In the years before technology the capital of Parscan was a massive 10 person farm owned by Gobcam Urn. Gobcam was a humble man who had won his farm by killing a wealthy Lord and rewriting his will. After he took over he raised the price of all vegetables and livestock he owned to such a price it broke the backs of the lay people.
He became so rich he began buying up other farms and before long he owned half of Parscan’s farmland. But then after 10 years of unbelievable opulence he made a mistake. He went out to a restaurant he owned called Gobcam’s reservoir and began tying one on, but one became 2 and he got so drunk he could barely see 4 feet in front of himself. He stood up from the bar and said,” Hey, beautiful, do you like late nights and even later mornings,” to what he thought was a beautiful woman, but turned out was a burly 450 pound man named Thesuch Jackarat.
Thesuch was so offended by the remark he grabbed hold of Gobcam’s testicles and lifted him off the ground. Gobcam felt himself quickly sobering up as he screamed in agony. Then Gobcam uttered the words that would bring about his death,” Look you dumb skank if I knew you were taken I would have asked your friend.”
The problem with this statement was his friend standing beside him was known murderer Puncbac Hohnson. Puncbac pulled out his jagged homemade dagger and slit open Gobcam’s throat from ear to ear ending his life. The children of Gobcam eventually had children of their own and many generations later 2 of the grandchildren’s names were none other than Ratie and Ohgood Avesup.
Inside Baub’s penthouse in the Arlea building in the outskirts of Troitsa sat Baub, Prasau, and Lasor Pucket in his war room. The penthouse had formerly been owned by Famaron, but Baub helped himself to everything Famaron owned after the coup. The room had 6 ten foot tall and 3 feet wide Mimer robots slash computer monitors set up in a semi circle in front of a 30 foot tan leather couch that was against the back wall, with a large window and sliding door behind it. The door led to an outside living room. There was a control joystick in front of the couch that allowed Baub to control his troops and vessels of war with ease. There were 3 purple furry chairs 2 on one side of the couch and one on the other. On the left side of the room there was Famaron’s family heirlooms like his father’s captured head of rival general Bubom Wentc.
Bubom Wentc tried 17 times to assassinate Horelet Venge. Horelet became aware that Bubom was behind the attacks so he went and lured him away from his headquarters with his beautiful wife Posm, by offering him a night of passions with her. Once Bubom got to her chalet and walked thru the doors a Sarg was waiting for him. The Sarg grabbed hold of his head in its mouth and ripped it from his body. Then Posm grabbed the head and put it in a silver case and brought it back to her husband.
The right side of the room had an orange water waterfall that had Famaron’s image projected on the water. Beneath the water unbeknownst to Baub were the bomb codes for the Gaorsip city nuclear fusion bomb. The floor had a dark brown wood paneling with the Venge family crest in the center. The ceiling was a 30 foot high white cathedral with 3 dozen gargoyle statues built into it.
“ Let us talk of war gentlemen,” said Baub in a sinister voice as he sat in the center of the couch with his legs crossed.
“ What war is this, we’ve already taken over?” asked Lasor as he sat in a chair on the left side of the chair.
“ Yes, Baub, we now rule over it all. The only war we could fight now would be with ourselves,” said Prasau as he sipped a glass of Umust champagne in the chair on the right side of the couch.
“ No friends not a war in the traditional sense with another legitimate army to face. No I want to rid Parscan of the Plalo and all who support them,” said Baub firmly as he grinned menacingly.
“ Prasau choked on his wine when he heard this and asked,” Baub, you can’t be serious. The Plalo are an institution on Parscan and are beloved by all.”
“ All but one, Prasau, this one here. You have to understand that if the Plalo were no more there could never be a challenge to our power. They are all that’s left of Famaron and the old regime,” said Baub as he stood up and walked over to the head of Bubom and picked it up.
“ Alright, that’s a valid point, but how do we take them out? Let’s face it they are powerful and wise,” asked Lasor as he thought of the Plalo’s code to kill 2 for every Plalo taken.
“ Prey on their fears my friends. The Plalo fear one thing more than all others,” said Baub sternly then he threw the head of Bubom at the sliding glass door.
“ Which is?” asked Prasau happily as he looked at Baub and smiled.
“ The destruction of the Capeka stones. If they were to be taken per se, the Plalo would search every corner of the galaxy to find them. That will be their undoing,” said Baub as he walked over to the sliding glass door and then said,” We’ll steal the Capeka stones, then we put them in Tofoul castle. Then we make it known they are there and the Plalo will come running. Then we have a nice trap waiting for them.”
“ What sort of trap?” asked Lasor.
“ Leave that to me, I’ve got a perfect way to cast them from this Parscan. They will be oblivious to the fate that awaits them ‘til it’s too late,” said Baub snidely as he looked out over Troitsa and smiled to himself.
“ What of the soldiers guarding them?” asked Prasau.
Baub chuckled and then said happily,” Please, I’ve already paid them off with gold. The Capeka stones are being moved to Tofoul as we speak. Once there the word will be leaked to the Plalo and the fun will start in earnest.
As Famaron’s and Pator’s ships landed behind the mountain near the Caristic everyone was ready to get the plan moving forward to open it.
We’ll take the Solisva copies the Knerks had to the Caristic. There’s enough for all of us in this hangar bay,” said Famaron as he stood outside of the ship in front of a large hangar bay in the ship.
“ That’s a good idea, but what if we’re seen or separated?” asked Saseap quickly.
“ Then it’s fight for your life and do what you have to too get back here,” said Famaron sternly as he climbed up onto a Solisva.
“ He has an answer for everything. And not all of them good,” said Ratie slyly as she mounted her Solisva.
“ At least he tries,” said Veata jokingly as she strapped on a Mutters belt.
“ Remember everyone we have to get to the Caristic and we have to do this quietly,” said Famaron as he put his staff into a gun slot on the side of the Solisva.
“ We will, don’t worry this is just as important to us as you,” said Ohgood as he slowly rode out of the hangar bay.
“ Good point, o.k. let’s go in teams of 2 with 400 yards between us. How ‘bout you and me, Veata?” asked Famaron as he drove out to a dirt road next to the mountain.
“ Love too, but why do I always get the wimps?” asked Veata sarcastically as she rode up next to Famaron.
“ Cause they’re the sexiest, alright follow my lead let’s go!” said Famaron loudly then he and Veata tore down the dirt road thru a glade of trees.
“ Is he always so dramatic?” asked Pator honestly.
“ Yes!” said Ohgood and Ratie in unison as they rode up to the starting spot.
“ Some questions need not be asked,” said Pator jokingly as he rode up beside Solcrist.
Up ahead Famaron and Veata were racing thru a tunnel of tree carved statues of Bantosh Ornap.
