> 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> <br>...and then, everything is back to normal, save for a deathly silence lingering in the air. <br> <br>A second passes... another... and the world, slowly, gets back on its track. <br> <br>...yet you have a feeling something is missing. <br> <br>Suddenly a low rumble echoes across the sky and somewhere far, far above... something burning with a bright red light pops into existence out of nowhere. <br>