The Battle Royale S2 [Round 4: Burnination Studios]

Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.

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The rest of the ride was disappointingly uneventful for Sirius and the Photographer. The angel was still pinned, despite his best efforts, and his fellow traveller seemed overtaken by the oddity of not being able to speak to the machine.

Soon, the drone flew in through a strange door at the top of the factory.

Its flight did not go unnoticed.


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Steinwaffe had perched himself atop the arcology in silence, having investigated the door well before Sirius did. At first he was considering the problem of how to get inside, but after some time he had simply fallen asleep, only to suddenly awaken at the yelling from the drone's passengers. Regaining his bearings, Steinwaffe watched it enter the factory.

"Even a demon deserves a better death than that," the gargoyle muttered, as he took off in pursuit.

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Sereno also heard the yelling. Wardell was too busy reading in a desperate effort to ignore everything to take notice. Sereno quietly dropped his book and headed into the factory to investigate.

***

Timothy held his nose. He had slowly made his way through the factory, alone, and several of his gods had been yelling at him to go upward. He wished he hadn't listened. The meat grew somehow more disturbing - and the smell more rancid - as he drew closer to the top. Finally, however, he found a heavy door.

The gods seemed to want him to enter. In desperation, Tim offered a chunk of the most rotten meat he could find to Katay, the God of Decay, and offered a prayer for him to wear down the door.

It was answered. After a few moments, the door had rusted so heavily that it didn't even need Tim's help to break apart.

He entered, and found a drone staring at him.