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"Man. I HATE labyrinths." The voice of Guard Wild Fire echoes through a vast stone hall. Beside him, Guard Wattzis Buckets nods in agreement. "Especially magical ones, like this." "Yeah. Who makes the... View More"Man. I HATE labyrinths." The voice of Guard Wild Fire echoes through a vast stone hall. Beside him, Guard Wattzis Buckets nods in agreement. "Especially magical ones, like this." "Yeah. Who makes these things anyway?"
The two guards have been traversing this seemingly endless labyrinth for about 4 days now. At first when the two set out to look for their missing comrade, and civilians, they thought they were entering a cave. From the outside, that certainly seemed to be the case. When they got far enough in, however, the rough stone of the cave gave way to the smooth stone of a massive labyrinth. The halls were big enough for an ancient dragon to comfortably walk through, and had clear markings that Wattzis identified as arcane runes. With only 3 days of supplies left, the two are considering turning back. If they even can, that is.
"Hold up." Wild Fire stops his companion with a hand, then gestures for him to be silent. Wattzis strains his hearing as best he can, and is rewarded with a sound. It sounds like... crying. "Ponyville Guard!" Wild Fire calls out. "Is someone there?!" The crying pauses for a moment. Then, a desperate scream echoes through the halls. "Help me!" The crying begins anew, this time, louder. "Please!" The voice sobs in the distance. Wild Fire prepares a spell, then nods. The two guards slowly approach. Slowly, a figure emerges from the gloom ahead. A middle aged mare in a tattered dress shambles towards the guards. By the monarchs! She looked so frail and weak! She must be severely malnourished! Wild Fire opens his mouth to respond, but is shocked into silence by another sight he beholds.
In the air, well above the mare, a pair of glowing green eyes, the size of small boulders come into view. They rest above a massive, gaping maw of gnarled teeth. The entire face of the creature appears to be made of wood. Wattzis' heart almost jumps into his throat as a giant timberwolf comes into view. It's maw hangs open above the mare. Wild Fire redoubles his spell. Sap drips from the creature's fangs, landing atop the mare. She opens her mouth, and lets out one final cry. The cry of a mare who knows she is about to die.
Without thought, Wattzis rushes forwards! Wild Fire tries to shout to stop him, but he doesn't hear. The creature's head moves down, and-
The wall to the right of the Timberwolf explodes in a shower of chunks of rock! A massive slab of stone slams into the creature's head, briefly pinning it to the wall on the other side of the hall! Wattzis reaches the mare, and picks her up, reeling away as a boulder lands where she had been standing! When Wattzis looks back, he sees the face of his partner, Nar, staring back at him. He looks just as surprised to see Wattzis as he is to see him! "Don't lose sight of each other! Stay as close to me as you can!" The earth mage shouts, just before the timberwolf breaks through his sheet of rock, sending him hurtling to the ground below! He brings a pillar of stone up to catch himself, then launches upwards at the creature once more! "If you get lost, I may not be able to find you again!" Wattzis passes behind Wild Fire, and a gout of flame shoots up at the timberwolf! The timberwolf howls in anger, and a battle begins within the halls. #rp
