Murdermachine's Reclaim, Chapter 3: HarbingerThe ground was covered with broken bodies, rotten gore, and discarded equipment. The surface fort itself had been abandoned for some time; nature had reclaimed it.
The gate to the fortress was closed and locked from the inside. Instead of destroying the gate, the Void God brings his fist to one of the walls and makes his own entrance.
Datan opts to stay behind to guard their backs.
In sharp contrast to the chaos above the fort, the underground areas of the fortress proper are almost pristine. No blood, no bodies, no trash. While the farming floors were covered in moss and mushrooms, everything else looked untouched.
Silently, the five dwarves follow the etheral Void God; his very presence makes the stone quiver.
Finally, the dwarves reach the base of the great beacon.
"What is this?" Goden asked.
"
The salvation of my people." The Void God says before walking forward and placing his hand on the stone obelisk.
For the four dwarves around the beacon, their blood runs cold.
"
A̡̜̼̦̜̜̒̌r̴̠̗̲͙̹͉͍ͬ̂ͭͩ͘͜t̥̠͉̭̜̲̚ͅu̱̗̲̙̓̍̋̐͛l̞͉̦̪̝̜̺͖̣ͫ̂ͫ͊̌̆m̭͙̄͒͊͑̅͆͑͑͊a̳͎̖͙͍̝̋̂ͩ̀̚̕͜l̊͡͏̧̟̥̞͔͚͖ḧ̲͇̭̦̮̈́̉̉͌͘ģ͇̹͕͕̘̦̔̾ͤ̏̃å̩͎͍̠̩͔͖͎̂́͠o̢̼͍͈͍̹̩̠̖̍́s̨͎͈̈̈́ͫͫ͒̈ͮ͡͝ẖ̵ͯ̀ͮ̂͊͟ȩ̤͙̹̠̱̹̥̠̀̎ͧͬ͊̑ͣ̑ľͭ͌̃̽̐͆͂͏̻̤͕̪͈̟͍̖d̺͕̖͓ͪͫ̎̏̓ͭ͐o̸͎̙̿́̊ͤͨ͗̋̄ͅm̢̬̰̠̼̩͐̊͒͌ͦ͛͂ͤ͠a̱͎̺̤͕ͥ̋͒̎̄ͬͯ̄͂̀͡h̝̥̼̩͙̼̃̃ͭ̇͑̉̚͠l̢̡̫̺̗̹̗̪̇̓ͣ̾̏̄͐ͧ͘a̶̵̻ͩ͗̓͞.̶̟̯̹̯͔ͣ̏̎ͥͬ͢͟.̳͈̮̦̦̰̮́ͧ͂͟͡.͈̪͖̘̰̘͎̻͎̽ͫ̇ͣ̔"
Words not meant for mortal ears filled the chamber. Goden, Lolor, Mistem, and Tirist dropped their weapons and clutched their heads in agony.
On the surface above, Datan is is terrified beyond reason.
The sun been swallowed by a blackness, not unlike the black meteor. The skies had been dyed red. And great, snaking masses were making their way towards the great beacon's pit. Like a hydra, thousands of black tendrils descend from the sky and press themselves into the pit. Datan shook with fear as herworld view was shaken to the very core.
Thirty minutes passed as Datan waited for the others, fighting her desire to flee. She breathed a great sigh of relief when she saw her four friends return; even if the Void God followed.
"What was that?" Datan asked, "That... that thing in the sky."
"Nothing that you need to worry about anymore." Lolor spoke.
Datan's joy turned to fear.
"Who are you!" the raised her axe and shouted at the body of her friend.
The dwarves said nothing as the Void God stepped past them, approached Datan, and placed a hand on her head before she could react.
The air was filled with the ghostly scream of Datan and the light that shined from her eyes and mouth.
"
Come, we have much work to do."
(OOC: Inside of the fortress is freakin spotless. No enemies, no trash, nothing. At current, we have five military dwarves, four of whom will spend the next year in the training room. The Void God will be on constant watch for enemies (he's legendary, so he won't mind.) And Puff will be reclaiming our farms as a the Plump Helmet Whisperer.)
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