Deep beneath doomforests... Again...
'And that...'
There was a clank noise.
'Is that.'
The portal was finally, finally, fixed.
'Is that it?'
Smunstu was standing at the doorway.
'Yes sir.'
'Then get behind something.'
'Yes sir.'
'And stop calling me "sir".'
'Yes sir'
Smunstu glared at him and told him to...
...'get behind something. Now.'
The paladins did as they were told.
Smunstu seemed to know how to work it, and began to pull levers. The paladins couldn't see from behind their cover, but from their brief glimpses, they guessed that he was looking at a huge army pf goblins. The inches of torment.
'Hmmmmmmmmm...'
Smunstu pulled some more levers, and pushed a few buttons. They didn't see all that was happening, but they glimpsed magma, madness... And a small wall of soap. They quietly conversed between themselves about what that was. And Smunstu continued looking. Finally, he seemed to have seen what he had wanted to see. He turned the portal off.
'Do not open that. Something is trying to get out.'
And with that, he was gone.
'Come on Taupe, I want the watch doubled. Nothing leaves our borders, and nothing enters it, without me hearing of it...'
The paladins came out and looked at the deactivated portal.
'What?'
Imic looked at it with some kind of calculating gaze.
'So then' he said.
'Something is trying to get out.'
'Yes, i guess so.' Said Gordak.
'Which part did Ryukan break again?...'
'This part here.'
'Well then, if i take out these parts here, here and here...'
He selected three cogs.
'... It should be unable to run, but not permanently broken.'
'Yes. That's completely correct.'
'Right then. Get each of these gears four safes. Lock each one in a safe and then lock that one in another safe, etc. Etc.'
'Of course.'
Now let's scram.
They left the room.
The portal started shimmering, as if trying to turn itself on, but to no avail. The lights went out. A low growling filled the air...
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