Throat of Miellil

Random Mobs wrote:
After some small moments exploring, Li would then see one of the crystal's reflective surfaces shimmer, and the ghostly image of a pair of men appeared, tinged blue, and glowing in the dim light of the crystals, one wearing a red dress suit and gloves, while the other wore a set of white armored robes and had a very large sword strapped to his back.

"This is it Master Hrothor. There's not much of it here, but we have to make the attempt to activate the BGP with what we have. Time is running out and Abdel will not wait to get those gates open." the tall man in the suit spoke first.

Random Mobs wrote:
"There is another, Val.... though I had promised to keep it secret, this is one of those times I must break my word..." the elderly gentleman in the white armored robes said with much chagrin and regret. "Lux... You will find all the Bavarium you could ever need beneath Lux Island. But Val, do not take it by force. The people of Lux are innocent, and are not modernised yet, they will need your help - especially if Abdel and his mistress find the Bavarium... They will stop at nothing to keep it from you."

Random Mobs wrote:
The tall blonde man, Valundar, kept his silence for a moment, his red eye glowing in the dim light. "I hope, I hope we have enough time..." said the man as he looked to the distance.

The vision of the old man faded, but the one of the man in the suit remained.

Random Mobs wrote:"I did have enough time to get to Lux, and help them. Even married their queen and saved her people. But I didn't have enough time to activate the project, and I had to face Abdel alone to make sure my people got to safety... I died, and left my daughter fatherless..."

Li Houtou wrote:Li walked deeper into the ruins of the facility, her reflection in the shapes of the crystals were exaggerated and humorous, making her feel like she was in a fun house during the White Light Festivals of her childhood. The air remained a comfy warm, and oddly specific. It was literally like she was draped in her blanket once it came out of the dryer and had snuggled up with a beau and a glass of creamy chocolate milk in her hands. Not that she had a beau, but if she had one he'd be a lucky man right about now.  

Her face was pink, giggling as warm and fuzzy thoughts streamed through her mind; with a smile on her lips she continued to amuse herself in the reflection of the crystals. Before she realized that her reflection had mysteriously vanished... she began seeing images, like those eyewitnesses reported in Asrond's open air filled with the glowing green blue orbs... but instead, here, it was crystals:

Li's brows furrowed at the name drops. "Hrothor? Abdel?" Both men were well past their expiration date by this point, and she filmed the interaction between Hrothor and the blonde man further.  

To this, Li was confused. There was no such island named Lux, and even on maps from over 300 years ago, no such land existed... then again, Tenik Inc. runs the map making business, and she knew what they were capable of growing up as a child during the Beijio Civil War, and Pre-Sephiroth Wars... Bavarium was also a confusing element, but from the look inside the images, it was the crystals themselves.

"Hmm... the plot thickens." Li said to herself, about to close the camera due to it getting hot when she heard a noise come from not the crystal itself, but... seemingly behind her! "Huh?!" She jumped, dropping her camera. It clanged onto the floor, the flashlight light module flickered briefly, and Li drew the assault rifle from her right hip, but there was nothing.

She sweeps the room slowly, listening to the voice of the man in red in a somber tone. She gulped, remaining silent as she turned to the crystals... the man's image remained, plastered on all of them. Lowering her weapon, she bent down to retrieve her camera with a frown. "Scaring myself..." she sighed, checking her camera to make sure it was undamaged. Nothing serious, thankfully. "Lux huh... they even had a Queen and future Princess." She paused, before remembering the name Hrothor had said. "Val... Val...." She rubbed her chin with one fingerless glove clad hand and thought back on her Scardian history.  It didn't take long, after all... Blade-Breaker River ran through the Silentdrift Canyon above her! "Lord Valundar Blade-Breaker? Thats what you looked like... handsome for a brutish Scardian." She giggled to herself, brushing off the lens of her camera, about ready to explore more. The visions replayed in the crystals were entertaining... and only drew Li further in with her insatiable curiosity.

Li Houtou wrote:Li continued to film the layout of the odd setting. The mystifying crystals and the cozy warmth in the air only served to draw her curious mind and body further into the facility. "Like moments trapped in time... this is very old magic. With more of a reliance on technology these days, you see less and less of things like this." She spoke, observing several different scenes, narrating for her non-existent audience. Her eyes focused on the screen of the handicam, when she paused, hearing the voice again.

