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Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 12:51 am**

Thursday March 6th, 1930 (exact time unknown)
Uncertain Location, Pointes-aux-Chenes, Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana

The four men found themselves bundled out of the house and into the darkness. Before they had a chance to react, they had rough sacks pulled over their heads and they were guided, none too gently, onto what they presumed were skiffs beached nearby.

They were jerked off their feet as the skiffs were roughly shoved out on the water and they found themselves sprawled in the floor of the boat, being jostled to and fro, as the oars propelled the boat through the swamp. Any attempt to talk was met with a kick or a sharp tap with the butt of an oar, so the journey passed in tense, uncomfortable silence.

After an unknowable time, the front of the boat lifted and the scraping noise from beneath suggested that it had beached. The four men were lifted with strong hands underneath their arms and frogmarched forward, the sacks and the general darkness preventing them from seeing where they were being taken. The only thing they could tell was that they appeared to be escorted along wooden walkways, the tell-tale wooden echo giving that away.

After a minute or so, they sensed a change. They no longer walked on the wooden path and the noise from the swamp was dulled as if they found themselves indoors again. They were guided down some uneven steps and the air changed, becoming colder and still. There was an iron creak as if long-rusted hinges were being forced open, then they were shoved roughly forward into a low stone cell. Their bonds were released but the hoods left in place as the iron doors screeched closed again and they were left with just the sound of footsteps fading away.

From the darkness, a vaguely familiar voice with a British accent, snapped, “Who’s there?! Identify yourself!”

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 5:36 am**

"William Preston, Esquire," says William. "I think we've met before."

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:46 am**

There was a moment’s pause, then a resigned chuckle, “Well, well, Mr Preston, you are a resourceful fellow. Did you come alone? How did you find me?”

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 2:57 pm**

"Where's your friend from the lake? You know, the spiny one?" Howard sneers.

Posted: **Tue Nov 05, 2019 8:28 pm**

“Who’s that? The one with the big mouth and the quick fists?” snapped Brophy. “Thanks to your interference, we had to leave him behind. When we get out of this mess, we’ll go back... ...”

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:50 am**

Howard

"What about James? What have you done with him?"

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 4:52 am**

"I ought to thank you for for those shotgun pellets, Brophy. It looks like the locals don't like either us or your little operation." Lawrence bitterly stated, feeling around the sack on his head to try and find some way to remove it.

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 5:23 am**

"Do you know what happened to your brother?" asks William.

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 9:55 am**

Lawrence pulled at the sack on his head and it came away freely. He could see that he was in a small, dark cell, with stone walls and a damp floor. It was musty and there was a skittering noise that he recognised as rats running around. To the front of the cell was a door made of iron bars roughly four inches apart, a large enough gap to reach through, but little else. The cell looked out onto a dimly lit corridor, where a candle just about kept pitch darkness at bay. Opposite was another cell of similar appearance.

In reply to William, Brophy said, “I don’t know what happened to Robert. I had gone to run an errand and when I got back, those men were waiting for me...”

From a cell at the end of the corridor, one that had a solid metal door, rather than the iron bars, there was a snuffling noise. When Howard spoke, the noise stopped for a moment then a voice they all recognised, albeit deeper, slower and more gruff than they remembered, said ”Howard, dat you?!”

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 3:33 pm**

"James!" shouts Howard. "Is that you?"

Posted: **Wed Nov 06, 2019 11:26 pm**

Thomas removes the hood from his head and takes a moment to adjust to his surroundings. He shouts to Brophy; "What kind of errand? Murdering more people?".

Posted: **Thu Nov 07, 2019 4:57 am**

William also removes the sack from his head.

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:30 am**

“H-How....” came a snuffled reply before great wracking sobs came from the cell.

”James, James! Listen to me, James!” said Brophy quickly. ”Vulgtlagln Gla’aki! Stell'bsna f’tagn!” He repeated the alien words again, and whatever it meant, it seemed have a calming effect on their young friend and the sobbing subsided, with James taking up the chant himself in a low rasping voice.

“He is in transition,” said Brophy, matter of factly, like a college professor giving a lecture. “We must be careful not to excite him as that might have dire consequences for us all.”

He was now stood at his cell door, a dark outline behind the iron bars. “Now, Thomas, the Police Officer, if I remember correctly. It was not murder, it was never murder. Gla’aki is great and wise and his knowledge is beyond comprehension. For those who serve him well, he can grant eternal life. Who wouldn’t give themselves up willingly for that?”

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2019 1:39 am**

"Transition to what? What have you done to him you bastard!" shouts Howard.

He has pulled off his hood too.

"I"m going to wring your scrawny neck!" he shouts at Brophy.

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2019 2:32 am**

William waits to hear Brophy's answer. He had been about to ask the same thing, though with less colorful language.

Posted: **Fri Nov 08, 2019 4:06 am**

Lawrence kept silent with a scowl forming on his face, taking a look at his cell bars in search of any flaws or weaknesses. Brophy would pay for what he had done to James, but that would have to wait for now. On the subject of James, Lawrence was dreading to see what had become of him, though he did have a morbid, horrified curiosity about his friend's fate.

Posted: **Sat Nov 09, 2019 1:34 am**

“William is becoming an avatar of our lord and master,” replied Brophy, calmly. “Ia! Ia! Gla’aki ftagn! We worship Gla’aki for his gifts of knowledge and the grant of eternal life.”

More quietly, he continued. ”I fear for James, however, for I know not what our captors want of him.”

Posted: **Sat Nov 09, 2019 3:51 pm**

Howard takes a deep breath and tries to calm himself. His mind is black with hate for Brophy, but there's nothing he can do for now.

"Who are these people?" he manages to say. "What did you do to them?"

