the Scroll, Part Two

The Never Ending Quest - Episode 2095

Lord Fred was amazed to see his name etched into the ancient animal skin that was the parchment of the scroll. He took it from out of the boney hand and very carefully unravelled it. He had to take great care for the skin was old, ancient - and it showed signs of decay. He unravelled the first section and began to read.

The Oracle that the Prophet saw:

How long have I cried out and you do not hear? I cry out 'Injustice!' and you do not liberate us. Why do you let me ----- such wickedness, why -----behold such turmoil?

Fred could see that insects had visited the scroll in its stay here within the bowels of the earth, and it seemed that worms had bored holes into it. He continued reading, what he could that is.

Robbery and ---- are in front of -------- and conflict continue. For the Man of Lies hems in the righteous man, therefore judgment comes out perverted.

I see being raised up the Cardasii who are swift and ------- in war, annihilating ---------- in the authority of -------- no faith in the Law of ----

They range across ------ to seize ------ their own. Dire and ----- they; their law is but lawlessness, their fame comes from themselves.

----------------avoid the ways of---------- until the time appointed for punishment is past ----- all the Boundary-Shifters and all of it will be done in the age of evil ----- now I shall make known to you -----------------------------------

Beware the -------- she will follow the Cardasii!

Beware ----------- for her mouth is great!

Beware ------------------- end is nigh!

Fred could make out nothing else, the scroll was too abused, too eaten- away. Fred looked at the skeletal scribe, at its uncaring eyes. He looked to Thessamar, her cold eyes no comfort at all. He looked to the dog, he had eyes only for the femur that lay upon the ground.

"What does this mean? Who or what are the Cardasii? Who or what will follow them? Does this refer to the Wyrm, or to some other beast?!!? Has this scroll been waiting for me since time immemorial or was my name attached only of late? I need more, give to me another scroll, now!!!"

The scribe was motionless, its vocal cords long since rotted away. Yet within the mind of Fred he heard a laugh, and evil laughter that resounded within his own skull.

"Astra," said Fred to the warrior. "We must leave this place at once. I do not understand these strange words, but I do know that we must find the Wyrm and whatever creatures live in this grey abode, and we must destroy them!"

  1. Even as they worked their way past the long-dead scribes........

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