Industrial City Geonitrus

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The group approaches the industrial city, having left the clouds far behind still looming over the forest, in fact.
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"Alright, we've got to find a place to get Alina some medical attention," Lucas says.

"Medical attention?" Asks a Hardy voice nearby. A large man with read hair and a slightly darker beard approaches the group. "Did I hear you right, lad? The lass, here, needs medical attention?"

"Uh...yes? Who are you, exactly?"

"Ah, where are my manners?! I be Hugo, Blacksmith of these here kingdom."

"And no new spells for me.... Crap.... Cataracta!" Aria commands, and a jet of water bursts from one of the castle walls, hitting the creature head on

Suddenly, the beast's head goes down to the ground with an arrow sticking out of it. "And this is why you don't leave without me," Ali says as she jumps down from the beams above next to Lucas and Hugo.

The water freezes solid upon even making contact with the creature. It then lunges at her but Cerelus grabs Aria and drags her back. "We gotta distract it!" Cerelus looks around at all of the bombs. "I have an idea#

The deceased creature then releases the queen who faints.

"And that would be?" Aria asks, looking at Cerelus with a raised eyebrow

"Well that was surprisingly easy."

The deceases creature melts but the water suddenly turns to snow and it rebuilds itself, hissing. "Don't overestimate yourself."

"Thanks. Thanks for jinxing it..." Lucas says.


Cerelus stands triumphantly. "WE'RE GONNA...run!" Cerelus throws a match and lights the gunpowder trail then makes a break for the door.

"What?! Wait for me!!" Aria cries, then races off after Cerelus.

Alina shoots Lucas a look, "And who's the one who saved your life? Oh, right, me."

The ice gorgon lunges at the three of them, bearing its fangs and claws.


Cerelus closes the door behind them and holds it shut. "On three, let go of the door and make a mad dash for the throne room," she says.

Aria nods, "Ready when you are."

"Look out!" Alina pushes Lucas and Hugo out of the way and flips over the beast. As she lands she shoots an arrow at the gorgon's back.

The ice gorgon screeches and abruptly turns around, pulling the arrow out then freezing it over and throwing it like a dart at Ali when she's just landing. The arrow is suddenly cut in half and drops to the floor by hand of Lucas's tossed sword. "We're even."


"Three!" Cerelus says, running like made.

Aria runs after her friend as fast as she can, glancing behind them as they go to see how much ground they've covered.

Ali mumbles something unintelligible as the beast lunges at her. She rolls out of the way, towards the sword, picks it up, jumps up and impales the beast with the sword

The icy gorgon screechs againat ridiculously high pitch as Lucus sneaks up behind it and roundhouse kicks it, decapitating it. "Yeah, you're dead,"

"Then...why did it just get colder?" Cerelus asks.

"....Maybe there are more...?" Aria says, looking at the entrances to the room.

"Or there could be something worse." Ali says readying her bow

Suddenly the snow and ice from the gorgon swirls into a whirlwind and from it emerges one of Glacia's pawns. She speaks through it with her own voice. "You lot again? How tedious."

"Her again?" Aria murmurs, gripping her staff a bit tighter.

"What? Were you expecting us to just give up? What fun would that be?" Ali says with a tad bit of bitterness in her voice

"Bite your tongue child. I dare not underestimate so utterly as does my...partner. But I hadn't expected you to show again so quickly. All right. I won't bother wasting the energy. The Industrial Kingdom is hardly a decent territory. You may have it. But be warned...you cannot win this war," she says as the pawn disappears.

"That was.... Strange," Aria says, a bit confused on what the point of that little visit actually was.

Ali shrugs, "To scare us maybe? I don't really care. The only thing that matters is that this territory is secure...for now."

"In that case, we can get the heck out of here, right?" Lucas says.

"Aye," Hugo says, "It'd be best. The lot of you can go on ahead with your journey. Go to the forest kingdom, Ufaria. Warn them that they may likely be in danger. Cerelus and I will hunt for the true royal family. The White Queen wouldn't just dispose of them."

"Alright.... Thank you, sir," Aria says, looking Hugo in the eye for the first time.