Posted: **Sun Nov 10, 2019 1:07 am**

“I doubt that he himself knows,” came a voice from the darkness, rich and deep. “Perhaps one of you gentlemen would like to guess?”

Posted: **Sun Nov 10, 2019 6:03 am**

"Who's that?" asks Howard. "How many other people are here?"

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:21 am**

"One of the sheriff's associates, I'll bet. Lawrence angrily spat, moving away from the bars. He slumping onto the floor, since it was clear that the cell had no way of escape.

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 12:40 am**

A tall, dark-skinned man stepped forward into the light. He was neatly dressed in a pinstripe suit, white shirt and bolo tie. His black hair was parted neatly and pomaded. Beside him stood Sheriff Digne.

”Let me just correct you, sir” he said. “For I am no ‘associate’ of the Sheriff, but he is an employee of mine. Isn’t that right, Sheriff?” Digne did not reply; he just looked down miserably, and rubbed at his bandaged wrist.

“So, would anyone else to hazard a guess as to why I have brought Mr Brophy here?”

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 1:04 am**

"Because he's been kidnapping people, no doubt. Why have you brought us here?" Howard tells him. "We're after Brophy too, he's wanted for murder. Let us go!"

Posted: **Mon Nov 11, 2019 10:47 pm**

"I presume he took someone near and dear to you, sir," says William to the new arrival.

Posted: **Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:12 am**

“Actually, no,” replied the man in the pinstripe suit. “Mr Brophy here made the mistake of not doing his homework before setting up his hotel in my territory, which would have been bad enough, but then people start disappearing. That sort of thing gets people asking questions, even if the Sheriff is on your side. And that will not do, not when I have worked so long and so hard and my people have gone through so much.”

His voice had risen and his anger was clear. He paused a moment, looked away as he wiped his brow and collected himself. “We found out what we could about Mr Brophy and his brother, for only a fool rushes in unprepared. We found the house in the north and found his avatar. We see that he has plans to create another - the young man in the cell at the end, who, by the way, has a solid iron door because he killed one of my guards. Introducing such a creature into my domain would be deserving of punishment in itself, but the timing is fortuitous, and I have plans for Mr Brophy and his beast... ...”

Posted: **Tue Nov 12, 2019 12:44 am**

"We came here to find that young man and bring him back to Massachusetts," says William. "We understand that he is no longer himself due to Mr. Brophy's actions, but we seek to restore him to himself. We have no quarrel with you, sir. What plans do you have for Mr. Brophy and his beast?"

Posted: **Tue Nov 12, 2019 4:58 am**

"Here's a question:" Lawrence spoke, getting up off the ground to peer through the bars."What plans do you have for us? Like William said, we have no quarrel with you."

Posted: **Tue Nov 12, 2019 11:46 pm**

"And who exactly are you?" Thomas asks, gesturing to their cell. "Clearly you must be of some import."

Posted: **Thu Nov 14, 2019 11:40 pm**

“You can call me... Nyatanga. Yes, that will suffice,” he replied. “And I am the main man around here.”

He strode forward and stood in front of Lawrence’s cell. ”This land is ours, but the white men continue to enczroach upon it, seeking to destroy our land for their own enrichment, killing our scaled brethren who only seek to live without disturbance. I can feel the growing anger of the serpent god, Yig, who rages against the injustice done.”

“When the stars are right, we shall summon Yig from his slumbers to wreak his vengeance and return the land to whom it belongs. Yig will need to draw on energy when he arrives and you will supply that - you, and this man Brophy and his beast that you call ‘James’...”

As Nyatanga spoke, he waved forward two men who were stood waiting in the tunnel entrance that lead from the cells. They took up position outside the cells of William and Thomas and pointed their rifles at the young men in the cells.

”James!” called out Nyatanga. ”I am going to let you out from your cell so your friends can see what you have become. I will warn you that if you try anything, your friends will die. Do we have an understanding?”

”Yusss...” came the muffled reply and Nyatanga lifted a bunch of keys from one of the gunmen and tossed them to Sheriff Digne, who scuttled across and unlocked the door to James’ cell. The door creaked open and James shuffled forward into the flickering candlelight. He was almost twice the size as they remembered him, a ridge of skin had grown over his forehead and down to his shoulders, giving him a hooded look. Bumps under the blanket wrapped around his shoulders reminded them of the spines of the creature they saw back at Squatter’s Lake - his appearance was truly horrifying!

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2019 1:23 am**

Howard recoils in horror at the sight of his friend, and then becomes engulfed in rage. He runs up to the bars of the cell, shouting obscenities and threats at Brophy.

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2019 6:22 am**

William barely manages to keep it together. "James," he stammers. "You've...grown."

Posted: **Fri Nov 15, 2019 8:51 pm**

Lawrence gazes in abject horror at the man that once was his friend, his face frozen in a state of disgust and terror. In an awful way, Lawrence was reminded of the creature he had seen at the lake; that foul, unnatural thing had stuck in his memory ever since he had seen it, and it was even worse to see a friend changing into something like that creature.

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2019 1:55 am**

Thomas is suprised by James' appearence, but is more immediately concerned with the rifle being pointed at him.
"Serpent god? Great..." he says to himself.

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2019 12:21 pm**

James flinched at the reactions of his friends and he spun towards Nyatanga, roaring in pain and rage. The tall man faced him down calmly, as the Sheriff scrabbled hurriedly for his revolver. ”Think of your friends, James,” said Nyatanga, calmly. ”If you attempt to attack me, my men will shoot them dead. Whatever you do to me, their deaths will be on your conscience. The ceremony will not kill them, merely leave them weak, and there is every chance they will survive!” A guard worked the bolt on his rifle with an ominous click! to underline the threat.

