Tired of Death by Neil Hartley (ereader that reads to you txt) ๐
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You often hear of adventurers hacking their way through dungeons, braving all manner of dangers to reach the treasure, but have you ever spared a thought for the denizens who put their un-life on the line every day to allow such adventures?
No?
Maybe itโs time you had a look then!
No?
Maybe itโs time you had a look then!
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equipped to do. She opened her mouth again but Dreth raised a thin finger to forestall her.
"Excellent!โ he beamed, subtly forcing Darkblood down into its sheath. โI would expect nothing less from a pair of such frightening guardians. Quite right, not to let strange creatures make their way through your cavern without any explanation. No doubt when I finally report to the management this will earn you a commendation!โ
The female beholder closed her mouth for a moment and then opened it once more. Dreth spoke again before she could say anything.
"No doubt youโre wondering what Iโm talking about.โ He folded his arms and nodded. โLet me tell you why we're here, and why we're heading to the center. A Guardian Golem has gone berserk and is rampaging through the dungeon; heโs been attacking hard working denizens, not unlike yourselves. Iโve even been forced to consort with mere adventurers to help bring him to task.โ
โA guardian?โ asked Bob, eye swiveling left and right.
โYes, heโs coming this way even now,โ said Cuthbert, stepping forward. โHe piled through a whole tribe of Ogres just up the way,โ he gestured back towards the caverns, nearly knocking Sprat into the chasm as he did so.
โHe is?โ squeaked Bob's wife. โThis way?โ
"Under the circumstances, I'm sure that you would want to let us pass as quickly as possible, and to take refuge yourself as well. After all, we wouldn't expect you to try to actually stop a berserk Golem. That would be beyond even your abilities..."
Bob swelled up at this, expanding like a balloon being pumped too energetically. โI will have you know we are Advanced Level guardians! Weโre quite capable of dealing with a Golem here and there.โ
โNow dear,โ his wife floated next to him. โYou know Golems are resistant to magic, your rays would have little effect, and if itโs a Guardian Golem...โ She paused a moment and looked at her husband.
Bob coughed and deflated a little. โWell, I suppose they arenโt weak enemies, and I wouldn't want to put you in the way of something as dangerous as that. Still...โ
โLook, let's go back to the hole and stay out of the way until this has blown over.โ Mrs. Beholder rubbed up against him.
โBefore you do so, any directions would be appreciated. Weโre a little off course...โ Dreth smiled a skull grin.
โYou know, I wouldn't mind seeing the center myself,โ said Bob.
โNow Robert, let's let these nice undead go. You know we don't exactly get on well with Von and his creatures anyway.โ She started to drop away into the chasm.
Bob sighed. โI suppose so.โ He turned to Dreth. โFollow the path until you come to the bridge, you canโt miss it. Watch for the plank in the middle though, it's a bit loose. Once you are over, turn left and take the tunnel with the large green rock next to it.โ
โThank-you,โ said Dreth. โYour actions will be noted.โ
โCome on Robert!โ echoed a voice from below.
Bob winked several eyes and bobbed up and down. โHave to go, good luck to you!โ He turned about and dropped out of sight into the crevasse before any of them could say anything more.
โDamn, I wanted to ask him about whatโs ahead,โ said Dreth, standing on the edge and peering into the depths.
โVon and his creatures,โ said Percy. โApparently.โ
โLet's get a move on,โ Redthorne stood up from behind his rock. โI feel too exposed here, and I dislike depths.โ
โNice couple though,โ Cuthbert said conversationally as they moved off. โMust remember to ask them to our next party.โ
~ * ~
The rest of this book has been removed for entry into the Bookrix competition. Once the competition is over I shall re-add the content.
In the meantime the rest of the book can be downloaded totally free at: www.TiredofDeath.com
"Excellent!โ he beamed, subtly forcing Darkblood down into its sheath. โI would expect nothing less from a pair of such frightening guardians. Quite right, not to let strange creatures make their way through your cavern without any explanation. No doubt when I finally report to the management this will earn you a commendation!โ
The female beholder closed her mouth for a moment and then opened it once more. Dreth spoke again before she could say anything.
"No doubt youโre wondering what Iโm talking about.โ He folded his arms and nodded. โLet me tell you why we're here, and why we're heading to the center. A Guardian Golem has gone berserk and is rampaging through the dungeon; heโs been attacking hard working denizens, not unlike yourselves. Iโve even been forced to consort with mere adventurers to help bring him to task.โ
โA guardian?โ asked Bob, eye swiveling left and right.
โYes, heโs coming this way even now,โ said Cuthbert, stepping forward. โHe piled through a whole tribe of Ogres just up the way,โ he gestured back towards the caverns, nearly knocking Sprat into the chasm as he did so.
โHe is?โ squeaked Bob's wife. โThis way?โ
"Under the circumstances, I'm sure that you would want to let us pass as quickly as possible, and to take refuge yourself as well. After all, we wouldn't expect you to try to actually stop a berserk Golem. That would be beyond even your abilities..."
Bob swelled up at this, expanding like a balloon being pumped too energetically. โI will have you know we are Advanced Level guardians! Weโre quite capable of dealing with a Golem here and there.โ
โNow dear,โ his wife floated next to him. โYou know Golems are resistant to magic, your rays would have little effect, and if itโs a Guardian Golem...โ She paused a moment and looked at her husband.
Bob coughed and deflated a little. โWell, I suppose they arenโt weak enemies, and I wouldn't want to put you in the way of something as dangerous as that. Still...โ
โLook, let's go back to the hole and stay out of the way until this has blown over.โ Mrs. Beholder rubbed up against him.
โBefore you do so, any directions would be appreciated. Weโre a little off course...โ Dreth smiled a skull grin.
โYou know, I wouldn't mind seeing the center myself,โ said Bob.
โNow Robert, let's let these nice undead go. You know we don't exactly get on well with Von and his creatures anyway.โ She started to drop away into the chasm.
Bob sighed. โI suppose so.โ He turned to Dreth. โFollow the path until you come to the bridge, you canโt miss it. Watch for the plank in the middle though, it's a bit loose. Once you are over, turn left and take the tunnel with the large green rock next to it.โ
โThank-you,โ said Dreth. โYour actions will be noted.โ
โCome on Robert!โ echoed a voice from below.
Bob winked several eyes and bobbed up and down. โHave to go, good luck to you!โ He turned about and dropped out of sight into the crevasse before any of them could say anything more.
โDamn, I wanted to ask him about whatโs ahead,โ said Dreth, standing on the edge and peering into the depths.
โVon and his creatures,โ said Percy. โApparently.โ
โLet's get a move on,โ Redthorne stood up from behind his rock. โI feel too exposed here, and I dislike depths.โ
โNice couple though,โ Cuthbert said conversationally as they moved off. โMust remember to ask them to our next party.โ
~ * ~
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