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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 5:27:09 GMT -6
Once getting into the main building one could tell he was on the fifth floor of the main buildings. The old rich furnishings long gone and various paintings looked either ruined or in complete dust. But when one looks down below one would notice something very odd. Below there was a massive crater leading directly into the main buildings inner working but a massive hole. There was stairs directly leading towards the crater, if one gets closer they can inspect what was down below.
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 5:39:05 GMT -6
All the paintings and other finery lead Mayze to suspect that this was probably the royal chambers, or somewhere else that the keeper of the castle spent a lot of time on his own or with family and friends. The huge crater didn't escape his notice, nor the stairs leading down to it. For a second he paused to close the doors he came through behind him, pushing some rubble in front so that anything following him would make the stones clatter, and then he moved to take the stairs downwards.
Rather than go all the way down, he instead stopped about half way from the bottom and then leaned over the railing to look down into the hole directly, instead of exposing himself at the very end of the steps.
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 5:45:08 GMT -6
If he looked he would see nothing, the darkness was too dark to see he would have to get closer. But during this soon one could hear a noise, at first it sounded like a rock dropping. But then another... another... and another. Suddenly the noise was getting closer from the darkness as it was coming from where he came from up near the stairs. The noise then began to be coming down the stairs, the only other way would be to go down deeper to the bottom.
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 6:00:51 GMT -6
Well he was certainly glad that he put that little look out up above and it turned out that he was, in fact, being followed. Not able to see above, nor below, he decided to go down. If he was going to fight a battle, he didn't want it to be on a flight of stairs. Mayze hustled, going downwards as fast as his legs could carry him. Along the way he replaced his knife with his trusty revolver, sleek gunmetal body glinting in what light there was in here that his flashlight didn't give off. He hurried to the bottom, hoping he'd like this more than what was coming up on his heels.
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 6:12:54 GMT -6
The stepping coming down continued as one going down the stairs begin noticing the crater was not rough but began to look a bit more refined, almost if it was cut by someone. As one got to the bottom one would notice a flat surface of stone could be seen and the stepping kept on coming til... til he stopped and nothing came down. Silence would engulf the moment which would put anyone on edge... well til a little tap from behind his food could be felt. If one turned quickly they would see nothing well unless they look downward to a round like... metal ball?
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 6:17:26 GMT -6
Gralon looked around when he got to the bottom, wondering what all the trouble was. A tap on his foot made him whip around, the telltale *ca-click* of a revolver's hammer being cocked echoing in the dark. Expecting a person, he instead saw only some kind of metallic sphere.
"...the hell?" He muttered to himself.
Mayze carefully set down the flashlight, and picked it up to look at more closely.
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 6:21:27 GMT -6
As soon the round ball was picked up it soon began... to shake on its own which soon two flaps began to move. Then eyes appeared and then says in an automated voice, "Haro?"
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 6:33:06 GMT -6
"Gah!" The exile exclaimed, dropping the thing and taking a step back, in which he retrieved his light. Using it, he investigated it closer, shining the light over its circular form.
"Least it can talk." He said, not sure what to make of this turn of events. So he decided to see if it could say anything else. "The hell are you supposed to be? Where'd you come from?"
While asking that he tapped the machine with his foot, gently.
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 6:37:15 GMT -6
The Metal Ball fell yelling, "Haro!!"
With a large clunk and the man using his foot on him doesn't help quite much as it began to annoy the metal ball.
"STOP THAT HARO!! HARO DOESN'T LIKE TO BE DROPPED!! Will queer looking man stop that, Haro!!", Haro soon added for him to stop.
It soon began to jump on its own and soon replies, "I am Haro, Haro. What else can I be Haro!"
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 6:42:17 GMT -6
"I don't like being snuck up on either, didn't stop you from doing that, did it?" He replied with a dead pan tone as he stared down at the diminutive...creature.
He went ahead and stopped poking it, that said, but he had half a mind to give it a kick back the way it came for being lippy. "That's nice and all...but I don't know what a 'Haro' is supposed to be."
"You seem pretty self aware. Why are you in this weird place?"
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 6:47:25 GMT -6
Haro soon jumped for joy for another person which Haro explains, "Haro is Haro! Haro was born in Universal Century 0314!! If it wasn't for good guy who fixed Haro, Haro would be scrap, Haro!!"
Of course anyone listening wouldn't even know what Universal Century was or what calender year that was. Regardless the little metal ball soon adds, "Haro is powered by special power cell that lasts for a long time Haro!! Sadly Haro has been stuck here since Good guy was killed by Fur men!! Haro hid very well Haro that is til the other men with weird symbols showed Haro!!"
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 6:56:29 GMT -6
The explanation had him scratching his head in clear confusion. Maybe that was some kind of date in the dark ages. Stories told about an era before the founding of Zalboria and the other nations, where darkness gripped the world. But he wasn't a scholar, or monk perhaps, since a lot of that tale is told in religious texts. But he did deduce that the fur men were the Paemir army, and that whoever fixed this machine died with the rest.
"I see. Well, my apologies for dropping you. I've just never seen anything like you." Mayze explained, not sure what else to say. "Could you tell me more of these weird men? Are they still here?"
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Post by Pitman on Jun 14, 2014 7:09:23 GMT -6
"Haro is one of the kind... I think Haro.", Haro soon replied first.
When the next question Haro then replies, "Yes Haro weird men came soon after the rebellion and did weird things to many people Haro. They even put some surveillance systems all over Haro to know if anyone is trespassing Haro!! I remember the last man who came here was eaten alive by bad bad wolves who stalked him the entire time he was here!!"
That alone meant something because soon another noise began to be heard, and it sounded like a growl and it was coming from above.
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Post by Richter on Jun 14, 2014 7:17:34 GMT -6
Surveillance systems didn't make him very happy, because he was very likely one of the trespassers that this guy was set here to watch.
"Why don't you tell me how to turn that surveillance off? Because those are some bad men who found and put those sensors on you." He explained, knowing that these were probably the guys Cadan had it out for.
The growling made him stop before saying anymore other than this: "And why don't we get the hell out of here before those wolves show up!"
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Post by Pitman on Jun 15, 2014 6:37:33 GMT -6
"Haro? Of course, just press the switch and it will bring out a keyboard! The pass word is Seabook, and to turn it off the prompt will show the various things. Please though, do not press red one it would make Haro go boom!", Haro soon added.
With that Haro soon says, "Alright you can enter the facility through that rock over there!! Do not worry its fake!! Just run through it and you can escape!!"
With not much choice one could hear those wolves moving now down stairs with no time to go it was the only way of escape.
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