Bantosh Ornap was a Geen by birth, but changed his appearance to Darinvian using genetic engineering. After he did this the Geen banished him and forbid everyone he knew from having any
contact with him. In the years that followed he became a scientist of not for his invention of a cell rejuvenator that could give a person a slower aging process. It increased the average lifespan to 200 years. After several decades of la
vish lifestyle Bantosh decided to give all of his riches to his 5 children while he was still alive. The only prerequisite was that they make sure he enjoyed a well to do life. His children then took his massive fortune and gave half of it to the people who were disabled and used the rest to build the only steak stick factory on the west side of Parscan. After only 2 years they had earned back the half they gave away and more. So they again gave away half and this became known as the,” Gift of dignity,” by the people of Parscan.
As Famaron and Veata soared thru the tunnel of trees Ohgood and Ratie got ready to start after them when a Flasher appeared behind them 800 yards back. Ohgood heard its thrusters and turned to see it and said boldly,” A Flasher comin’ our way. We’ll all have to leave a bit early, let’s go!”
“ You’re right, follow Famaron’s lead,” said Solcrist as he and everyone blasted down the road after Famaron.
As they did the Flasher piloted by 2 Senpond keepers Corathio and Torfed Amail 2 identical twins sat inside scanning the countryside. They each had stark white and red hair that was tied into the shaped of a snake, with tiny silver fang shaped pins in the front. They had on dark red shaded triangle shaped sunglasses with black steel rims. Their noses were long and thin with tiny phrases on the opposite side of each of their noses, with Corathio’s reading,” DO a favor, kill an innocent,” and Torfed’s reading,” You gave me birth, I gave you death,” in tallow letters. They were each 5’10” and weighed roughly the same at 168 pounds. They had on black leather collarless jackets and torn polyester Disho crystals and Morshito bracelets on their wrists.
“ Hey, Corathio, look at those Solisva’s. It looks like they’re running,” said Torfed urgently as he steered the Flasher after them.
“ They can’t get far we’ve got many Flashers in this area, but wouldn’t it be great if we nabbed ‘um,” said Corathio smoothly as he tapped his forehead.
Solcrist looked back and saw the Flasher closing in and shouted,” They’re too close, everyone split up!”
“ O.K.!” shouted Ratie then she and Ohgood drove into a field of ten foot high purple grass.
Solcrist, Saseap, and Pator went the opposite direction over a river nearby. The Flasher followed after them while Ratie and Ohgood got away. The river snaked thru a man made stone embankment that had dozens of tunnels carved into it for sewage to be released. And a good 50 bridges made from steel and wood over it. As the 3 of them rode beneath the bridges and over the water Corathio and Torfed followed over the bridges. Then Corathio turned on the loud speakers and shouted at them,” DO not try and run we have you surrounded! You are only wasting time give up this foolish pursuit!” and then he turned off the speaker and said greedily,” That’ll put a scare in ‘em”
“ What if it’s Famaron?” asked Torfed.
“ No, no he’s already dead. These are probably a couple of cause freaks who are pissed at Baub. Either which way you slice it if they don’t stop soon I’m using the guns,” said Corathio then he smirked.
Meanwhile Ratie and Ohgood stopped their Solisva’s and took a look around and Ohgood asked,” It looks like we slipped ‘em, what do you want to do now?”
Ratie looked around and saw Troitsa and said,” Well… we should probably continue on to the Caristic. I mean don’t you think?” asked Ratie nervously as she grimaced.
“ Look, Ratie, the mission is more important than helping them. Look what good could we do against a Flasher?” asked Ohgood as he looked sternly at Ratie.
“ Ah, you’re right, well if we’re gonna go we should hurry before more of them come,” said Ratie anxiously as she nodded.
“ I agree, let’s cut across this field and get back on that dirt road,” said Ohgood then he tore off towards the road with Ratie behind him.
Meanwhile Solcrist, Saseap, and Pator were racing down the river then Solcrist shouted,” I’m taking one of these tunnels, you should too!”
Then Solcrist drove into one of the sewage tunnels on the left and disappeared into a long stone passageway. He rode for 300 yards and came to a fork in the tunnel and stopped and looked back and saw no one behind him and said breathlessly,” Oh thank you Goarote. My heart couldn’t take much more of that mess.”
Pator and Saseap saw Solcrist disappear and gave each other a look and then they each ducked into different tunnels with Pator going right and Saseap left.
“ Oh no you don’t my friends. We’re goin’ after them,” said Corathio boldly then he steered the Flasher down to the river and into the tunnel Pator went in.
Inside that tunnel Pator was going full speed past a slew of torches and paintings of Famaron on the walls. The Flasher kept in hot pursuit and then as Pator rounded a corner the Flasher blasted his Solisva twice with their laser canon. The shots jettisoned Pator into the air and in mid air the Flasher fired and blew a 2 foot wide hole in Pator’s back. He flew against the wall and fell to the ground in a heap. He lay there dead, as the Flasher pulled up to him and Torfed saw his body and said coldly,” He’s dead as wood chips, let’s go after the rest.”
“ Fine with me, my day just got made,” said Corathio snidely then he spun the Flasher around and flew back towards the river.
Solcrist saw a ramp at the end of the tunnel and rode up it and came out in the Troitsa library district. There were 15 20 story blue, red, and white Buddha shaped libraries, with Famaron’s head on top of each. They had thousands of eye shaped and hand shaped red and blue tinted windows, as well as a circular deck around the center that had holographic video games and snack shacks with brown leather couches everywhere. At the base of the libraries were thick black soft grass that grew 6 feet high and lined the many paths and roads in and out.
“ Well, huh hadn’t planned on reading or this seedy side of Troitsa. Well…huh, I’ll have to find the main road,” said Solcrist slowly to himself as he looked around.
Then he drove up between two of the libraries and saw a Woright and his heart nearly skipped a beat, but he casually rode past it and kept his eyes on the road.
Saseap was hurdling thru the sewage tunnels in the opposite direction. The tunnel was green with electronic gravity tags known as Mapas all over the walls. Some read,” Oh be my place sunny,” as well as,” The solution stalked these halls.”
Saseap came into a large room filled with broken down old Phevys and a pair of tunnels. Phevys were a tunneling craft that looked like a monkey lying on its stomach and could dig 2000 feet in a day at a high rate of speed. They were orange and black in color, with the mark of Teverus on their fronts.
“ This is interesting, I wondered what happened to these things,” said Saseap as she rode around the Phevys.
She rode past the last of them and around a corner into the left tunnel and saw a group of 5 soldiers carrying a large object under a tarp on a hovering blue platform of wood. As she watched them slowly come towards her suddenly the tarp slid off and revealed the Capeka stones beneath glowing in the dim light. Saseap had a lightning quick memory of a holographic projection of the Capeka stones that she had seen years earlier and she blurted out loudly,” Hey those are the Capeka stones. What are you doing?”