James paused, the spines on his back rippling and causing waves to pattern his blanket. He looked around at his friends, locking eyes with them on by one, before he sighed and slunk back to his cell. As the Sheriff bustled forward to lock his cell door, Nyatanga said, ”A wise choice, James.”

“I am not ungrateful for the service you will render unto Great Yig, so I will have food and water brought to you. Eat well, for you will need all of your strength for what lies ahead, and I will see you at the ceremony tomorrow night.” He nodded to them, turned on his heel and walked away down the tunnel, with the Sheriff trailing behind.

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2019 4:35 pm**

"How did you do this to him?" William demands of Brophy. "More importantly, how can this be undone?"

Posted: **Sat Nov 16, 2019 7:20 pm**

"Don't expect a straight answer from him, William." Lawrence sighs, leaning back against the cell walls, having recovered from the initial shock and terror of seeing James. He certainly didn't like all the talk of a ceremony and a serpent god; he wasn't a superstitious man, but after what he'd seen at Squatter's Lake, the supernatural seemed to have some kind of truth to it.

Posted: **Sun Nov 17, 2019 5:58 am**

"We need to get out of here. He said they're bringing food" says Howard. "Let's do it then. We'll jump 'em."

Posted: **Sun Nov 17, 2019 6:40 am**

"Not a bad idea. We'll have to wait and see, though; they may have guns on them, or they could outnumber us. Lawrence matter-of-factly replies, getting up to experimentally reach his arm through the bars.

Posted: **Sun Nov 17, 2019 10:06 am**

"James!" Howard calls out. "Do you think you could distract them? Start making a racket when they unlock our cell. I'll say 'Miskatonic' - that'll be your cue. Will you help us?"

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2019 12:05 am**

“The effects are reversible,” said Brophy, quietly. “But it requires a ritual which takes time and I cannot do it here.”

“If you help me escape, then I will restore James. If you do not, then I cannot help. Do we have a deal?”

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2019 1:30 am**

"Sure" Howard sneers. "You wouldn't try to kill us the first chance you get, would you?"

He calls out to James again.

"James! Can you hear me?"

Posted: **Mon Nov 18, 2019 3:50 am**

"How do we know you are telling the truth?" asks William.

Posted: **Tue Nov 19, 2019 6:41 pm**

"We're not going to be leaving you behind..." Thomas begins. "You need to be brought to justice, Brophy."

Posted: **Wed Nov 20, 2019 1:19 am**

There is no answer from James except for a painful groan.

“James and I cannot escape from here unaided. If we work together, we might escape. If we don’t, then we are most likely doomed. I have heard of the rituals of Yig - it is unlikely that we will all survive,” said Brophy.

“If we escape, I will return James to your safekeeping, I can promise you that.”

Posted: **Wed Nov 20, 2019 3:06 am**

"Will you also promise to undo what you've done to him?" asks William, always thinking like a lawyer. "And how can we ensure that your promises are binding?"

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:04 am**

“As I said,” replied Brophy, “I will reverse the ritual and return James to you.”

”As to whether my word is good, If I stay here, James and I will most likely die. It will be worth restoring James in exchange for my freedom.”

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2019 1:52 am**

"What is that Yig thing those folks were talking about? They clearly worship it,
since that Nyatanga fella called it a god." questions Lawrence, who had taken a seat on the floor. Hopefully, the escape plan would work, and James would be restored; seeing how things had gone so far, though, the farmer doubted things would be that simple.

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:04 am**

"All right, here's the deal," says William. "We'll work with you to escape this place, but we will not help you escape justice. If, after we escape, you either cannot or will not restore James to his former condition, we will make sure that you don't get away."

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2019 2:46 pm**

"Okay then, Brophy?" Howard hisses at the man. "Can you get James to help us? Make a disturbance! If he can't, you do it!"

Posted: **Thu Nov 21, 2019 9:12 pm**

"This seems like the best chance we've got." Thomas says. "I doubt we'll get another. We'll have to act fast to get the best of them, though."

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 12:34 am**

“Yig is the Serpent God, he who looks after the snakes and other creatures that crawl upon the earth. At one time that may have included the early evolution of man, but we cannot know for sure,” said Brophy, pointedly ignoring Howard.

“He has been worshipped down the ages - some identify him as Set - the Egyptian god of war and chaos - others as Quetzalcoatl, the feathered serpent god of the Aztecs. The native Indians had their snakes clans; the Tsu'ngyam, the Cettvlke and the Ginebig. Sometimes he is seen as benign but more often he is a malevolent god, especially against those who have harmed snakes or other serpents.”

“From what Nyatanga said, those who are exploiting the swamps for oil have little respect for the swamps and have harmed the fauna in the area. By the sounds of it, the stars will align shortly and these people intend to summon Yig so he can wreak his revenge upon them...”

Brophy paused in contemplation for a moment, then looked up again. “A distraction that makes noise will not work - it will merely serve to draw the guard’s attention to us and that is unlikely to be to our advantage. We must be stealthy.”

“It seems we may have twenty-four hours as the ritual will not commence until the stars come out tomorrow evening. I can engender in James one of the powers of an Avatar of Gla’aki, but he and I will require quiet. James will also need a test subject in order to practice what he has learned. There will be some discomfort but hopefully no longer-lasting damage but it would greatly increase our chances of escape if one of you were to volunteer...”

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 1:23 am**

"What would happen to the test subject, exactly? Don't try anything funny with us, Brophy; we may all be trapped here, but we aren't desperate enough to volunteer for something that'll kill us."
Lawrence replied, as distrustful of Brophy as ever. The information imparted about Yig certainly was like nothing the farmer had ever heard about before, but it did oddly make sense.