She could feel a high amount of chi resonating from the objects now thinking about it, and it seemed to only increase every time the spirit spoke to her. She paused, unable to see him, and unsure what to ask or say. She was nervous in fact. Instead of responding all together she crept further along, frowning with goosebumps across her body. What was she supposed to do? Play twenty questions with a disembodied voice? Part of her felt like she should ditch the facility altogether, go back looking for the fallen dragon, with the fact the voice of the Scardian figure knew her name as if he crawled into her head, and the eerie warning about the lower levels. She did entertain the thought of a question, as in what this place was and its purpose, but she could also somewhat surmise what it could have been from what she had already recorded.

Then again, speaking to spirits is unhealthy for those without training in the spiritual arts... I'm no Miko or Priestess... She thought, her frown becoming a grimace as she was conflicted between fear and curiosity..

Random Mobs wrote:"And you have no idea how much that grieves me. Most of Domescadia were innocent civilians held in bondage against their will, as were the Teronians. Abdel was an evil being most foul, his dark deeds worthy of the lowest demons of Hell indeed. He enslaved Domescadia, and literally held Teronia by the throat as he consumed as much shadow power from them as he could for the sake of his new mistress..." Valundar's eyes turned to the surface of one particular crystal.



The figure of a dark hooded man approached the great gate, adorned with skulls and ablaze with magics and energies so foul it turned the surface of the usually blue crystal orange with it's intensity.

"He found a pathway... He found a Gate to Hell, the original homeland of the Demons, and managed to strike an accord with the last of the Fallen, the eternal ruler of that accursed dimension. She provided him with the means to acquire power, and in return, he was to use that power to open the gate between Galiavan and Hell. When we died in our final combat, he must have gotten the gate open just enough for Hell to eventually be able to wrench it free from their side... it took nearly four centuries, but they are here now. Asrond, and Gazatine. Those are the fortresses they managed to create. The third, thankfully, has been destroyed."

Even as Valundar spoke, the Guardians stirred as they heard voices. One familiar, the other strange, and their protective instinct moved as they were instructed. The immense titan slithered her way to the borehole beneath the facility...

Li Houtou wrote:Well I never thought I'd see a Scardian sympathize with a culture revolved around slavery centuries before Abdel's birth, nor the Island of Assassins which died out during the Beijio Civil War in the 2620's, also caused by Scardia's Naval Blockade and their own internal threat... Li chuckled uneasily, best keeping that to herself, she kept continued recording; but was unsure if she really should at this point.

"I...see." she replied, unknowing what to say in response to such an info dump. "Well thats good, right? I mean, if one of these gates are closed, they've diminished their field of operations, no?" She asked, filming the scene of the door with the camera in hand, unaware of what was coming...

"Unfortunately, it's not that simple. Hell's Ruler is far too adept to let the loss of a single spire be a hindrance. Even if the other two towers are destroyed, there is still the overarching problem. The Demons have already touched this dimension, and somehow... they managed to open a supergate in orbit above Galiavan..."



"With this, the monsters have deployed a space fleet millions strong in a matter of hours. They intend to assimilate the entire dimension into their own... Though we, despite being dead, do not know the reason why she would do this." Valundar suddenly stopped speaking, as his eyes turned toward the entrance to the dig site. "The guardians are awake. You cannot remain much longer. The Wurms cannot see me as you do."

Random Mobs wrote:Even as Li ran, what emerged from beneath the cavern ground was... not a full sized adult Wurm, but rather a juvenile. While certainly larger than her intended prey, the Wurm was by no means a giant yet.



Still, as is typical of her kind, the Wurm let out a hiss. "Indruders no welcome! We protect crystals from all intruders!" she said, before slithering with a vastly surprising speed and agility towards the facility entry li disappeared into, following the scent, heat trails and vibrations of her footsteps.

Random Mobs wrote:As Li began to fire into the crystals directly, the Wurm's face changed from stern, to panic very quickly. "Ah! NO SHOOT SHINY ROCK! IT EXPLODE!" she shouted as she tried to fling her forearms infront of the bullets. Several plinked off of the hardened scales there as the wurm reared on her tail. Others only glanced the crystals, striking bedrock.

"Insane human! Crystals full of energy!" roared the Wurm in indignant anger, her teeth now bared in a savage snarl. As if to punish the intruder, the Wurm lashed pout a very fast tail whip right at Li's ribs.