The Story

Jotna and Elma attack the objects hidden in the darkness of the basement pits. Elma more so with a calculated hunch than anything else. But the use of the bomb pays off just the same. Jotna's acid eats away at the ring until it crumbles. The tendrils dissipate.

At that time, Borda who just nearly managed to dodge the wolf's attack strikes along with Merkari who is likely still flailing about. A hit slices at the foe's skin and again it bleeds. It howls in pain, now feeling the full extent of the attacks. None of its protective barriers are left standing to diminish the damage.

Just as you experienced before in the library, the whole place goes dark like a reverse flash of lightning. And when the light returns the wolf is no longer there. On the ground you see a spiked collar like one a dog would wear, encrusted with dark green gems as spikes. It looks both menacing and valuable.

You look around you and the entrance hall has also changed. It doesn't even look like an entrance hall anymore. It's just a large cave room with moss covered walls on either side. A faint light shines down through a crack above you. The only thing that still looks the same as before is the heavy wooden door with intricate pattern. The door to the game room has been replaced by a curtain of tree roots.

It appears you've managed to defeat whatever dark magic was at play here. Just the sound of water dripping can be heard.

What do you want to do?

There is indeed space behind the curtain of roots. The place that used to be the game room, just like the entrance, has become a featureless cave. The 'doorways' to the other rooms are still in the same location. Even though no doors are there to hold anything in, the zombies you met earlier are not flooding into this room.Jotna spots a strange hole in one of the walls about the size of a football. Inside are black whisps that resemble the black swirls you saw in the fight. Could it be another artifact? She reaches in and the darkness spreads, climbing up along her arm. You have found A hopeless amount of spiders. Before you fully realize it, they are crawling up to your shoulder.

Elma checks out the entrance hall for any other interesting tidbits. Under a rock you find something spiral-shaped. Thinking it could be valuable, you pick it up but it crumbles to dust in your hands.

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Each of you hear Malista's voice call out to you. "Well done, warriors. Come back to me."

The cave lights up with the fiery light of a fireball as Jotna screams frantically. When the fire dies, the spiders are gone. Jotna is left with some burns on her hands and face but nothing all too serious.