(TFT) SOLO III, 024

["David Michael Grouchy II" <david_michael_grouchy_ii@hotmail.com>]

Solo III
Demon World
Part 024

  The children spend the rest of the day recharging the magic items used. 
"We will go again on the morrow.  But I will carry Ada this time.  That was 
too close."
    "Did you notice how crowded the room was?"  Rebecca asks.  There were 
more demons in there.  "I thought there might be one or two more than usual. 
 But not that many."
    "That tells me there are only two throne rooms left now.  We should 
expect the next one to be even more crowded."  Ada looks right at you.  "You 
always suspected there were more than four thrones, but you never could find 
them."  She shrugs.  "Maybe there aren't."
    Many candles are lit about the place, incase any demons find there way 
here.  About an hour later Laura, Jenifer, and Hildi return carrying the 
carpet.  You ask "If the catacombs are enchanted to make people lost how 
come they aren't?"
    Each one raises there right hand and shows you a ring on their thumbs.  
"Immunity to trailtwister."  Says Laura.  "The only ones known to exist."  
Says Jenifer.  "Seeing as how you invented the spell."  Says Hildi.

    The next day your team gets dressed up in formal evening wear and heads 
out.  A long walk later and you arrive.  They unroll the carpet and get set 
up.
    The three young girls line up in front of you.  They speak in hushed 
tones.  They speak in unison.  "You shouldn't be up there for more than 5 
seconds.  Then teleport straight back to our eating room."
  Hildi points to you "You carry Ada and bring her back."  You pick up Ada 
in both arms.  Her legs draped over your right arm, and her back against 
your left.
  Jenifer points to Ada "You will clean the throne."
  Laura points to Rebecca "You will rescue the child."
  They bow their heads and the next thing you know you are standing before 
the throne of a demon.
__    __    __    __    __    __    __
/dd\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/  \__/d \  d = demon
\_d/  \__/  \__/Dt\__/  \__/  \_d/  Dt = demon on throne
/d \d_/d \__/  \__/AU\__/  \__/d \  AU = Ada in Uncle's arms
\d_/  \__/d \__/  \__/  \__/ d\__/  gr = little girl
/dd\_d/ d\__/  \__/  \__/  \__/d \
\__/d \__/  \__/d \__/  \_d/d \_d/
/dd\_d/ d\d_/d \__/d \d_/ d\__/d \
\d_/d \d_/dd\__/gr\__/ d\__/d \__/
/d \dd/d \_d/dd\__/d \__/d \_ddd \
\_d/d \__/d \__/dd\__/d \_d/d \__/
/d \_d/dd\_d/dd\__/dd\__/d \d_/d \
\dd/  \_d/  \_d/  \_d/  \_d/  \_d/

Demon
ST 50   clawed hands 4+1

Uncle
IQ 10      necklace 30 point ST batttery
MA 10      dragon heart of long-distance teleport

Ada
ST  8      kyanite gem 48 point ST battery
DX 14(18)  kyanite gem DX+4
  Cleansing(1) cost 20 per hex

    The room is stuffy, uncomfortable, and overcrowded.  It's standing room 
only for the demons.  All their silk cusions are being trampled underfoot.
    They surge forward like a tidal wave.  Ada completes the cleansing 
spell.  And you teleport the two of you out.  You saw a small child 
surrounded by demons, but you never saw Rebecca.
    Back in the eating hall, everyone is concerned.  When ever you failed 
to come back, you were dead.  Rebecca has always come back.
    Ada plays with her earring a moment.  Eyes closed.  She opens them and 
says "Rebecca is with Laura and them.  She bounced."
    Everyone starts to breath again.  Ada continues.  "It's not possible to 
teleport into an occupied hex.  And there were just so many demons in that 
room."
    Ada was concentrating on the throne, and her spell.  She doesn't know.  
"That poor little child."  You say.  "What will happen to him?"
    Gail is standing there and answers.  "We really don't know.  We don't 
know what the demons are doing with them.  Why everyone we rescue has such a 
powerfull magic item.  Or why they can't remember anything but delusions."
    She continues.  "They claim that they were only in a 'play yard' and 
they didn't need to be rescued.  That they had 'the best toy in the whole 
world', and that 'all the other kids were jealous' of them."

   Later Rebecca returns with the three girls.  She seems disappointed, and 
quiet.  That night you don't sleep well.  Troubled by strange dreams that 
you can't remember when you wake.

    You and Ada get 30 experience points.  You get an additional 20 for 
teleporting out.

David Michael Grouchy II

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