They all back away from the kitsune. The other dwarfs were shuffling out in a broken line. No one paid any attention to them, and they soon reached the main tower.
Machina's fortress was huge, metallic, and sharp. Thorned creepers crawled over the ramparts, their barbs made of metal. Jagged shards jutted away from the walls for no apparent reason. Everything was harsh lines and sharp edges, even the fey that lived here. Besides the ever-present gremlins, there more armored knights, hounds made of clockwork, and creatures that looked like metallic praying mantises, their bladed arms and silvery antennae glinting in the dim light.
The dwarfs scattered as they left the staircase, breaking away in little groups of twos and threes. Gremlins scuttled along the walls, chasing one another and tormenting the other fey. Computer mice with tiny ears, feet, and blinking red eyes scurried away. Once, a gremlin landed on one, eliciting a high-pitched squeak, before stuffing the tiny creature into its mouth and crunching the sparks. It grinned at them, the mouses tail hanging between its pointed teeth, and scuttled off again.
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Posted: 5/19/2019 at 2:01 PM
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He keeps attacking them.
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The ones that got left behind died.
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She sneers in disgust, making sure Lin was close. "Alright, if I don't make it I want you to take the arrow and my weapons, along with Ash's. Use it to finish him off but don't use the arrow right away, try to tire him out." She nods, standing near the top of the stairs.
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Posted: 5/19/2019 at 2:03 PM
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He finally stops, and heads in the direction the others had gone.
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Posted: 5/19/2019 at 2:09 PM
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At last, they discovered a staircase, spiraling up hundreds of feet along the tower walls. There seemed to be an infinite number of stairs. This was the one. Ethan was up there. And Machina.
There were small, narrow windows every twenty steps up the stairs. At the top of the stairs stood an iron door, bearing the insignia of a barbed crown.
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She sighs, beginning to sprint up the stairs.
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Posted: 5/19/2019 at 2:11 PM
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He soon catches up to them, his tawny fur matted with blood.
Edited By Minochrome on 5/19/2019 at 2:12 PM.
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Posted: 5/19/2019 at 2:16 PM
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When they get to the door, all they had to do was step forward and open the door...
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