[4-14] The Town

[Karl Jak]

End of Round 4

The quintet of primes and secondaries had just started their trek into the depths of the jungle when they knew the situation was about to go south.

“What is it?”  Colonel asked when he noticed that Abner had stopped moving forward.  Trent and Kristen paused as well, and at the rear of the group, the gargoyle came to a stop and waited to hear news.

“Don’t you hear that?”  Abner whispered before a nearby tree suddenly exploded outward in a shower of sap and splinters.

“Run.”  Colonel barked is everyone started to charge through the forest—their eyes on what lay in front of them, rather than the growing sounds in the misty unknown that surrounded them.

So the group ran.  They kept running until the mud beneath their feet gave way to pavement, and the trees around them were replaced by brick buildings.  While the initial change carried with it a small shock, there was little time to stand in awe of their decrepit surroundings.

There was a heavy crash behind the first four members of the group, but it was only Colonel who turned in time to watch as Granite was bisected by the jaws of some unnatural creature.

“Run!”  The machine shouted once more.  

You’ll escape safely into the city.

Granite is dead and will respawn at the Nexus in three days.