The soldiers looked up and saw her and drew their Mutters and Saseap saw this and pressed the accelerator and did a 180 and began to drive back the way she came. The soldiers saw this and opened fire, with their shots whirling past her head and Solisva. She turned the corner and then into the right tunnel. She rode thru the tunnel at break neck speed. There were dozens of old video games and boxes of old vintage wines that had been put there years prior and forgotten about. Saseap could see an opening at the end that had sunlight coming in. She got to the opening and rode up a slight incline out into a large purple grass field with a grove of mail box shaped trees at the far end. There was also a large pyramid made from black marble with a
round ball shaped top in the center. Saseap rode out into the field then stopped and looked around and said,” Where on Goarote’s Parscan am I now? How do I find a way to Troitsa from here. Uh this is very troubling, that’s it, I’ll just ride ‘til I find someone.”
Then she sped towards the pyramid and as she got close she saw a group of monks in red robes milling about at the base of it. She rode over to one and she started to ask a question when suddenly he pulled his hood back revealing his dark green skin, bald head, and pyramid tattoos over each of his magenta colored eyes. He had stark white gnarling teeth and a Morshito necklace around his neck. He was a large muscular well built man named Dukerit Col.
“ Hello there young lady what strays you so far off course?” asked Dukerit calmly as he grinned slightly.
“ I ah…I am on my way to Troitsa and I’ve gotten a bit lost. Could you give me directions? I would greatly appreciate it,” asked Saseap as she looked at Dukerit’s hands and then asked softly,” What’s in your hands?”
“ Directions my love,” said Dukerit coldly then he raised a Horm tranquilizer gun and shot Saseap in the chest.
Saseap slammed on the accelerator in a flare of nervousness and began to speed away. But in a matter of seconds the powerful tranquilizer started to kick in and she became woozy. As she rode her eyes grew heavy and she slowly fell asleep. The Solisva grinded to a halt with Saseap hunched over the handlebars.
Dukerit came running over to her and when he got there he climbed onto the Solisva. Then he moved Saseap to the passenger seat and grabbed the handlebars and started back to the Pyramid. Once there he rode into a secret passageway and deep into the pyramid.
The inside had hundreds of statues some real and made of gold, others only holographic projections. The walls were covered in dark brown and gold leaf wallpaper, as well as large computer monitors with the face of Semses Farec the high priest of Dukerit’s tribe the Blast of 8.
Semses had a long thick dark brown curly beard, with tiny bottles of the drug Perqul a hallucinogenic red pill used by the tribe. He had one green eye with black circles in it and one gold eye with a square around the pupil. His hair was seal black thick and perfectly straight with a well defined square widows peak. His nose was like a ski slope with a jump at the end and had a tiny letter x tattooed on the tip. He was 5’4” 154 pounds of round definition lacking muscles. Semses wrote the book,” Your secrets are mine,” that detailed his doctrine and had a ten page section called,” The list of beliefs of a learned soul,” that included these 2, 1. He knows his mind can cause pain at a whisper, but won’t speak in violent phrases unless the seal of his self respect is broken in two.” And number 2. While Goarote can befriend a world and enslave a galaxy he doesn’t have to fight for my soul, I give it without hesitation at the thought he cared enough to ask for it in the first place. Semses left the Posism Beliefs after a dispute over the role of forgiveness in the religion. He felt any man or woman can be forgiven all things, but rape, murder, and infidelity, but they believed vengeance was central to living or why would it exist.
There was a floating throne above a pit of fire and Magores, which were an Armadillo like creature that lived in fire. Sitting in the throne was Semses as he sat silently reading a brief book of jokes and poems. Dukerit rode up to the step in front of him and said enthusiastically,” I have found our priestess for the cleansing ceremony, Semses, and she is devious and beautiful to boot.”
“ Let me look upon her and judge her worthiness,” said Semses sharply as he glared at Dukerit.
“ Of course my, Lord, give me a moment to lift her,” said Dukerit anxiously then he grabbed hold of Saseap and lifted up her body and carried it up in front of Semses and said quickly,” She is our answer I am sure of it.”
“ You may be, but I am the one who knows these things,” said Semses sternly then he looked at Saseap and smiled and said happily,” Oh, she is a stunner what a glorious visage. And she is the type of soul that appeases Goarote. Yes, she will be our sacrifice to him and she will end our misery. Now take her to the preparation chamber and clothe her appropriately for tomorrow’s ceremony. You have done well, Dukerit, you may eat two meals today.”
“ Thank you my, Lord, you are most kind,” said Dukerit quickly then he put Saseap back on the Solisva and rode away into the room behind the throne.
Solcrist meanwhile was flying down the streets of Troitsa at tremendous speeds. He kept his eyes on the Cofert towers in the distance. He knew if he got there he could easily get to the Caristic. He rode up a gentle hill and under a large red concrete and bended steel bridge filled with ships and pedestrians. He was now in the center of Troitsa and there were dozens of bowed blue and orange glass 600 story high buildings that housed many of the large companies on Parscan like Everbaby steaks and shades, which sold all the best meats as well as sunglasses that could make a phone call or produce a holographic movie in front of you. On the sides of the road he was on there were impact green rubber walls that if driven into would absorb all the blow as they perfectly compacted in ward and then released putting you back on the road.
“ This city is a wonder to behold, Goarote give me guidance for these endless streets try my patience,” said Solcrist sadly as he rode thru a tunnel the face of Goarote appeared in front of him and Solcrist shouted,” Is this happening to me!”
“ Listen to me, Solcrist, I have a warning to give you concerning Parscan,” said Goarote softly as his chiseled face and dark burgundy childlike eyes looked at Solcrist.
Goarote had thick purple shortly cut uniform hair and a trio of widow’s peaks with the center one larger than the rest. His nose was extremely long as well as thick with small nostrils and thick well defined lips. His teeth were pure white and looked always to be smiling.
“ Yes…Goarote what is this warning you have for me?” asked Solcrist warmly as his hands came off the handlebars, but the Solisva kept making its turns.
“ The world of so many dreams is in grave danger. I feel my wishes for most of you were ignored and people led separate lives without my wisdom. The fate of you all was assured when the one faith became many. I say to you now that a neighboring galaxy known as Keeptal is going to spiral into the Coulez system as are my wishes. I tell you this now as my hope is that you and the ones you care for will leave this world never to return. I’m giving you and those you choose this gift for a lifetime of pure devotion to me and a gentle thought you gave me a few weeks ago that gave me a smile. Solcrist, I say now that the journey you are on should only be continued so far as you find all your friends and loved ones. Once you have done this and told the others you choose to live the truth. Then you must take to the cosmos and get clear of the Coulez system. Once you are I will do what I must to the rest. Now, Solcrist, look around you, you are where you asked me to bring you,” said Goarote then he disappeared in a gentle flash of red light.
