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As Bones made his way over towards Mantis, he heard Xune calling out and turned to see what she was doing. Noticing her standing in the centre of the pillars and recalling what she had said about putting this place under new management, Bones realized with dawning horror what she intended to do and shouted out to her, [b]"No, don't try it! The pyramid will kill you!"[/b]

Too late. The trap had already activated and the drider was now bound in chains, suspended above the platform with her minions standing lost and directionless below. At almost the exact same moment, Bones heard the clang of a blade against something as hard as stone followed by Mantis saying, "Dumb fleshless. No steal, hunter prey."

He turned towards the sound of her voice just in time to see the elf attempting to attack one of the constructs before being brutally struck from behind by another, sending her clear across the room like a sack of grain.

[b]"Shit!"[/b] Bones cursed in response as he halted in his tracks, too late to prevent it. Too late to prevent anything.

Moreover, the constructs seemed to ignore him as they turned towards Mantis, marching forward with those damnably heavy and ponderous steps. Everything had happened in only a matter of seconds, but it was more than enough to spell doom for the living.

[i]Not again,[/i] Bones thought as he dropped his hands to his sides, looking down at them in despair. [i]Not again...[/i]

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Within that moment of utter defeat, a torrent of memories flashed through the revenant's mind like a sudden tidal wave, sweeping him down into moments of hunger and strife, and dark desperation followed by a hand. An extended hand leading to moments of trial, tribulation and soaring triumph.

Standing side by side with powerful mages, peerless warriors and seasoned explorers. Together they travelled the world facing many foes, overcoming many life and death situations, and claiming many victories until at last they came here, far from home to the See of Fae. To challenge the pyramid.

One by one, they fell to its defences. One by one, they gave their lives to push an unremarkable man to its door and in one leap, that man gave his life to push the one who had first extended him a hand that led to all of this.

[i]O Elara, keep this one alive,[/i] he remembered thinking before he fell... only to rise again.

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[b]"Not again,"[/b] Bones murmured as he clenched his hands, lifted his gaze and shouted with eyes ablaze, [b]"NOT AGAIN!"[/b]

Holding up his dagger, he spun around and hurled it towards the nearest pylon with a chain wrapped around Xune. In the next instant, he shouted out to Mantis, [b]"Hey! Get up if you're still alive, elf! It's not over yet!"[/b]

Then holding his sword in both hands, Bones rushed towards the construct that had sent Mantis flying, aiming to deliver a thrust with full force into the back of its leg.

[i]Until I die, even after I die, nothing is over,[/i] he thought while charging ahead with a wordless scream, daring the constructs to ignore him this time.

[u]Actions:[/u]

1. Throw dagger at pylon.
2. Rush towards construct.
3. Thrust sword at construct's leg.