Overlord Thraka

The Room

*Mergoux slowly slumps to the ground*
Mergoux: My bag... I should have something in my bag... I don't know where they put it though...
Elf: Upstairs! In the Master's Bedroom. He'd been trying to get into it
*Mergoux nods*
Mergoux: He couldn't, it's enchanted. Only I can take things from it.
*She leans heavily on the wall, barely able to stand and certainly not to walk. She looks at Karma*
Mergoux: I can get us out of here... just gotta get in my bag...

The Room

*Iris eventually falls asleep*

*Horus goes looking for his wife, but failing to find her in their room heads towards Hanna's, knowing she'll be in there if nowhere else.*

*Mergoux glares at Karma*
Mergoux: Just... get us.. out... please...
*She nearly spits out the last word, obviously not wanting to have to use it*

*The Elf looks pleadingly at Karma*
Elf: Please M'lady... we need to get out of here before the master returns.
*Her voice is weak and she trembles in pain from the wound*

The Room

*Iris rocks Hanna until she falls asleep, then lays her on the bed and just sits in the corner, watching, and thanking Danu that Hanna's okay*

*Mergoux glares up at Karma with one eye barely able to see past the swelling*
Mergoux: Respect... is... earned..
*She slowly, agonizingly, gets to her feet, not seeming to care about shame but just glaring at Karma in anger*

*The Elf woman regains consciousness and groans in pain from her bleeding stump*

*Xan watches the bug leave and frowns*
Xan: Not hurt? Ally?

The Room

*Iris shakes her head*
Iris: N-no! That's n-never an option Hanna! Not ever! There's always s-something else. I'd sooner give up [-part of myself before l-losing you.
*She kisses Hanna on the forehead and keeps holding her tightly and weeping in relief*
Iris: Don't you ever do something that foolish again... Please... promise me...

*Mergoux tries to stand but is far too weak*
Mergoux: cn't be... No! He was MINE! MINE!
*She awkwardly crawls a few feet before collapsing, her world spinning around her from head-trauma*

The Room

*Iris stares at Hanna for several seconds then grabs her and pulls her into a crushing hug*
Iris: HOW COULD YOU?! Why would you ever do that to yourself?! To me!? Why would you ever do something so stupid!?
*She's bawling her eyes out again, this time in relief that Hanna seems to be okay*

The Room

*The Elf howls in agony and falls back, blacking out briefly*
*Mergoux slides off the black smoke holding her and hits the floor hard. After a few seconds she raises herself onto arms and knees, both trembling badly from injuries and weakness*
Mergoux: Wwff... Wht... hppn... free?
*Her speech is badly slurred and barely understandable*

*Iris screams in shock and scrambles back, watching in disbelief*
Iris: H-hanna?!

The Room

*Iris doesn't immediately notice anything, as she can't see Hanna's face and doesn't notice the toe-wiggle. She just holds Hanna close, rocking her gently and crying quietly*

*Xan stretches and wakes, blinks tiredly and sees the bug and falls off the couch in shock*
Xan: Agh! Ik ganji tufavu! (Is giant insect!)

The Room

*The Elf takes a deep breath, squeezes her eyes shut and nods*
Elf: D-do it... I'd sooner live without it than die trapped here...

*Mergoux lifts her head, trying to figure out what's going on through blurred vision*

The Room

*The Dark Elf's eyes go wide then glassy as her spinal cord is severed*
*The Elf looks slightly fearful of Karma now and shakes her head. She groans in pain as the rubble shifts a little*
Elf: M-my leg... I don't think...
*She's in a lot of pain and has trouble speaking through gritted teeth*
Elf: I don't think... I'm going to be walking... ever...

*Mergoux stirs slightly, groaning in pain as she regains some form of consciousness*

The Room

*The Wood Elf glares at the cowardly woman*
Wood Elf: Stay then! See how he rewards you for your loyalty!
*She looks at the others then back at Karma*
Wood Elf: I wish you luck with him, but even you I doubt would be able to end him. He is a Shaman, and a deadly one at that. Farewell, and keep The Butcher safe, she deserves to live.
*She and most of the others run for the door, but just as they reach the entrance, a rune glows around the arching doorway
Wood Elf: Oh Hellfire! The arch seal!
*The arch detonates in a firey explosion as one or two of the faster slaves are able to dive out of the way of the brunt of it. Gore sprays as the others obliterated and the 3 slaves who chose to stay scream in terror and cower behind whatever cover they can find*
*As the dust settles it's shown that the entrance is blocked by tons of rubble, having buried the bodies of the slain. The wood Elf lies with one leg trapped under the rubble and a dark elf woman lies dying next to her, the explosion having blown open her chest*