Solcrist found himself parked at the entrance to the Gavert caves. Then he saw Famaron, Veata, Ohgood, and Ratie walking up to him and Veata asked,” Did you speak with Goarote, Solcrist?”
“ What, how did you know?”
“ We all had our own conversations and we were told of the way to open the Caristic. He said that it was Ohgood’s hand that could open it and only his. Is that what was said to you?” asked Famaron as he looked intently at Solcrist.
Solcrist paused for a moment and realized that their lives were his choice to continue. He looked at each of them and didn’t know what to do. He thought why could he be the one with the power of life and death he was but a wizard. Then he nodded and said plainly,” No, not at all.”
“ What?” said Ohgood in disbelief then he looked at everyone.
“ He spoke nothing of the Caristic. What was said was of a neighboring galaxy crashing into our right after myself, and all I choose to tell, had
gotten safely away. I tell you this now because I feel your lives have great value. And I can’t carry this burden alone. Many people you once knew will perish by horrible means so if you have any ideas what I should do please tell me,” said Solcrist implying a question as he looked at everyone and waited.
Everyone stared back at him in shock, but could tell by his expression he was serious and telling the truth. Ratie steeped forward and said sadly,” I don’t know what you should do, but if you want my opinion I’d say save the Plalo, the Sandu, the Geen, the Cacob, Veata’s subjects, us and as far as I’m concerned the rest made a stone sandwich and can’t complain about broken teeth.
“ That’s a good point, let’s face it the rest are all traitors. If any of them found out they’d tell Baub and Prasau and all their minions and they’d take all the ships and leave the rest of us here. Again it’s your choice, but that’s where I stand,” said Famaron then he nodded and smirked.
“ I know this, I know it all too well. Then our task is this…we need to tell everyone concerned that they must leave and somehow keep the rest from finding out. And remember we will need many ships to pull this off and last time I checked Baub had most of them,” said Solcrist firmly as he tried not to laugh at the reality of the moment.
“ Uh ah, that last part is not true. You forgot the retired war vessel shipyard. There’s hundreds of ships there that could be stolen and up in the sky in a heartbeat. And I still have the security codes to get us in when the time is right uh ha,” said Famaron slyly as he paced back and forth waved his finger in the air.
“ Somebody’s happy and not a small bit,” said Ratie as she laughed.
“ Wait ah minute, where’s Pator and Saseap? They should have been transported here?” asked Ohgood as he looked at everyone in shock.
“ That’s a good point unless…” said Veata then she grimaced.
“ Unless they’re captured, but how could they be captured Goarote would have just brought them here,” said Famaron nervously as he thought of the worst.
“ Pator is passed, but Saseap has been taken by the Blast of 8 and is in a black pyramid on the outskirts of Troitsa. It is our decision if we try to save her. Goarote will not help us in any way,” said Ohgood calmly as he put his fingers to his temple.
“ What was that a message from Goarote?” asked Solcrist as he stared at Ohgood.
“ Yes, I could hear his voice in my head. Ah you heard the message I say we go after her right now. Goarote said nothing would happen to Parscan ‘til Solcrist was safely away,” said Ohgood sternly as he looked at Famaron.
“ I agree, but it’s up to Solcrist. What do you want to do?” asked Famaron.
“ We are not leaving a single friend behind. The Blast of 8 are in for a horror most unkind. Saseap is leaving this rock with us or none of us are,” said Solcrist boldly then he stomped his foot.
“ Yes, alright you said outskirts of town that’s kind of vague considering the size of this particular town. How do we find her?” asked Ratie in a concerned tone.
“ Ask somebody?” said Famaron plainly as he made a simple hands in the air gesture and grinned.
“ Good point how many black pyramids can there be around here huh?” asked Ratie as she smiled a goofy grin.
“ Alright I’ll ask that man in the black leather suit,” said Veata then she walked towards the man who was sitting on a chair in front of the caves.
The man was named Corblan Yets and had stark white puffed up 4 inches high hair as well as a white wing shaped mustache. He had lemon colored aloof eyes and a small button nose. He was 6’2” and very fit and muscular. In addition to wearing a black leather suit with the Plalo crest on the front, he also had on a pair of red leather biker boots and a Morshito bracelet on his left hand. In his front 2 pockets he had Bonight 10’s.
Bonight 10’s were a square silver packet filled with 10 kinds of radical loose magic and untamed spells, that when thrown at a person would shift their molecules and turn them into Corvubs or Ormu’s, but they would only be 2 feet tall.
“ Excuse me, sir, I am Veata and I was wondering if you might know the location of the Blast of 8 pyramid?” asked Veata warmly as she smiled.
“ Well, Veata, they tell me my name is Corblan and if there’s one thing I don’t know it’s how to be disingenuous. So that said I’ll tell you in all honesty that if you go south for 30 minutes you will come upon said Pyramid, as well as the bottom dwellers who inhabit it. Now, if you need someone physically to show you where it is, I am as bored of being at these caves as I look and would be honored to take you,” said Corblan calmly as he spoke with his hands.
“ Corblan, we would be honored in every way possible. Why don’t you meet my friends,” said Veata implying a question as she extended her arm.
Corblan took her arm and grinned and said slyly,” Thank you, that’s the most action I’ve had in months.”
Veata laughed as they walked over to everyone else and then said happily,” I’ve found a guide and his name is Corblan.”
“ Nice to meet you all. How exactly were you planning to get to the pyramid?” asked Corblan then he asked quickly,” OH wait, I need to know your names.”
“ I’m Ratie that’s Famaron, Ohgood, and Solcrist is the stern looking one,” said Ratie jokingly as she gave Solcrist a playful smile.
“ O.K. I’ve got them all logged in,” said Corblan.
“ Well, Corblan, I don’t know how we’re gonna get there exactly, the Solisva’s are gone and I have no idea where,” said Famaron.
“ Need not worry, I have got the perfect ship. She’s a bit of a homemade version of a Woright. Wait ‘til you see her glorious!” said Corblan excitedly as he grinned from ear to ear and then said happily,” Everyone follow me.”
“ You got it,” said Ohgood bravely as he felt uneasy.
They followed Corblan down a pathway beside the Gavert caves that was made with a thick cushion of air that kept your feet 3 inches above the black stone path. The path snaked around a corner and thru a wooden tunnel that had hundreds of wood carvings of all the Calestian saints from the Warm age.
