THE BATTLE UNDERGROUND
"There are stranger things in Heaven and Earth than are dreamt of in your philosophy, Horatio."
Our mission was simple: get in, find out what we could, and report back. |
"Then may the grace of the Lady be with you." was his reply. We located the ladder, and made our way down the entrance into the cave below. |
It was obvious that someone wanted these machines to attack the city. The question was "who?" We started heading down the tunnel when we suddenly heard shock spells and the clash of metal on metal up ahead. |
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The fabricant machines attacked, then dropped back, staying out of the range of the steam centurion's battle mace attack. As one group of new machines backed away, a different type of machine jumped in to continue the attack. |
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They seemed to come from everywhere now, affecting both Dwemer and the fabricants alike. |
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"Seen enough?" he asked. "Yes." I replied. "I am certain these new devices are not of Dwemer origin, and that someone else controls them directly." |
I told my bodyguard to wait for me while I reported back to the Temple with the information we had gathered. |
"You say these new creatures were fighting with the Dwemer creatures?" he said. "This is very disturbing. Only someone with great power could control these fabricant creatures." He thought for a moment, the continued, "Almalexia will be interested to hear this news. I'm sure she'll have some insight into it. |
No rest for the weary, I guess. Once again, I headed to the High Chapel to discuss business with Almalexia. |
COMING UP: MORE EXPLORING AND CRAZY CULTS