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 3:40 am**

"If, as you say, Mr. Brophy, there will hopefully be no longer-lasting damage," says William, "then you wouldn't mind being the test subject yourself."

Posted: **Sat Nov 23, 2019 6:36 am**

"Sounds reasonable" Howard says spitefully. "How about it, Brophy?"

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2019 12:20 am**

“A fully-developed Avatar of Gla’aki can exercise a ‘mind-pull’,” replied Brophy, calmly. “It causes a person to do as the Avatar wishes. James has not done this before so I must be available to help him, so if I were the test subject, our chances of success are much lower.”

”James know you are his friends and you are under lock and key so it is unlikely any harm will come to you. I understand that you have little trust in me but this would aid our escape.”

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2019 3:05 am**

Howard turns to the other companions.

"I don't believe a word he says" he mutters. "I still say we jump the guards".

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2019 3:35 am**

"Brophy raises some good points, though I absolutely refuse to take part in this test of his. If any if you want to volunteer, I can't and won't stop you, but I don't think just raising some kind of distraction will work." Lawrence replies, rather on-the-fence about being a test subject.

Posted: **Sun Nov 24, 2019 6:43 am**

"What exactly does this test entail?" asks William.

Posted: **Mon Nov 25, 2019 11:53 pm**

“A ‘mind pull’ is a form of mind control,” said Brophy, pointedly ignoring Howard’s outburst. “The guards will come in two’s - if we can use the ‘mind pull’ to incapacitate one, then we have a greater chance to subdue the other.”

”Mr Preston - I will ask James to practice on you. Try not to think about what is happening; James will try to exercise control over you so that you may do things that you would not normally. This is how we will know that it works. Would that be acceptable to you?”

Posted: **Tue Nov 26, 2019 4:06 am**

"I haven't agreed to anything yet," says William. "What sorts of things would James make someone do?"

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:48 am**

“It has limited power, admittedly,” said Brophy. “It can introduce torpor or limited suggestibility in a victim. It might induce you to go somewhere or to ignore things happening before you. With it, we might keep one guard occupied while you take care of the second.”

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:06 am**

Howard snorts derisively.

"That's a lot of 'mights', Brophy".

He shrugs and turns to the others.

"I don't want to go along with this, but if you're all in favour, I'll help."

Posted: **Wed Nov 27, 2019 3:38 am**

"You said it would hopefully cause no longer-lasting damage," says William, his lawyer's ear having picked up on the loophole. "What sorts of things can go wrong?"

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 12:22 am**

“The process relies on a psychic link being made between James and yourself. It won’t be like linking to a fully-grown avatar as its thoughts would be completely alien and some victims have been driven mad through such exposure. There is a small chance that you will see what James is seeing and feel what he is feeling, which you could find upsetting, but he is your friend and he will mean you no harm,” explained Brophy.

“I must hurry you for a decision,” Brophy continued. “The process will be tiring for James and we will need him rested before we can escape.

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 1:56 am**

"Are you sure you're up to it, Howard?" asks William. "I can do it if you'd rather not."

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 2:06 am**

Howard looks alarmed.

"I didn't mean I'd help like that!" he protests. "I just meant I wouldn't oppose it if you all decided on this course of action. There's no way I'm letting that creep mess around with my mind!"

Posted: **Thu Nov 28, 2019 11:15 pm**

"I don't think we should trust him." Thomas says. "This seems too much like a trick."

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 12:18 am**

Brophy glared at Thomas. “To what end?!” he snapped, leaning through the bars to stare down the young policeman.

“How would me tricking you help me escape?! James is weak and will need help. Think logically; can you overpower the guards and escape on your own? No. Can James and I? No. Therefore we have no option but to work together!”

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 4:40 am**

"I don't like it," says William, "but I don't see that we have much choice. If nobody else is willing to do it, I'll take the chance."

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 5:05 am**

"I'll do it." Lawrence calls out. This time, he would take one for the team. "It's a risk I'll take, even if I don't want to. If things go wrong and I go crazy, Brophy will lose his chance to escape, anyways. He needs us if he wants to get out of here alive."

Posted: **Fri Nov 29, 2019 11:48 pm**

"Try anything, Brophy, and you'll be sorry." Thomas shouts back.

Posted: **Sat Nov 30, 2019 1:41 am**

Howard unconsciously rubs the spot which was impaled by the monster's spine as his mind considers their options.

He turns to Lawrence and nods.

"I'll keep a close eye on Brophy" he says.

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 12:04 am**

”Thank you,” snapped Brophy tersely, glaring at Howard and Thomas. To Lawrence and William he said “Go about your business, as it were. I will instruct James in what he needs to do.”

Over the next few hours, they heard Brophy talking quietly to James in that strange, harsh language he had used before. Parts were rhythmic chanting; other parts seemed like a rambling discourse. He stopped abruptly as the guards came in with some food and water, one of whom stood and watched carefully as the other pushed trays of food towards the cell doors where they could be retrieved by their occupants.

Another half hour passed and Lawrence and William felt a tingling sensation at the backs of their necks. For William, the sensational was momentary, but for Lawrence it lasted longer and he felt a momentary link with James but it faded quickly away.

”We will try again shortly,” said Brophy quietly. ”In the meantime, we need a plan to get out of here if this works...”

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:11 am**

"That was... Not pleasant." Lawrence says, somewhat put off by the odd sensation. "I digress, though. When we make our escape, we should cause as little disturbance as possible. It would be best if they didn't even know we escaped until it was too late."

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:29 am**

Howard is regarding Lawrence looking for anything amiss.

"We can't get out of these cages without the keys. We need to take on the guards somehow."

He looks at Brophy.

"How exactly are you thinking of using this mind control, Brophy?"

