Feb 23, 2012 19:57
T H I N G S F A L L A P A R T
T H E C E N T R E C A N N O T H O L D
amascut,
rory williams,
applegate,
rue (hunger games),
hellboy,
annabeth chase,
ann darrow,
logan,
buffy summers,
waco kid,
teja,
veronica mars,
sallie reynolds,
katniss everdeen,
olivia dunham,
doc scurlock,
aziraphael,
mary anne bell,
coyote,
burton guster,
artemis,
yrael,
sameth,
will scarlett,
crowley,
skellig,
mal reynolds,
nick sayre,
felix of vale,
val von doom,
river tam,
anthy himemiya,
liz sherman,
annabelle newfield,
atton rand,
leonard 'bones' mccoy,
puss in boots,
illyria,
enzo matrix,
ava wilson,
thalia grace,
raylan givens,
raven,
tyler marlocke,
destruction,
hermione granger,
jack bauer,
the doctor,
splinter,
sariel rager,
michaelangelo,
kate barlow,
dixie cousins,
ben wade,
claudia donovan,
galadan,
john mccabe,
cal chandler,
moiraine,
michael the archangel
Though the shape and design of the cells has changed every so often, the containment spell originally laid down by the magician Tim Hunter is strong, as it has had to be. Strong enough to resist any power seeking to break it; durable enough to last for eons upon eons, if not for eternity. Certainly too strong and too durable to be failing after the mere handful of years since he created it.
And indeed, one could argue that strictly speaking the spell itself is not failing at all. But the bedrock it was laid on, the physical and metaphysical structure it was tied to, is rapidly crumbling.
From a practical standpoint it makes very little difference.
Over the past hour, one after another, the cells have been failing. By now every one of them is standing open.
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"I'm very frightened."
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"Thank you for coming, friend."
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"Are you frightened too?"
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Mike is fighting. Sallie is fighting too, in her own way.
"I am, very much."
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Small-voiced: "I cannot think of anything comforting to say."
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"There is nothing to say."
A fight nearby gets out of hand, and an axe-blade lands in Bar's top.
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The mobile scrambles up to the top of the bar, and starts working to pry the axe-blade loose.
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"Is it causing you any discomfort?"
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"My hope is that someone on our side can see it and use it."
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"It is better to keep fighting."
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"Don't leave?"
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The arachnoid curls up closely against the polished wood, all its legs tucked under it.
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