Fifth Adventure 03.1: The Path of Light

"Snarg! You found the orb?"

Zeiss frantically looks for the marble inlet that should go for it.

"Okay kids, everyone in the school, now!"

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"Ya, I'm gettin' it!" Snarg yells as he speeds towards the creature, motioning towards a sack on his belt.

These creatures are unlike anything you have seen before. They are quite solid.

Zeiss:
You herd several children into the school but you also notice the outline of a small Elven boy standing near the school. You don't notice the boy at first directly, but rather track the movement of the creatures and realize they are homing directly in on a single spot, where the outline of the boy is.

"'EY, GET BACK!" Snarg yells as he runs up to the creatures.

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Snarg:
They completely ignore you until you make contact. The bull rush does seem to do some damage, and pushes several of them back. They ignore you completely however.

Meanwhile, the outline of the Elven boy has run inside the school to hide. The watery bug monsters change course to match.

Zeiss follows the outline of the boy, still looking for the receptacle of the orb.

Zeiss:
You find the boy's outline almost impossible to see amidst the other children who are loudly wondering and arguing and otherwise making a mess of things, but you do spot him eventually in a corner in one of the classrooms. Right about this point you notice a familiar marble rune in the wall, ready-made for an orb.

Zeiss goes back for Snarg.

"Snarg!? I found it! Bring that orb over here!"

"I ain't thinkin' ya welcome 'ere!" Snarg grunts as he pushes back one of the creatures. "Ain't we gonna end this yet? Ya wantin' to be movin' on again 'bout now?" he shouts at the them. Perking up at Zeiss' voice, he pivots around and makes a mad dash for the school.

Spoiler:

The number of creatures has been increasing exponentially this entire time, and speeding up. They are swarming in and over the building, through the windows and doors, when you get the Orb in and they all vanish. You hear a low voice speak in broken Elven, "It was the only way out after all."

Zeiss speaks in Elven.

"...Can you hear me?"

Snarg chews his lip as he listens to the voice speak. "That ain't sayin' what we gonna be doin' next, eh?"

There is a shimmer and you find yourself in the central room again. It has grown noticeably darker. The east door is gone, and the north door is wide open. Beyond, from here, you can see a vast room, but it is almost pitch black and you cannot see past a few feet.

"Good thing I bought that."

Zeiss uses his ring and enter the new room.

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"I ain't even knowin' what they be sayin' in 'ere. What're they showin' us?" Snarg says, appearing somewhat crestfallen. He follows Zeiss in to the room.

(move back to central thread)