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 10:39 am**

“Did you observe the guards?” asked Brophy with dry sarcasm. “One watches from the doorway while the second comes closer with the food. James and I will distract the one by the door, leaving the other to the four of you.”

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 3:27 pm**

"He won't come in though" says Howard. "We'll have to try to grab him through the bars somehow, and get the keys. We need to stop him shouting too. We'll all have to grab him."

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 6:40 pm**

“The guard with the food is the one who approaches you most closely. At best, two of you may be able to grab him; the space between the cells precludes any more being directly involved. When James subdues the second guard, you will only have a few seconds to deal with the other one,” said Brophy. “You must act quickly.”

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 8:40 pm**

"All right," says William. "We'll do it when he brings the food. Maybe when James disables the other guard, that'll distract him too. That's when we'll strike. If only two of us can reach him, I'll leave that to the others. I'm not the best at fighting."

Posted: **Sun Dec 01, 2019 9:36 pm**

"I'll do it." Thomas says. "Shouldn't be too much trouble if they're distracted."

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2019 12:26 am**

”Very well,” replied Brophy. ”Now, James and I must practice again.”

This time it was William who felt the effect of James’ attempt to create a mental link. He found himself momentarily unable to move but the feeling passed quickly as soon as he realised what was happening. He felt light-headed and could hear Brophy’s murmured instructions to James.

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:22 am**

"I felt it that time," says William. "I couldn't move. I think it worked."

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2019 1:41 am**

"It looks like we're on, then" says Howard, grimly. "You grab the guard from the right, Thomas. I'll go left. Try and get his arms."

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2019 3:23 am**

"Didn't affect me, that time..." Lawrence half-murmurs, talking to nobody in particular. "Anyways, planning ain't really my strong suit; I'll just do whatever makes sense to do, unless one of you jave a better idea."

Posted: **Mon Dec 02, 2019 11:14 pm**

"Okay, Howard." Thomas says. He sits down on the floor, attempting to conserve some energy.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2019 1:05 am**

Brophy conferred with James in the guttural language they shared. ”James said his connection wasn’t strong. He said it was like sand running through his fingers as he tried to control your actions. There is more we can do, but it will involve sacrificing something of both of us, so we cannot practice again within weakening ourselves to the point that we could not escape with you.”

Brophy sat down on the cell floor, his head resting against the bars.”We must rest,” he said. ”We will require all our strength for what is coming...”

- - -

The rest of the day passed quietly. Periodically Brophy would talk to James, preparing him for what was to come. Once their plan of action had been decided, Howard, Lawrence, Thomas and William were left with their thoughts as they waited for the guards to return. The hours stretched out infinitesimally and it seemed that the guards would never come but at last they heard the key turn in the lock and they smelled the food that they were being brought for their pre-ritual supper.

Brophy whispered some last minute instructions to James as the guards approached. The older of the two cradled a rifle in his arms and watched on as his younger colleague approached the cells with a tray of food. As he knelt to push the tray up to the bars, nothing happened for a moment, then Brophy and James swiftly started chanting in unison, ”Iä! Iä! Gla’aki! Iä! Iä!”. Both guards looked startled, looking at each other questioningly, until the guard with the rifle suddenly stood upright, his eyes rolling backwards and blood-flecked foam starting to form at his mouth...

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2019 3:26 am**

Again, William's psyche hangs by the slenderest of threads.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2019 5:15 am**

Lawrence does not react well to this horrific sight, backing away from the bars in terror.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2019 7:29 am**

Howard is also shocked at the sight, automatically averting his gaze from the horror.

Posted: **Wed Dec 04, 2019 11:40 pm**

Thomas takes advantage of the distraction and grabs the other guard by the arm, pulling at it to try to knock him off balance.

Posted: **Thu Dec 05, 2019 12:57 am**

The young men watched in horror as the older of their two guards started to twitch violently before his legs gave way and he fell to the ground, his rifle clattering noisily. In falling, he hit his head on the stone floor and the twitching came an abrupt end!

The younger guard stared as his comrade collapsed. As he felt Thomas grab him, he spun around, his eyes wide with shock and fear...

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Thomas tries to hold the guard close to the bars of his cell with one hand, and launches a punch towards the guard's body with his other hand.

Posted: **Sun Dec 08, 2019 2:02 pm**

Thomas caught the guard a glancing blow, the bars limiting his ability to land a more solid hit.

”Quick, knock him out!” hissed Brophy.

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2019 1:58 am**

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2019 10:48 am**

Posted: **Mon Dec 09, 2019 7:44 pm**

Thomas tries to hit the guard again, this time aiming for the head.

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:14 am**

"Brophy!" Lawfence shouts, having recovered from his state of shock.
"Throw me the gun!"
He knew it wasn't a good idea to let Brophy handle that gun, but he had no other choice at the moment.

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2019 8:49 am**

There’s was a grunt of pained frustration from James’ cell and the guard with a rifle lurched towards Lawrence’s cell like a poorly controlled marionette with a slack-jawed look upon his face.

The guard that Thomas was trying to subdue was trying to break free. Thomas’ punch had missed its target and the guard was now attempting to push himself away from the bars so he get some leverage and break the young policeman’s grip!

Posted: **Tue Dec 10, 2019 3:07 pm**

Posted: **Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:05 pm**

Thomas tries to grab the guard on the arm, close to the shoulder, to pull him closer to the bars again. "Come on, give it up!" he shouts. He aims a punch for the head once again.

Posted: **Wed Dec 11, 2019 11:59 pm**

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2019 1:19 am**

Howard gets a grip on himself and runs to assist in subduing the guard. However the man is struggling too much for Howard to be able to land a punch.

