Re: Intense Struggle Season 2! (Round 3: Castle Suterrea)
02-24-2011, 12:24 AM
Originally posted on MSPA by Dragon Fogel.
The hunterbot's destruction signaled the end of the round. With the push of a button, the Monitor retrieved the other combatants, sending them to the next arena.
But there was still work to be done.
The Infinity Express had gone spiralling through the void. Its owners would have to recover it, get the time-frozen passengers back to safety, and inspect the train for damage.
Of course, that was assuming they could find the train.
The Monitor locked in the train's dimensional coordinates, and pressed a button. The Infinity Express vanished from the void, to a pocket dimension only the Monitor knew of.
He intended to examine its passenger logs later. But for the moment, he needed to progress the battle.
The six surviving fighters had been thrust into a network of stone hallways. They were frozen, waiting for the Monitor's command to set time moving again.
"Apologies for the delay. I had some business to take care of," said the now-familiar voice of the Monitor. "Welcome to Castle Suterrea. This was once the capital of a wealthy kingdom, holding a vault filled with valuable gems and magical weaponry. Some unknown force wiped the kingdom out, however, and now the castle is mostly abandoned... at least of human presence, that is."
The Monitor paused, and a loud roaring sound echoed through the hallways.
"What you just heard was the sound of one of the many unusual monsters wandering through this entire area. How they arrived is a mystery; perhaps they were responsible for the kingdom's fall, or perhaps they simply made their home in there after it was abandoned. For whatever reason, these monsters seem to have scattered the castle's treasures throughout its many corridors, and as such, you might find something of use as you explore. On the other hand, you also might find traps."
The Monitor's voice stopped speaking. The fighters found themselves able to move once more.
The hunterbot's destruction signaled the end of the round. With the push of a button, the Monitor retrieved the other combatants, sending them to the next arena.
But there was still work to be done.
The Infinity Express had gone spiralling through the void. Its owners would have to recover it, get the time-frozen passengers back to safety, and inspect the train for damage.
Of course, that was assuming they could find the train.
The Monitor locked in the train's dimensional coordinates, and pressed a button. The Infinity Express vanished from the void, to a pocket dimension only the Monitor knew of.
He intended to examine its passenger logs later. But for the moment, he needed to progress the battle.
The six surviving fighters had been thrust into a network of stone hallways. They were frozen, waiting for the Monitor's command to set time moving again.
"Apologies for the delay. I had some business to take care of," said the now-familiar voice of the Monitor. "Welcome to Castle Suterrea. This was once the capital of a wealthy kingdom, holding a vault filled with valuable gems and magical weaponry. Some unknown force wiped the kingdom out, however, and now the castle is mostly abandoned... at least of human presence, that is."
The Monitor paused, and a loud roaring sound echoed through the hallways.
"What you just heard was the sound of one of the many unusual monsters wandering through this entire area. How they arrived is a mystery; perhaps they were responsible for the kingdom's fall, or perhaps they simply made their home in there after it was abandoned. For whatever reason, these monsters seem to have scattered the castle's treasures throughout its many corridors, and as such, you might find something of use as you explore. On the other hand, you also might find traps."
The Monitor's voice stopped speaking. The fighters found themselves able to move once more.
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