Posted by Isildur on 14:48:24 9/24/2001 in reply to Falstaff: <br>You see a giant figure of a black knight, a piece of a chess set, floating in the sky. <br> <br>You blink in confusion, and the black knight fades away into nothingness. <br> <br>A sickening feeling lurches through you, like something was very awry. <br> <br>Somewhere at the edges of your mind, a barely audible whisper echoes... <br> <br>...in a quite nasal and excited tone... <br> <br>"Ha, there, now I'sa just gotta, lesse... turn'ere..." <br> <br>You realize this is no chess match... <br> <br>*Click* <br> <br>You see the image of a strangely whirring contraption filling the sky where the knight was moments before. <br> <br>"...an' there we go. Lesse wha's apocalypse like." <br> <br>A soft snickering chuckle fills all of Thera. <br> <br>Another *click* <br> <br>"Oops." <br> <br>The sky suddenly flares bright, quickly fading into an unnatural glow of greenish hue... <br> <br>...originating from near the volcano Kiadana-Rah. <br> <br>Rippling waves of mysterious energy flash through the air with the speed of a lightning... <br> <br>Your hair stands all on end a moment. <br> <br>...and then, everything is back to normal, save for a deathly silence lingering in the air. <br> <br>