The Calestian saints were a group of 7 saints who had each done a Wroders miracle, which meant they created a portal between life and the afterlife and had pushed someone thru just before they would have died, as well as it being filmed for proof. The most famous of which was Guldflow the 37th. Guldflow was able to save a family of 5 from a molten lava burst beneath their home, with a camera crew with him. He had predicted the exact day he would perform the Wroders miracle, but not the place. He simply began walking down a street and then suddenly he knew where to go and what to do. The whole planet was watching on live television and it became known as Guldflow ratings, which meant he had the entire television owning audience watching. Guldflow’s miracle was so spectacular that then emperor Cattrap gave him a lifetime of wealth and sustenance assuring he got the best cut from the prized Ormu each week.
“ How much farther is it?” asked Ratie as she looked at the carvings.
“ Just a thought,” said Corblan then they came out of the tunnel and saw Corblan’s ship in front of them and he said boldly,” She’s a beauty to look at, but even more to inspect.”
There sat Corblan’s ship on top of a brief dirt mound in front of a statue of Famaron with half his head cut off. It was metallic and rainbow colored with the colors changing as the clouds and sun changed. It was shaped like a cat standing on all fours, with 2 domed green gunners seats extending out from either side that had state of the art gene shifting weapons. If you were shot you risked devolution or deformity. The front of the ship had Corblan’s face wielded perfectly onto it with the red cockpit windows as the eyes and mouth. The back of the ship had a dozen Lamer missiles inside a round canon, that would chase dow
n an enemy with heat seeker technology then explode once they were within 10 feet blowing them to pieces.
“ What do you think of my hobby?” asked Corblan proudly as he grinned.
“ If it flies, I’m happy,” said Famaron slyly as he walked towards the ship.
If there’s a steak stick in there anywhere then I’m ecstatic,” said Ratie as she rubbed the nose of the ship.
“ There is all the food you can eat I assure you,” said Corblan as he walked towards the side of the ship and as he did the genetic code sensor lowered the side panel and extended a set of stairs that twisted into the ship.
“ Now we’re talkin’,” said Ratie happily as she followed Corblan into the ship.
Inside there was a steel floor with Corblan’s feet made of black rubber tracing the way to the cockpit. There were living quarters directly as you walked in that had a pair of y shaped beds side by side at an
angle. Between them there was a nightstand made form a stuffed Sarg lying on its back. There was also a large flat screen monitor on the left wall that was round in shape and had the hills of Pouf as a screen saver.
To the right there was the brown carpeted staircase to the cockpit that had Corblan’s favorite hologram and poems like the line,” If we aren’t really here and the sun is only shinning on the idea of us. Then let the air of needlessness sweep me away on the dreams of us all. Because I suspected this reality was something else, but now I know I was someone else and you were only lying.
As they walked up to the cockpit Ratie saw the hologram of Corblan swimming up a waterfall and asked,” Is this really you, it looks factual?”
“ Oh yes that’s the Loptossle falls on Goep. And yes it is worth the trip,” said Corblan as he climbed up the last 3 stairs to the cockpit.
Inside there were 6 large red captain’s chairs that were heavily padded and had different controls on each in the armrests. They also had an instant foldout foot stool that came out of the floor as you sat down as did a glass of red wine from Corblan’s private winery. In front of all the chairs were a high definition image of what was out the windows with red laser tracers marking each living thing. The walls had an actual sunrise being projected onto them that gave the appearance of being outside, it even had the appearance of a gentle waterfall.
“ Everyone take a seat and we’ll set the sky ablaze with our jet thrusters,” said Corblan as he sat down.
“ Sounds good enough,” said Famaron then he sat down and took a look at the sunrise and then said,” I’ve never been in a cockpit this picturesque, it’s awe-inspiring to see.”
“ It’s freaky how it feels like we’re on a rivers edge. And that waterfall takes the cake,” said Ohgood in astonishment.
After everyone had sat down Corblan turned on the anti gravity thrusters and the ship seamlessly lifted high into the air. He then hit the accelerator and they started to fly over Troitsa at incredible velocity.
“ we’re movin’ now, ya know Troitsa is a beautiful city if it weren’t for the Halbaltic gang and the other scoundrels here,” said Veata.
“ Before they moved in it was a place people felt safe and you knew that a horrible tragedy most likely wouldn’t befall you. Now, Goarote, it is the last stop for every thug and deviant in the world. It didn’t have to be like this. I really should have done more,” said Famaron sadly as he looked over the city.
“ Don’t kid yourself you were betrayed by your closest friends. If I were you I wouldn’t give it a seconds thought. Let’s face it there won’t be anything left to rule over in a little while. And those who betrayed you will be no more,” said Veata as she rubbed Famaron’s back.
“ She’s right the bad people are gonna get a fistful of karma. And if you asked me it should be 2,” said Ratie fiercely as she made a carefree expression.
“ You think something is going to happen to Parscan?” asked Corblan anxiously as he peered at Famaron.
“ Know,” said Famaron flatly.
“ But you said…,” said Corblan quickly.
“ I know something is going to happen. Look we’ll level with ya, Goarote has plans to destroy Parscan and everyone who stays behind. Solcrist personally spoke with Goarote and the last days of Parscan are upon us,” said Famaron sternly then he grimaced.
“ Is this true, Solcrist?” asked Corblan nervously as he looked at Solcrist and rubbed his hands together.
“ I’m afraid so, Goarote has become angry at the way we abused his world and now he plans to get even. Now by us telling you this you realize that you must not tell anyone else or it won’t be long before a mass exodus by the wrong sort of people,” said Solcrist calmly.
“ I…I won’t tell a soul, but who gets to know? I mean are we the only ones who get to live?”
“ He said that it was my decision who lives and who dies. I decided that the Cacob, Plalo, Geen, the Sandu and Veata’s subjects will live. It is only these who will survive,” said Solcrist as he thought of what Goarote had said to him.
“ I’m a Plalo, so I would have lived anyway is what you’re saying,” said Corblan implying a question as he stood up and began to walk around trying to keep a thought in his head.
“ Yes, eventually you would have found out and been saved,” said Ratie then she looked at Solcrist and Famaron.
“ This is good news and bad. I don’t know what to think. How much time do we have ‘til the end?” asked Corblan as he stared at Solcrist.
“ We have until I leave Parscan with the knowers in toe. It won’t be long as soon as we find Saseap and then spread the word. Then we will take to the skies and be rid of this world forever,” said Solcrist coldly as he thought of the final reckoning.
“ Hey there’s a black pyramid in the distance,” said Ohgood loudly as he stood up.
Then everyone looked up and saw it and Corblan said,” We should land some distance from it so as we’re not detected.”
“ Good idea, put her down in that field behind those trees,” said Famaron as he pointed.
