"This…this wasn't supposed to happen." I grieved, looking over the notes in the Amgarrak Thaig. I looked at Brogan that was constantly looking around for enemies and Jerrik whose face was unreadable.
The notes of the experiment were in my hand. There was a mage here who tried to help the dwarves in Amgarrak recreate the Anvil of the Void. They decided to use the corpses of the Casteless, calling it a 'privilege' to recreate a golem. They substituted flesh for steel and rock, bonding it to a spirit from the fade.
They created a monster. The Harvester escaped, killing those that were alive one by one. In a last effort to trap it, they used the lyrium wells to create several levels of the fade to trap it.
"Paragon those notes contain valuable information. We need to take it to Orzammar and let the Shapers-" Jerrik started before I growled and turned to him, slapping my palm down on the notes.
"And do what Jerrik? Our people are thriving now with the Keepers! I wanted the sodding Anvil as much as the next dwarf but this!? This is exactly why the surfacers fear Blood Mages! Look what it did to the researcher! To the dwarves that worked alongside him! This is madness!" I shouted at him. His brother Brogan was looking around deliriously. The golem was stock still next to Snug, various scars on his hide from fighting Darkspawn. Jerrik's jaw was set as he gulped down.
"Brother, nothing…nothing should get out…" Brogan whispered, looking at things that shouldn't be there.
"…You're right Paragon. This place should not be found." Jerrik nodded his head grimly. I nodded before throwing the notes into the lava.
"Now let's go end this." I picked up my hammer and flicked the last switch. I saw another change to our surroundings. We went into the last chamber and I saw the last barrier fall. It was time to find this Harvester and make sure it didn't make it to the surface. We crossed the small bridge until we made it into the forge. I saw that sick, twisted, small monstrosity attach itself to a body made of various bodies.
It was large, sickly, and something that was not supposed to exist. A flesh golem made of several bodies with a demon controlling it at the head. It roared at us and the steel golem was the first to go and attack it.
"Don't focus too much on its body! It only protects the head!" I shouted as we ran to rid the monster entirely. I ran, getting my hammer and doing a mighty blow on its leg. It roared as it swiped at the ground and I rolled to get out of the way. The golem's fist blasting into it with his lightning advantage. Then the air shifted as we were kicked out of the fade level.
"The lightning is doing no damage!" Jerrik shouted as he and Brogan took to the Harvester's back. The Harvester hit the golem square in its chest and flung it across the forge. Snug went ahead and did a charge against it. The Harvester grabbed it by the horn but couldn't pick it up. I took that opportunity and smashed it against the back but I was thrown back as it twirled around with Snug.
Brogan, Jerrik, and I tried to evade its throw of Snug, the golem getting back up and knocking into it. The air shifted and its hide grew stronger.
"Steel does nothing! Steel does nothing!" Brogan shouted as his sword couldn't penetrate the Harvester's flesh. Then it reached into its unnatural stomach and started to pull out the corpses from its body.
"Undead!" Jerrik threw one of the undead over its head as more corpses joined the fight. I grunted as I smashed the head of one, two more run over by Snug as the golem ripped into the Harvester with its lightning fists. I went ahead after fighting the corpses and started to slam all parts to get it down. The body was slowly being ripped apart by all four of us until the main head decided to abandon it.
It growled with its tongue hanging out. It skittered across the forge, jumping, and evading everything we tried to do to stop it until the golem used its lighting to paralyze it. We all jumped on it. I got rid of its many legs, Snug rammed it and flung it across the room. It growled, accessing the fade at various times, jumping around, but it was getting weaker each and every time we cornered it. Its jumping started to launch a chain reaction. The earth started to crumble around us and we were dodging falling rocks as well.
I grabbed it by its tail. I had enough of this. It growled at me, trying to rip into my armor. I shouted in rage as I swung it and threw it into the lava. Its screams resonated in the Thaig. It was too late. The Thaig was shaking as more and more boulders started to come down.
"The Thaig is collapsing!" Jerrik shouted. Snug came and we rode him out of the forge. The Steel golem tried to follow but was crushed by another boulder. We all got out of there, barely.
"And it's done." I nodded as I saw the entrance. We got off Snug and Jerrik gave out a deep sigh.
"It's all gone. Everything, the notes, what we found…we lost everything." Jerrik rubbed his face before his brother patted him on the shoulder.
"Not everything brother. We are still alive." Brogan smiled. I let out a loud laugh.
"He's right about that…I'll make sure this thing gets properly sealed later. Come, Orzammar awaits!" I laughed. Snug got down to carry Brogan and Jerrik walked beside him. I was able to follow before I thought I heard that same growl behind me. I looked back but I didn't see anything. I'll make sure to add Harvesters on the things I will need to look out for in the Deep Roads.
One can never be too careful.
Derek is so manly! Finally got this done. We are nearing the end people!
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