Beware the Dungeonmaster
The Black Void - Episode 1017
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You climb down the spiral staircase for dozens of dizzying flights. Soon
the only sounds you hear are the dripping of water and the patter of your
slippers on the stony stairwell. You stop for a break, leaning cautiously
against a handrail. This new body is definitely faster and more agile than
your last one, but it tires out faster, and is also prone to fits of
coughing. You hope Princess Annabeline does not have tuberculosis. "Allright, this is clearly not the right way to go," you say aloud, still surprised at how shrill and girlish your new voice sounds. "And man, I would love to get some of that royal dinner right about now. But its something Annabeline said - that Maggie keeps her prisoners in the dungeon. If my knowledge of medieval RPGs is even remotely correct, these stairs have got to lead down into a Dungeon of some sort. If I can find Maggie's prisoners - perhaps even the Queen - then I can expose her and the Princess for the scheming backstabbers they are. I could even be a hero!" Still, something doesnt seem quite right about your plan, but you push these doubts aside and keep climbing down. One more flight, then two - and suddenly you're face to face with a tunnel entrance leading off into darkness. You hear screams of pain and see faint, sudden flashes of light. No, you decide, today's not the day I become a hero. But as you spin around to flee, you notice a strange masked humanoid hanging from the staircase above you. "Hi!" the creature giggles. Its naked, mutilated body is covered with countless scars, and its mask is a bronze rendition of the sun as a human face, its lip curled into a condescending sneer. Bloody metal claws are nailed into its hands. "How kind of the Princess Annabeline... to pay... us a visit! Oh, but wait... you're not... really the... Princess.... are you? Ha ha ha ha ha!! What shall we do with one such as you? Heeheeheehee!! I believe I could... think of a few things... along with my friends!! Ha ha ha ha ha ha!!" You hear the scrape of feet and a low, rumbling laughter behind you. The situation is certainly not most fortuitous. You take a deep breath and...
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Ryu
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