Then Corblan landed the ship and everyone went towards the exit when Solcrist asked,” Do you think we should walk such a distance? It could tire us to a weakened state.”
“ Fear not, we won’t be walking, check this out,” said Corblan happily as he pulled a black plastic gun shaped joystick from his pocket then he pressed a blue button.
The back end of the ship lowered down as 3 sets of large black wheels came out of the bottom. The segment separated from the rest of the ship and as it did a driver’s seat and 2 rows of green passenger seats formed behind it. The outside of it had 2 separate laser canons extend out of it and a hologram covered the ship giving it the appearance of being invisible as cameras showed the images of what was on all sides of the vehicle known as a Portex.
“ Well, what do you think?” asked Corblan.
“ I love it, we’ll be invisible nice!” said Ratie in awe.
“ Well this gives us the element of surprise,” said Famaron as he smiled and nodded.
“ We should be able to drive right inside. Now that’s progress,” said Ohgood happily as he threw a glance to Veata.
“ Grab a seat and we’ll get to the business of finding said Pyramid in style,” said Corblan greedily as he climbed aboard the Portex.
Everyone else grabbed a seat and they began driving across the field towards the pyramid. As they got closer to the trees they saw a pair of monks in black robes playing with a thick red bubble machine. The bubbles would come out of the machine in the shapes of dragons and Sargs and as they floated up a few feet would explode into a burst of red flames and green smoke.
“ Only whispers now,” said Corblan softly as they neared the monks.
As they rode by the monks one of them looked over and knew s
omething was amiss and pulled a Femfet gene destroyer.
The Femfet would destroy half the genes in your body and leave the rest causing your body to virtually implode itself.
The monk named Eser aimed the Femfet at what looked like empty air and fired it. The bubble shaped orange bullet hit Corblan right in the neck and was instantly absorbed into his flesh. He began to fidget from side to side as he lost control of the Portex.
“ He’s hit someone take the wheel!” said Veata frantically as she sat in the last row.
“ I’ll get it hold on!” said Ohgood boldly as he leapt from his seat and into the front seat.
By now Corblan’s face and body were starting to bulge out and his skin was filled with triangular bubbles filled with gas. As Ohgood grabbed hold of the steering wheel he looked at Corblan’s face and as he did the bubbles began to burst releasing a red toxic gas known as Drequi that caused Ohgood to gasp for air.
“ What’s wrong, Ohgood?” asked Ratie nervously as she started to move towards the front seat.
“ There’s some sort of gas coming from Corblan’s face, it’s poisonous I think,” said Ohgood as he gasped and steered the Portex thru a patch of trees nearly hitting one.
“ Move his body out of the seat,” said Ratie boldly as she grabbed hold of Corblan and as she did inhaled some of the Drequi and said sharply,” That’s disgusting, Famaron, we need your help he’s too heavy.”
“ Alright I’m coming,” said Famaron fiercely as he lunged forward and grabbed hold of Corblan and just as he did Corblan’s body sucked a foot inward and then exploded in a burst of flesh, bone, and blood and a cloud of red gas enveloped all 3 of them.
The blast knocked Famaron and Ratie into the back seat and tossed Ohgood onto the front of the Portex.
“ That really sucked,” said Ohgood breathlessly as he climbed back over the front of the Portex and then into the front seat.
“ Ah, things are getting weird I’m a calm kinda girl,” said Ratie coyly as she wiped a large clump of Corblan off her face and neck.
“ Somebody take the wheel!” shouted Famaron as he saw the Portex heading straight for a ten ton boulder shaped like Semses.
Ratie jumped up and grabbed the wheel and turned it to the right causing the Portex to nearly flip, but it righted itself and only barely clipped the side of the boulder.
“ This is so exhilarating,” said Solcrist calmly as he felt the wind with his right hand and let out a sigh.
“ I thought more like, almost becoming fertilizer, but as they say the chef knows the bottom of the pot is where the flavor forgets itself,” said Veata bravely as she smirked.
Solcrist turned his head slowly to face her and asked warmly,” What exactly does that mean, Veata?”
“ It means a calm man has a shaky heart, Solcrist,” said Veata slyly then she rubbed Solcrist’s arm and grinned and then stuck out her tongue.
“ Oh women are the oil in my coffee cup, but I love you all the same,” said Solcrist then he laughed.
Ratie took the driver’s seat and steered the Portex thru a series of trees and then under a large tree fort that was built by the Blast of 8’s. The tree fort had several monks keeping watch, but didn’t notice the Portex drive by. Then they rode thru a wooden perfectly round tunnel and came out right in front of the black pyramid.
“ I really hope Saseap is alright. I’m worried she may not have survived,” said Ratie sadly as she looked at the giant pyramid.
“ She’s fine I know it, but it may take a bit of doing to get her out,” said Ohgood hopefully as he rubbed Ratie’s shoulders.
“ We’ll be fine, we’ve still got the element of surprise and, we’ve got magic,” said Famaron sternly as he tapped the dash with his staff and nodded.
“ We’ll need more then magic before it’s all over. We’re going to need a hand from Goarote himself,” said Solcrist.
“ And we might just get it. Remember he helped us before, there had to be a reason,” said Veata smoothly then she looked and saw a trio of monks sliding down the side of the pyramid on a red steel Uhma disc.
An Uhma disc could simultaneously hold onto any surface as well as slid rapidly across it. They were round in shape and had a large cushioned black seat for one person as well as a vision and emotion triggered pair of brakes.
Then Famaron saw a pair of monks holding a pair of Femfets blocking the entrance to the pyramid so he raised his staff and shouted,” Hai mofe be breakas!”
Then a trio of Geen ghosts shifted out of the afterlife and into Parscan’s realm right in front of the monks. The Geen ghosts had arms of fire and as the monks saw them the ghosts slung back their arms then threw them forward. This caused a boulder of green lightning and a corrosive blue powder to shoot forward at the monks. When the lightning hit them they shot backwards at tremendous speed and their eyes popped out as did their teeth. Then the blue powder engulfed them and melted away all their flesh leaving only their bones and inner organs. Then their bodies started to shift back and forth and the one on the left’s still beating heart feel to the ground and beat 4 times shooting out 4 bursts of blood then died. Then the one on the right’s lungs feel out and when they hit the ground a burst of air
and powder shot out. A moment later both bodies collapsed and their skulls broke open as their bodies crumbled. Then the Portex drove over the corpses and into the front of the pyramid.
“ I’d hate to be those 2, looks like they ate too much fiber by the looks of those intestines,” said Ratie honestly as she crinkled her nose and showed her teeth.
“ Ratie. Try to keep the weird thoughts to yourself. The rest of us live in the real world,” said Ohgood then he saw another 2 monks up ahead and said boldly,” We’ve got 2 more soon to be dead up ahead with swords of anti magic in their hands.”
