GarDNAnge1 had explored five levels below the lobby, thinking they had seen most of the stores.\u00a0 Once in the elevator, they saw just how big the building was.\u00a0 There were fifty levels below ground, and they were going to the bottom.<\/p>\n
The elevator door opened.\u00a0 In place of the reflecting metal doors they were presented with a cold, dimly lit room with bodies everywhere.\u00a0 Not alive but not victims of a killing spree.\u00a0 They were organized in neat rows; and with no glass, close enough to touch.<\/p>\n
These bodies were much like the others upstairs, in the position of their demise.\u00a0 However, these were completely whole.\u00a0 Most were laying down, perhaps the victims of a battle.\u00a0 Others seemed to die while doing normal activities; running, eating, playing cards.\u00a0 Frozen in motion with nothing but basic coverings, they looked so alive but, not.<\/p>\n
Royal couldn\u2019t help but stop and stare to make sure they weren\u2019t breathing.\u00a0 It seemed as though any of them could move at any time.\u00a0 Then a thought crossed her mind.\u00a0 What if one of them gained consciousness while neglected down here?\u00a0 They would be hungry and want to attack and eat anything they came across.\u00a0 Who knows what horrible changes they would have gone through to survive in this place?<\/p>\n
Cyd lead them trough the level.\u00a0 The waxed black marble walls and large windows mirrored the rest of the building.\u00a0 \u201cThis is where we keep our oldest entries.\u201d\u00a0 He sounded like he was giving a tour, \u201cThese entries have been completely repaired so hardly anyone comes down here.\u00a0 We\u2019ve been waiting for them to be retrieved but it\u2019s been so long.\u00a0 Maybe they\u2019ve been forgotten.\u201d<\/p>\n
Oyintsa took up the rear.\u00a0 He saw most of the party in front of him.\u00a0 He turned to check on Royal to make sure she was doing well.\u00a0 She was falling behinds again staring at another adventurer.\u00a0 \u201cPrincess,\u201d he shouted, startling her out of her daydream.\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u201cKeep up!\u00a0 We\u2019re all here together.\u201d\u00a0 Soon after, she jogged to catch up.<\/p>\n
Cyd continued to lead them to the rear of the massive level.\u00a0 \u201cThey look alive don\u2019t they?\u201d\u00a0 He said with not little pride as Royal caught up to them.\u00a0 \u201cThese adventurers are more like mannequins in this state,\u201d Cyd continued, \u201cThere are several steps in the reanimation process before they move and breath.\u201d<\/p>\n
They approached the rear most wall and turned to the left.\u00a0 At the end of the pathway was an average looking young lady.\u00a0 Slightly below average height, it seemed as though she had finished drinking out of a cup.\u00a0 Her orange, yellow-spotted skin looked alive but like all others there she wasn\u2019t breathing.\u00a0 She looked to the left in horror, distantly in their direction.<\/p>\n
\u201cHere she is,\u201d Cyd said as they approached, \u201cShe was found in the remains of a nasty bombing accident.\u00a0 Rubin\u2019s Trail was trying to bombard the Metal Fortress.\u00a0 Unfortunately for her, there was a protective energy shield.\u00a0 Most of the bombs exploded on the shield.\u00a0 A few of them bounced off of the shield into town.\u00a0 And well, here we are.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cThat was forty five years ago,\u201d Tirzah said calmly almost to herself.\u00a0 She looked at her handheld to pull up an image of AD7.<\/p>\n
\u201cHow long have you worked here, exactly?\u201d\u00a0 Hachiro couldn\u2019t help but ask.<\/p>\n
\u201cNot that long,\u201d Cyd said, \u201cSometimes I get bored and read up on the entries.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cIMAGE MATCH.\u201d Tirzah\u2019s handheld told them all they need to know.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis is her,\u201d Tirzah said satisfied, \u201cHow do we prepare for the next stages of her regeneration?\u201d<\/p>\n
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