelessness at once.
"The Celestial Orrery," he said in the tones of a scholar. "An artifact that appeared in only one episode of Orikan the Diviner. Third generation, sixth season, episode fifteen, The Doom of Stars. It was also destroyed in the very same episode, by the treacherous spy of the Old Ones. The court of Thanaots had built a replica—without any magical powers, mind you."
Silence descended as the lesser lord contemplated the words. Finally, he let out an anguished cry of: "You mean Orkian isn't real?!"
Imotehk hid his face in his palm.
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