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:03 am**

William manages to land a glancing blow on the guard when he tries to knock him unconscious.

Posted: **Thu Dec 12, 2019 4:45 am**

Lawrence grabs the rifle from the enthralled guard, pulling it through the cell bars for later use. He soon realized that, unfortunately, discharging the rifle here would be terribly noisy and likely call over more guards.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2019 12:32 am**

The guard held by Thomas tried to break free. He pushed hard against the bars and twisted free from the policeman’s grip, avoiding the punches that flailed at him now he was out of reach. He turned and started to run towards the tunnel that lead to the cells!

The rifle-carrying guard blinked as William’s blow connected but any response was cut short when Lawrence grabbed the rifle barrel and yanked it sharply through the bars. The gap between wasn’t big enough for the rifle to pass through but nor was it quite big enough for the guard’s hand that gripped the barrel, either, which got wedged between the bars and the gun, stripping the skin off the back of the guard’s hand and causing him to bellow in pain...

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2019 1:17 am**

Howard switches his attention to this other guard, attempting to grab his wrist through the bars.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2019 4:40 am**

William takes another swing, but in the confusion he misses.

Posted: **Mon Dec 16, 2019 11:53 pm**

Posted: **Tue Dec 17, 2019 12:55 am**

Lawrence still held on to the rifle barrel with an iron grip, making sure to point it away from himself. Seizing a brief opportunity, the farmer takes a grab at the running guard with his other arm, aiming to hinder his escape!

Posted: **Wed Dec 18, 2019 9:10 pm**

"Don't let him escape!" Thomas shouts. He makes a last attempt to reach out and grab the guard.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2019 1:11 am**

The younger guard easily evaded any attempts to stop him and ran for the door. From his cell, Brophy again shouted to James, but this time in a more strident tone. With an anguished howl and a squelching, slithering noise, their young friend poked what looked like a misshapen tentacle through the gaps in his cell door and sent a metallic spine zipping through the air and deep into the back of the running guard, whose legs gave way as he crashed to the ground...

The second guard hissed in pain as Lawrence pushed the gun away from him, grinding the guard’s hand against the bloody bars some more...

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:02 am**

Howard launches a punch at the captive guard, this time with more success.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2019 2:59 am**

Wiliam throws another punch, but he misses badly.

Posted: **Thu Dec 19, 2019 5:18 am**

Lawrence did not stop to think about how his friend had just fired a large metal spike at the escaping guard, nor the fact that a tentacle had poked out from between the bars; as of the moment, his mind was focused on the fight at hand. He brought his hand back through the bars, before taking a mighty swing at the remaining guard.
Unfortunately, the swing is somewhat obscured and blocked by the bars, making his punch miss its mark.

Posted: **Fri Dec 20, 2019 1:53 am**

Thomas is relieved to see that the guard has been stopped, and watches as the situation unfolds just out of reach, waiting to spring into action if an opportunity presents itself.

Posted: **Sat Dec 21, 2019 11:40 pm**

The guard with the rifle tried to pull back from Lawrence, who was grinding his hand against the bars. He leant back to try to give himself more leverage but wasn’t watching behind him, where Howard was waiting. The young student caught the guard with a smart punch on the side of the neck and his knees buckled and he slumped against the bars... ...

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2019 3:15 am**

Leaving the rifle to someone who can use it more effectively than he can, William grabs the guard's keys and uses them to unlock his cell and then the cells of Lawrence, Howard, and Thomas.

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2019 12:14 pm**

”Don’t forget that we have a deal, Mr Preston,” said Brophy. ”And to forestall any arguments, James cannot leave without me...”

Posted: **Sun Dec 22, 2019 9:46 pm**

"I haven't forgotten," says William. "I'm just getting my friends out of their cells first. Now, how can you reverse what you did to James?"

Posted: **Mon Dec 23, 2019 2:03 am**

Lawrence takes the rifle first, believing that he was the one most fit to use it; after all, that target-shooting down at his farm had to count for something.
"You'd better not lie, Brophy; I'm the one with a gun, and I can tell deceit when I see it." the farmer threatened, moving over to join William.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:06 am**

”I’m going to start looking for our way out.” Thomas says to the others. He turns and walks towards the entrance to the cells, looking to see what lay beyond.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:40 am**

”It will take time, probably a week or more,” said Brophy, his eyes not leaving Lawrence as the farmer stalked towards him carrying the gun. ”Certainly it is nothing we can attempt here - we must get away from here as quickly as we can!”

As Brophy spoke, Thomas was already exploring their surroundings. He moved past the younger guard who twitched like a fish drowning out of water and into the tunnel beyond. The stone floor led up to another barred gate which stood ajar. Beyond that, carved stoned steps ascended into a darkened void...

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 3:47 am**

William is used to people in court trying to pull one over on him, and he knows exactly how to spot a liar. If Brophy isn't being honest about his ability to reverse what he did to James or how long it will take, he will know.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 4:46 am**

"Is he lyin', William?" Lawrence inquired, keeping his rifle trained on Brophy. "You're a lawyer, after all.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 1:01 pm**

Brophy maintained eye contact with William’s steely gaze as long as he could but eventually he looked away. ”I think it can be done in theory, but it will take longer than a week, perhaps a month or more of study before I can try to change him back. I cannot promise it will work but if we do not leave now, there is no hope for James or for you,” he said.

Posted: **Tue Dec 24, 2019 2:17 pm**

”He’s right about that” says Howard anxiously. “We should get out of here while we can”.

Posted: **Wed Dec 25, 2019 2:34 am**

"Now that sounds more like an honest answer," says William. "Just remember not to try to pull a fast one." He unlocks James and Brophy's cells. "Okay, let's go."

