Iver could barely see behind him but caught a glimpse of the gargantuan figure of the Iron Hunter, strapped to a chair which was tied to Iver's. He thrashed about but the ropes that bound him tightened like serpents around his wrists and constricted him.
A visage appeared of the Trickster out of a bath of smoke, walking through the pantry with a chef's hat on his head and an apron which read 'Kiss the Cook'. He waltzed over to the kitchen counter and glanced out at the two individuals with a sigh.
"You're both ensnared in my magical ropes. The only way you're going to get out of them is if you work together. That or you could sit there for eternity and watch me teach cooking lessons to the lovely ladies over at channel nine news in Nevada," He stated and began gathering cooking materials including a spatula which he raised and warned, "And no swearing while the shows on. Or I'll spank you."
Telimekhtar resumed thrashing whilst growling like a cornered wild animal which caused Iver's chair to violently rock about, the ropes tightening around Iver's body. He was being strangled and not in the kinky sexual way that Iver hated to admit that he enjoyed.
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Her eyes softened upon Arandil.
"What? You're leaving now? But this was just becoming interesting." Dina said.
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"Go ahead. Speak your mind. I'm just a stranger with nothing better to do. So, what'll it hurt?" Nuri shrugged and yawned.
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Mirecyla's power befell Berethor and he winced slightly.
"Mirecy-" He gasped before being frozen. She looked into his mind and saw his fears.
Morgoth, the Valar, Sauron.
She dug deeper.
Lungorthin, the Balrogs, the horrors and tortures of Angband, the Gondorians, the Slayer and his pale white hair.
And deeper.
Running, on the run, perpetually escaping danger, never settling.
And finally, she hit rock bottom.
"Mirecy!"
She was ripped from his mind after seeing it. It was...it was...no...
Berethor shook his head and looked at her in pain. "What are you doing? I told you to never do that to me!" He exclaimed but she couldn't hear him over what she'd seen. It was too much for her. She could barely process or formulate it.
"Mirecy!" He shouted again but she was still running over what she had viewed.
How could he-how was it that he-he did-
"Mirecy!!!" She saw him again. He was right ahead of her now, it appeared as if he were going to hit her, his hand rushed straight at her.
His darkest fear returned to her at that moment.
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Berethor stood over Mirecyla's lifeless body. He clutched it in the rain. Blood trickled from her lips and he cried. She had never seen him cry. Not even during their duels, not whilst fighting, never. But there. She saw it clearly. He was crying over her. He loved her.
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Berethor's hand slammed into Mirecyla's shoulder, throwing her backwards just as a wall of flame rushed towards her. Whilst probing his mind, she had become oblivious to what was happening. A massive explosion shook the field, destroying everything and rushing towards them. At the last second, she was pushed out of the way as Berethor was consumed by the flames, engulfed in them with a dyting scream. "Mirecy!!!!"
She woke up. Her body was coated with sweat and her back no longer burned but was still sore. She heard something as her eyes acclimatized to the darkness in the dungeons.
KLANK. CLING. KLANK. CLING.
Cardiloc saw three guards pass his cell. Ahead of him was the self-proclaimed princess waking up. He noticed her back had been covered with some sheet and some feet away, snoring against her cell wall was Endo, shirtless. Had he given her his tunic? Why?
The guards paid no heed to either of them and moved towards the cell directly left of Cardiloc's. He heard keys jingling and the door opened.
"Alright, put him down. Make it quick." One of the men said.
"This isn't right."
"Who said so? This one is dangerous. You heard the rumors. He attacked the Citadel and caused the rumblings yesterday."
"Orders are orders." The third one shrugged.
"And I want to get paid." The second agreed.
Cardiloc heard a blade ring as it was unsheathed.
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Tamara descended into the depths. It was the most pivotal choice in her entire life and likely the worst one. For she became lost in a labyrinthine dungeon. She wandered too far, driven by her curiosity and speed, going down one too many tunnels. In the end, it had been hours and she was forced by a mixture of hunger and weariness to sleep on the dusty, dirty floor. It was only when a distant klinking woke her that she found the strength to continue.
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"Go on?" Belzagar said encouragingly to Ha'zi. "Anything is better than nothing."
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Rambo found that ale. Drank it. And drank more. Until he could no longer drink. It was a surprise he was still conscious, and more of a surprise that he was afloat and hadn't sunk like the man knocked out in the seat next to him. One more drink couldn't hurt now, could it?
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"What happened to Iver? Did he just ditch you and the other guy?" Equas asked whilst Thoruk brooded like an even bigger edgelord than Morgoth.
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"Dimmy! Dimmy!" Her cries faded as he ran past more and more cells. Some filled, some empty. It became a blur to him. All that mattered was Master. Master. Master. His Master.
Eventually, he came to a large set of double-doors that were shut.
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