SOLO III
Demon World
Part 026
The next morning. Everyone gathers for
breakfast. You go and sit next to Gail.
"Gail, remember that cup you showed me in the
lab. The one that lets you see all the enchantments on anything
you pass it over?"
Between spoonfulls of food she says "Yes."
"Couldn't we go to the first throne we destroyed and
pass it over that. Maybe get an idea of what kind of magic is at
work there?"
"Mnnnn." She swallows a mouthfull. "I
don't think so. I mean we cleansed it." The she stops like
she's frozen. It passes and she starts talking fast.
"I know cleansing isn't a disolve enchantment.
So any actual enchantments should remain. But the thrones seem to
be powered by some kind of demonic evil. Not traditional
enchantments. But maybe... Maybe there is something
left." She gets a big smile. "At least something that might
give a clue. Maybe some kind of supporting enchantment, or
periferal enhancement."
The ministry of elegance and sophistication decends
upon you. Your hair is cut, and your hands manicured. Your
face is shaved. The boys asist you in dressing. You look
fantastic. The other girls come out looking equally refined, and
the team sets off on this new mission.
You have the cup in one hand, and the dragon heart
in the other. You, Rebecca, and Ada are teleported into the
throne room. The first one where you accidentally caused the
marble seat to be cleansed of evil.
It's dusty and empty in here. The room has
that vacuous abandoned feeling to it. There are no demons and no
cushions. But there is someone on the throne.
"I've been expecting you Gigamax."
At first you think it's a demon, but it's just a
short bearded little man. His legs dangling off the throne not
even reaching half way to the floor. His body has odd
proportions, like a dwarf.
"You'll never succeed, and they will find
you." He emphasises the word 'will' with a bit of heat and
hatred. You decide to keep quiet and let him rant.
"You are just as guilty as the demons. You
think you are rescuing children!?" He sits forward a
little. "Ha! You too are a keeper of imprisoned souls."
"What do you think all those magic items the
children had, are? Didn't you ever wonder why there was never a
child with one that had the full five enchantments on it."
He pauses to let that hit you like ice water.
Somewhere in the back of your mind you understand what he just
said. And it turns your stomach.
"The demons need innocent souls to make magical
devices. Anything you captured and didn't make yourself in the
traditional way is powered by the soul of a child. Or more than
one."
He allows himself a wicked laugh. "So what are
you going to do? Stop using the tools that got you this
far? Disolve all the enchantments and free the children."
He laughs again. "As if you could." With that he
dissappears. Like he was never there.
He seemed to know that you don't have the disolve
enchantment spell. And he knew your old name.
Gigamax. You remember that much. That was, in fact, your
working name.
Rebecca and Ada take you by the arms and teleport
you back to the hall. Everywhere you see rescued children.
Listening to Gail with one ear while she talks about the teleport
spell, and playing with their pet magic items at the same time.
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