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2019 1:24 am**

Brophy bustled across to James’ cell and helped the changeling to shuffle forward. It was apparent that James’ appearance had changed again the intervening hours. ”His transformation progresses quicker if he uses his powers,” he said, taking James’ arm. ”We should make haste!”

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2019 2:06 am**

"Then let's avoid having him do it again if we can help it," says William. "Let's go. After you."

Posted: **Thu Dec 26, 2019 7:25 am**

Lawrence takes his rifle off of Brophy, having decided that he's being truthful enough, and awaits his lead. If things went smoothly, James would be restored, and they could forget this whole debacle ever happened, or so he hoped.

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:17 pm**

Thomas heads up the stairs, through the gate and continues upwards.

Posted: **Sat Dec 28, 2019 3:35 pm**

Howard watches Thomas move forward and hesitates.

"Lawrence, maybe we'd better have your rifle up front. I'll keep an eye on our new friends".

He eyes Brophy dubiously.

Posted: **Sun Dec 29, 2019 10:46 pm**

Thomas ascended the steps carefully. As he cleared the tunnel, he looked up and saw a high wooden roof, with what looked like pews stretching away into the darkness on either side. The wooden floor stretched ahead of him towards the entrance doors, one of which stood ajar, letting in just about enough light for Thomas to determine he was in an old country church.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2019 2:12 am**

William brings up the rear as they climb the steps, keeping a careful watch on Brophy.

Posted: **Mon Dec 30, 2019 6:57 am**

Lawrence obliged, moving up to the front after he headed up the steps. He looked around the shadowy church, watching for any other guards that may have been posted.
"So, this is where they've had us held up. Probably far from the house, I'd reckon."

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2019 12:42 am**

There was no sign of anyone else in the church but when they had emerged from the cellar where they had been held captive, they could see flickering firelight illuminating the window behind them and above the alter.

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2019 2:24 am**

Howard emerges cautiously. Looking toward the direction of the firelight, he thinks he hears something.

Posted: **Tue Dec 31, 2019 4:23 am**

William hears something too.

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2020 3:20 am**

Posted: **Wed Jan 01, 2020 7:42 am**

Posted: **Thu Jan 02, 2020 9:26 am**

Pausing to listen, William and Howard could hear a sibilant, chanting sound coming from outside the church, punctuated by a rattling noise reminiscent of that of a rattlesnake. Brophy saw them pause, and stopped and listened himself. ”The ritual has begun!” he hissed. ”We must leave now! They will come for us soon!”

Around the walls of the church were carved effigies of Christ and the saints. As the chanting intensified, the eyes of the figures blinked open to reveal reptilian pupils that began to glow with an unearthly, yellow light...

Posted: **Thu Jan 02, 2020 3:04 pm**

Howard mutters to himself, shocked at the sight of the images.

"Come on, let's go!" he hisses urgently.

Posted: **Thu Jan 02, 2020 8:31 pm**

"We need to find a back door," whispers William, "so they don't see us."

Posted: **Fri Jan 03, 2020 6:04 am**

"A window would be better; they've probably got any doors accounted for." Lawrence spoke in a hushed tone, desperately searching for any way out of this place.

Posted: **Sat Jan 04, 2020 1:15 am**

Posted: **Sat Jan 04, 2020 2:13 am**

William looks around for another exit and barely notices something.

Posted: **Sat Jan 04, 2020 7:37 am**

Lawrence, despite the church's dark interior, manages to find something that may be of help.

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2020 1:10 am**

Looking back towards the alter, William and Lawrence noticed a curtained alcove to left of the chantry. From its’ position and their knowledge of church buildings, they could assume that the vestry would be located beyond the curtain.

Posted: **Sun Jan 05, 2020 5:22 am**

William gestures to the others and goes over to the alcove, moving the curtain aside slightly to peek past it.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:40 am**

Behind the curtain was the door that lead into a small wood-panelled vestry. It was empty, except for some pegs on the wall, a plain desk and a rickety-looking chair.

To the right of the door William was looking through, was another door that lead outside. It stood ajar so the chanting was louder here than in the main church, and the the flickering light from the fire outside lit up the room.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:09 am**

"Let's sneak out this way," whispers William.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 1:40 am**

Howard nods urgently.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 6:05 am**

Lawrence nods in acknowledgement as well, taking up the rear of the group as they made their exit.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 3:31 pm**

William eased the door open but immediately realised that this exit directly overlooked the site of the ritual. He could see Nyatanga leading the ritual by the light of a large fire, beside which was a crude stone altar and a wooden frame between which a large animal hide had been stretched. One the hide was a painting of a snake, which William thought may have been moving, although that could be the heat haze from the fire.

A guard stood between the church and the ritual site, looking on as things unfolded. As William watched, he casually glanced back towards the church. The lawyer thought there was no way he couldn’t be seen, but the guard just blinked and turned back to ritual once again.

Posted: **Mon Jan 06, 2020 10:49 pm**

"Maybe the front door wasn't such a bad idea after all." Thomas muses. "Perhaps we should just try to make a break for it, and put as much distance between us and this place before they know what's going on."

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2020 3:22 am**

William nods, quietly closing the door and heading back for the front, relieved that the guard was distracted.

Posted: **Tue Jan 07, 2020 7:13 am**

"Maybe we should get further away from here before we start discussing anything." Lawrence quietly states, slowly following behind to the front.

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 12:58 am**

The group moved back through the church under the baleful gaze of the yellow-eyed statues, towards the main door at the front. The door was ajar, although little light entered from outside. As they got closer, they could hear a infrequent rattling noise coming from without...

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 2:58 am**

Howard recovers some of his composure and creeps forward, trying to peek through the door to see what is beyond...

