Chapter 17 - The Task

Scene: They arrive in the room where the energy sphere now floats above the liquid that it once was in. As the they enter the room, they are amazed, not having seen anything like it before.

  • Aiko: So that’s what it looks like.

  • Scene: Rowan and Rey look at her perplexed

    Aiko: What? I grew up here. You think all I did is walk around in my pretty dresses following the rules?

    Scene: Rowan and Rey shake their heads

    Aiko: So, I looked around a bit.

  • Rowan: Ahem, anyways. According to the text, at the end of 500 years this sphere will rise. It rose up this morning. See that triangle shaped object? Our engineers call it an energy module. We don't know how it works or how to duplicate it, but what we do know is that every 500 years they’re supposed to be replaced. Once the portal is activated, your task will be to locate a energy module somewhere in the land below. You will have 3 days to complete this task after descending down. The portal will not bring you back without a module.

    Rey: So, then our task is to find one of these, modules, return here and place it on this sphere?

    Rowan: Correct, it goes up here. Since no one has ever completed the task, we are down to last functioning module, so far it’s been working for over a thousand years. Ancient text tell us that these lights here shows us how much power is left. As you can see it's blinking red. I was told that’s not good. Needless to say, after this descension we won't get another chance.

    Aiko: Does your text tell you anything about where we can find this module?

    Rowan: All that they tell us is that they are hidden within challenges that you must complete. We have no idea what those challenges are or where they are. I wish I could tell you more, but as you know, the last Defender died before she could tell us anything.

    Rey: Wait, you just told us we can’t return without a module. So how did the last defender get back?

    Rowan: She came back with a module, but it fell out of her hand and off the platform when she died. An arrow had pierced her back.

    Rowan: This evening you will be taken to the portal where you can say your last goodbyes. Once you step on to the platform, the portal will activate, and you will be sent below.