“ That’s not good with those they can cut thru magic,” said Famaron quickly as he thought for a second.
Anti magic swords were comprised of 4 one foot green orbs in a line, with a dense white anti magic holding them together. They had silver ornate handles with rubber patches for your fingers.
“ Throw 5 spells at them at once and it will overpower them completely,” said Veata sternly as she stood up.
“ You’re right, everyone cast a spell simultaneously,” said Famaron sternly as he stood up.
“ This’ll be fun,” said Ratie as she grinned and stood up beside Ohgood.
“ Alright now, Domdrob eles!” shouted Famaron as he raised his staff and glared at the monks who turned, but couldn’t see him or the Portex.
“ Couldad my reasons!” shouted Ratie as she snarled.
“ Demerit while sunken!” shouted Ohgood as he raised his staff and smiled.
“ Orpa gumpto neveris!” shouted Veata as she walked towards the front of the Portex.
“ Vigipen dowapen calmirus!” shouted Solcrist just after the rest as he waved his staff from side to side.
Then a seal black skinned man like creature with the head of a raven with laser eyes and a fire filled mouth appeared. It also had a long anti magic red whip that glowed and gave off a double pulse as it moved in his hand. The beast was known as Mavtron.
At the same time a 3 headed ten foot long bird with the body of a python known as an Ormex appeared. It had retractable arms with 8 inch glowing hard liquid talons on each of its claws. Its 3 heads were all completely different in appearance with the one on the left being of Ratie, the center of a Baatold and the one on the right had 3 gold and green waterfall eyes and a yellow bird’s beak that shot out from its face a foot. The Ormex’s body was dark yellow with a large star pattern all over it.
Also at the same time appeared a small 4 foot long flasher with a miniature crew and began to circle the monks. There also appeared a large re
d and turquoise square filled with tiny dragons that floated slowly above the monks. And lastly a black metallic train that was 8 feet long and 3 feet high filled with 2 dozen green gargoyles that had tiny Mutters in each of their train cars. The Gargoyles were dancing and laughing very loudly. The front of the train had a lion’s head with a flowing mane and glowing fierce green eyes.
“ Let’s see how they fair now!” said Famaron snidely as he watched the five spells race at the 2 monks.
“ Hey, Tiling, we’ve got trouble,” said Harmsfa nervously as he saw the 5 different creations coming towards him and Tiling and raised his anti magic sword.
“ Take the 2 on the left! Where did they come from there’s no one in here!” shouted Tiling as he began to swing his sword back and forth.
Then the Mavtron whipped Harmsfa and as he did Tiling sliced his sword at him and chopped off his right arm, but the Mavtron was able to whip Harmsfa across the chest and it left a line of blood and fire. Then Harmsfa screamed out in agony and chopped off the Mavtron’s whipping hand and shouted,” You’ll pay for this beast!”
Then the Ormex bit into Harmsfa’s shoulder and began sucking all the blood from his body. His face went white and his tongue stuck out 5 inches as he writhed in pain. Tiling swung his sword and chopped the head off the Ormex and its body fell to the floor as a river of red blood came gushing out. Then Tiling sliced thru the center of the Mavtron and its guts oozed out, but as he did the mini Flasher began blasting him with its laser canons at his eyes, with one blast hitting his left eye and bursting the eyeball sending eye fragments into the air. Tiling instantly reached for his eye with his free hand and began swinging his sword wildly with the other.
“ He’s in trouble,” said Ratie as she grinned and drove towards Tiling.
Then the train filled with Gargoyles crashed into Tiling’s shins and spilled out onto the floor. Then the Gargoyles began climbing on him and shooting him with their Mutters. The blasts blew 2 inch holes in his arms and legs, as well as his chest.
“ Get off of me you bottom feeders!” shouted Tiling as he flailed wildly.
Then the cube filled with dragons, burst over his head and they began tearing his flesh and blasting his face with bursts of fire. He screamed a dead man’s scream as he fell to the ground writhing in pain. Ratie drove past him and into the throne room. There sat Semses on his throne as he threw bits of
human flesh to the Magores in the pit of fire. Semses realized something was amiss and asked fiercely,” Who goes there? I feel your presence speak up!”
Famaron looked at Veata and Solcrist and then he stepped off of the Portex and said sternly,” I go there and from what I’ve been told ah friend of mine was taken and is somewhere in this pyramid.”
“ Emperor, we’d heard you were dead. I guess it was just wishful thinking,” said Semses snidely then he began to laugh loudly.
“ Careful with your tone it doesn’t suit your head full of dead brain cells,” said Famaron coldly as he grinned.
Semses stopped laughing and glared at Famaron and then said snidely,” They said you were a wise man, but only an imbecile would come into my realm by himself.”
“ You would be correct, which is why many of my friends are in amongst us now. Needless to say I haven’t come to quarrel with you. A friend of mine a woman named Saseap is here and I want her given over to me or your lungs will fill with coal before you draw another breath,” said Famaron calmly then he raised his staff and trained his eyes on Semses.
“ Careful, Emperor, remember I have many more friends here at my disposal that would die for me in an instant. Now, this girl you speak of I haven’t seen her, but thanks for dropping me a line. Love to see an old friend,” said Semses sarcastically then he smiled.
Then Famaron sighed and threw up his hands and then thundered,” Bludsuch so much!”
Then a blood red devil looking 12 foot tall creature known as a Talicun appeared. It had 3 long white twisted horns coming out of the top of its head as well as thousands of black 4 inch spikes all over its body. It also had a long silver sickle in one hand and a Krackpum in the other.
A Krackpum was a dozen spinning orbs filled with loose radical magic that had a white ivory hand and tiny blue genetic material strings holding them together. Once you raised the Krackpum and whispered in a certain direction one of the orbs would shoot off in that direction at such speed it could go thru twelve foot thick concrete.
“ Oh Goarote what is this creature?” asked Semses in disbelief a she stared at the Talicun.
Then the Talicun raised its Krackpum and whispered,” Lives take losing.”
Then one of the orbs shot straight at Semses, but just as it did he fell to his knees to pray for his life so the orb went right thru his throne and kept on going until it had smashed a hole clean thru the pyramid. Then Talicun walked closer to Semses and again whispered,” Why pain your destiny.”
And as Semses looked up the second orb went right thru his head and thru the pit of fire and deep into the fire pit causing a burst of molten lava to launch out of the hole. Semses’s body crumbled and fell into the fire pit and burst into flames.
“ He should have been nicer to me,” said Famaron slyly as he jumped aboard the Portex.
“ Now we’ve got to find Saseap in this enormous pyramid,” said Ratie nervously as she drove the Portex around the throne and then into the room behind it.