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 3:54 am**

"I hope those aren't rattlesnakes..." whispers William.

Posted: **Wed Jan 08, 2020 4:32 am**

"Certainly sounds like one, but I could be mistaken." answers Lawrence, who had encountered many types of snakes in his day.

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Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2020 1:47 am**

Lawrence makes a quick realization, then moves to pull Howard from the door before he gets himself snake-bitten.
"That's a rattlesnake, alright, and a big one from the sound of it."

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2020 3:10 am**

William nods again, backing away from the door. "We can't go out the back," he whispers. "If we shoot the snake with the rifle, everyone will hear it. We need some way to distract the snake, or we need to find a third exit. Or maybe James can use his powers."

Posted: **Fri Jan 10, 2020 9:13 pm**

From behind they heard the noise of the ritual rise then fall back to a murmuring. As they listened, they heard the back door of the church open and the Sheriff’s voice could be heard. ”Come along, you boys,” he said.

”Mister Nyatanga wants those fellows out there for his ritual. If they ate the food they should be drowsy but watch out for the funny-lookin’ one. Nyatanga didn’t know whether the drug would work on him or not... ...”

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2020 5:34 am**

"Quick, out the front," whispers William, hurrying for the door. "Better to take our chances with the snake."

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2020 6:39 am**

OOC: Dave?

"James!" says Howard. "Can you do something about the snake?"

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2020 7:33 am**

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2020 1:46 pm**

Thomas looks around to see if there's any nearby hiding spots. "We need to do something, quickly. We'll have worse things to deal with if we don't get out of here soon." he says in a low voice.

Posted: **Sat Jan 11, 2020 9:07 pm**

Lawrence silently readies his rifle. He didn't want a gunfight, since that would probably draw more cultists, but a violent confrontation was looking more and more likely by the second.

Posted: **Sun Jan 12, 2020 11:40 pm**

”The more James uses his powers the more difficult it will be to reverse the change!” whispered Brophy urgently. ”Can’t you deal with the snake a different way?” He glanced nervously towards the vestry, from where they could hear the Sheriff’s voice.

Posted: **Mon Jan 13, 2020 12:03 am**

"Let's try to sneak past it," whispers Wiliam.

Posted: **Mon Jan 13, 2020 3:37 am**

"Might as well. One snake, or god knows how many snake-lovers; we'll at least have numbers if we face the snake." Lawrence quietly responds. Besides, it's just a large snake; if they can avoid getting bitten, then things should turn out fine.

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2020 12:55 am**

The front door of the church creaked as they pushed it open to get a better look at the snake. It was dark outside but a single lantern hung beside the door cast enough light to illuminate the scales of a large serpent that watched them balefully from a metre or so away. It was bigger than any snake they had ever seen before - more than three metres long and as thick as a man’s thigh. Its eyes glowed with the same yellow light as the statues inside, and its tongue flicked in and out, tasting the air, while the rattle buzzed an unmistakable warning...

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2020 1:40 am**

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2020 4:05 am**

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2020 9:30 am**

Posted: **Tue Jan 14, 2020 10:45 pm**

Thomas looks around for anything he could throw towards the snake, either as bait to lure it away or as a weapon to try to drive it off.

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 7:45 am**

Lawrence brandishes his rifle like a club, opting for brute force in this situation. He still keeps his distance from the large snake, however; the farther that thing is from him, the better.

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 11:36 am**

Posted: **Wed Jan 15, 2020 3:44 pm**

Howard looks frantically around for something he can use.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 1:09 am**

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 3:04 am**

William takes a quick glance around, but he can't find anything of use.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 9:33 pm**

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:08 pm**

As Lawrence watched the snake, the other three quickly searched for something else to use. Howard and William came up empty-handed, but Thomas turned up a dusty gravedigger’s shovel tucked away behind one of the church doors.

Behind them, the door creaked open and the Sheriff stepped into the main part of the chapel, albeit he was still talking to the man behind him as he entered.

Posted: **Thu Jan 16, 2020 10:11 pm**

"There's a shovel here; maybe we can use it to move the snake." Thomas whispers.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 3:53 am**

"That's just bound to irritate it," Lawrence hurriedly answers in a whisper, "I say we club it and run."

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 5:29 am**

"Brain it with the shovel and the rifle, and let's go," hisses William with a nod.

Posted: **Fri Jan 17, 2020 7:35 am**

It occurs to William that you haven’t seen Bernie since Amesbury when he stayed behind to poke around.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2020 2:00 am**

Lawrence swings the rifle at the serpent with reckless abandon, aiming to knock the thing senseless and run.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2020 4:19 am**

When the others attack the snake, William tries to slip past it while it's distracted, prepared to dodge if it lunges for him.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2020 5:23 am**

Howard gestures to James.

"Get moving! Try to get past it" he whispers.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2020 1:10 pm**

Thomas grabs the shovel tightly and tries to slam the flat edge against the serpent's head.

Posted: **Sat Jan 18, 2020 11:43 pm**

The men emerged quickly from the church to meet the giant snake on the church step. The snake reared up instantly, its rattle a blur as it sounded out a warning. Lawrence swung his rifle like a club but the snake whipped out of the way, before striking back with venom-flecked fangs which missed by a mile. Thomas followed hard on his heels and caught the snake with a solid strike with the flat of the spade, causing the creature to hiss violently.

As the snake was distracted, William slipped past it, followed by Howard, who helped James down the steps. Brophy huffed and puffed as he ran after them. They could see that the church stood on a small island, with paths leading away in all directions. From inside the church there was a shout of consternation... ...

Posted: **Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:09 am**

William runs away from the church, heading toward anything that looks like a dock where they might find a boat.

Posted: **Sun Jan 19, 2020 1:20 am**

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