In a universe where rebirth is as unavoidable as death, to be ripped away from the circle of life and forced to live in limbo is a fate that no soul would wish ever to befall itself. Yet, that is the story of Raxyas. His is one of the many souls con...
They enter the throne room unnoticed. Ilka was furious. Only he and Okir were in the room.
Ilka: You think this is acceptable, Okir?! Three members' vessels destroyed. Do you have any idea how much this affects us? How big of a setback it is?! Your goal was simple: destroy those darned beasts. Was that really so difficult?
Okir: Apologies Ilka, but there were too many of them... Before I knew it half of us were already downed. I had to get out of there. Naizk came not long after me, too. Those three were left back there, they must st-.
Raxyas interrupts as he steps into the room with Bazren, carrying Tentoria in his arms.
Raxyas: Those three are back now... As for the beasts, they're taken care of. No need to worry about it.
Okir: What...? How...?
Okir runs to the entrance, in utter disbelief that the beasts are gone.
Ilka: Is that so...? The three of you somehow work better by yourselves than when paired up with five extra capable warriors. How intriguing...
Bazren: It was in no small part thanks to Tentoria... She's unconscious now, however.
Ilka: Well, I'll see to it that Okir carries her to her room. Now, the two of you. Congratulations are in order. If you hadn't stayed back, there is no telling what those beasts would have done. It seems I may have underestimated their power... Get some rest for today. Tomorrow, we have many things to discuss.
They return to their room. As they turn around and leave, they overhear Ilka...
Ilka: Okir! Stop what you're doing and go fetch Naizk. We will have to go on an expedition to gather more vessels as soon as possible...
Raxyas and Bazren look at one another. This could be their opportunity to raid the vault and get the boxes. They enter the room, locking the door behind them.
Bazren: We have no time to lose! If they go out to search for vessels, there will be barely anybody left inside the fortress.
Raxyas: Damn right, now's our chance. Let's take a look at that blueprint...
Raxyas taps the bottom wall bricks, until he finds the loose one where Tentoria hid the blueprint of the fortress. He opens it up on one of the beds.
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It was surprisingly detailed, clearly it had taken some time to be drawn up.
Bazren: Wow... This is impressive. I had no idea Tentoria could do this...
Raxyas: Indeed. So, this would be our room, then...
Raxyas points to one of the rectangles in the blueprint.
Raxyas: Which means that if we take the corridor that leads to the throne room, and then take the leftmost corridor... We should end up in the area where some of the members' chambers are, as well as the vault.