Inside the orb shaped room there were 7 large golden and silver coffins standing straight up and they were in the pattern of a man lying on his back. Each coffin had a different verse from Semses’s book,” The secrets in plain sight,” like the verse,” If man be king for a day in his mind, he enslaves all who know him for a lifetime. But if he gives his patience a warm embrace when a tragedy occurs, he saves all the people who know him then ‘til passing.” There were 4 large and thick round dark blue rugs with golden triangles surrounding them beneath each of the coffins. The walls of the room were filled with one continuous painting of the battle of Bowgmir in the time of Torhan.
The battle of Bowgmir was a 12 million man war between the Posism Beliefs and the Cacob during the reign of king Torhan the 6th. After a public slight of the then Cacob king Gerg Nay where a Posism Beliefs follower spit in his direction the king Gerg cast a spell on the spot that tore the poor soul to pieces. Within hours fighting broke out all over and the war continued for 30 years and ended when the Posism Beliefs leader Sorlos was captured and threatened death by having his limbs torn off by 3 Baatolds. In less than 30 seconds they surrendered and the war was over, but they kept Sorlos in a converted castle turned jail, so that the Posism Beliefs wouldn’t get frisky again.
Then the Portex came to a stop in the middle of the coffins and Veata asked,” You don’t think Saseap is in those do you?”
“ In a word, yes, these scoundrels are capable of anything,” said Ohgood as he stepped down off the Portex.
“ Everyone take a coffin and get it open, please,” said Solcrist sternly as he hurried over to a golden coffin then began trying to open it.
Solcrist pulled with all his strength and the coffin flew open revealing a decrepit decomposed body of a red haired man holding a silver chalice with a 2 headed red rat inside that popped its head out and snarled at Solcrist and he said loudly,” Oh ghastly, well she’s not in this one.”
Ohgood opened his with a burst of strength and inside there was a pile of gold coins and diamond rings and Ohgood said happily,” Well she’s not here either, but have the money on Parscan is.”
“ Keep checking we haven’t much time,” said Famaron fiercely then he kicked open his silver coffin and saw slumped over inside Saseap passed out cold and shouted,” I’ve found her she is here everyone!”
“ Really,” said Ratie then she and everyone ran over to the coffin.
Famaron grabbed hold of Saseap and shook her gently and pleaded,” Please, Saseap, please wake up. Don’t be dead, please don’t be dead.”
Then Saseap’s left eye blinked and opened slightly and she asked softly,” Why are you shaking me, Famaron?”
“ Yes you’re alive, look we’ll talk about it later now we must get you out of here,” said Famaron happily as he smiled wildly and helped her to her feet.
“ Going somewhere?” asked Dukerit snidely as he aimed a Mutters at Famaron.
Dukerit and another monk with purple hair named Omesk stood behind everyone with their Mutters drawn.
“ We had thought about it,” said Ohgood calmly as he glared at Dukerit and raised his staff while he thought of an escape plan.
“ Then think again, child, you’ll never leave here alive,” said Dukerit coldly as he grinned menacingly.
“ Goverid Apazen!” shouted Ratie quickly as she raised her staff.
Then a yellow helicopter 4 feet high and 3 feet wide with laser canons on the sides as well as 10 mini heat seeking missiles underneath appeared. It was being piloted by mini Baatolds that had flame throwers in their hands aimed out the windows.
“ Everyone scatter!” shouted Solcrist a she ducked behind a coffin while grabbing Veata’s arm and pulling her with him.
“ What is this treachery?” asked Omesk as he squinted and looked at Dukerit who burst out laughing.
Meanwhile Famaron and Saseap hurried over behind the Portex and kept their heads ducked. Ohgood and Ratie jumped inside an open coffin and slammed the door and Ohgood asked sarcastically,” Isn’t this fun?”
“ Yeah, this and nose punches while I’m sleeping,” said Ratie glumly as she thought about how nervous she was and then asked,” Ohgood, ya know it might have been a dumb idea to close the coffin don’t you think so?”
“ Why would that be?”
“ Because there’s no door handle to open it on the inside dum dum,” said Ratie then she let out a sigh.
“ Well we’re alive,” said Ohgood as he tried to push it open.
“ In a coffin genius,” said Ratie sharply.
Outside the coffin the helicopter flew towards Dukerit and then it fired its laser canons and hit him in the left leg below the knee and whipped the smile from his face. Then it fired its flame thrower at Omesk and burned the hair off the top of his head causing him to scream and frantically try to snuff out the flames with his hands. Then the Baatold pilot on the left fired a half dozen missiles blowing Dukerit’s gunless hand to pieces and sending blood spraying out as he started to run for his life.
“ Oh no you don’t,” said Famaron boldly as he saw Dukerit trying to flee so he raised his staff and shouted,” Cormum kovot!”
Then the floor beneath Dukerit turned into a pit of acid and his feet quickly dissolving into the acid. He struggle to escape, but the pit grew larger and he quickly melted right up to his waist as he began speaking in tongues. Omesk saw Dukerit and began shouting incoherently as his head shook from side to side. Famaron saw this and helped Saseap into the Portex while Solcrist and Veata hurried over.
“ Wait, where’s Ratie and Ohgood?” asked Veata as she looked around the room.
“ Ratie, Ohgood the coast is clear!” shouted Famaron as he looked around.
“ Hey its’ safe let’s run for it,” said Ratie then she began pounding the coffin door.
Ohgood started hitting it too, but it wouldn’t budge so he said softly,” Stand back would you dear, sister.”
“ O.K. dear, brother,” said Ratie nervously as she stepped back from the door.
“ Kepento blows a stiff wind!” shouted Ohgood then he poked the coffin door with his staff.
Then a burst of fire and wind came out of the staff and blew the coffin door clean off and Ratie said,” A bit much, Ohgood, but nice technique.”
Then the 2 of them ran out of the coffin and as they did saw Omesk get blasted in the foot by a missile blowing it clean off and sending it 30 feet into the air.
“ That looks like fun,” said Ratie jokingly as she laughed slightly.
“ Beats dad’s Porblat pie every birthday,” said Ohgood as he grinned.
“ Slightly,” said Ratie wryly as she and Ohgood jumped up on the Portex.
“ Hi, Saseap, It’s great to see you alive,” said Ohgood as he rubbed Saseap’s neck.
“ Thank you, Ohgood, now please get me out of this horrific place,” said Saseap as she clutched Ohgood tightly.
Then Ratie spun the Portex around and looked over and saw Omesk getting blown to pieces by the laser canons and shook her head. Then she drove out of the coffin room and back thru the throne room at blinding speed. Then they shot out the front of the pyramid and crushed 3 monks who were blocking the door and Ohgood shouted,” Never block the path of an invisible vehicle, It’s poor manners!”