07-26-2020, 08:58 PM
The construction site was busy with coordinated efforts. The workers dutifully ignored the Ascendancy. Part of the anonymity with which they contracted the job. No one crew would work from beginning to end, with only the engineers running the project to maintain continuity. As such, they would not know the tunnel’s purpose.
He walked a few meters into the tunnel, studying the walls as he could see through them, when a familiar voice turned him.
Allan’s proclamation made Nik lift a brow curiously. “Did he, now?” He asked. One or two extra Dominions would be wise. Michael was his first choice, except the Commander was assigned to more important work elsewhere. Alric was likewise engaged elsewhere. Allan was loyal and powerful, elements of the utmost importance to accompany them. He would suit the team. They waited only for Jay, who was supposedly in transit.
“Commander Vellas has trained all of you to the highest standards. I’ve no doubt you’ll do well, but recall your primary objective at all times. We are there to perform a service for the Custody, but you are also there to serve me. We’ll brief on strategy beforehand, but no matter what, the monsters in those tunnels cannot be allowed to escape. No matter what,” he emphasized the latter, locking upon Allan with a gaze that said they were all at risk. Everyone but him. Nikolai had zero intention of trapping himself in a subterranean dungeon for the rest of eternity.
“I’m sure you and the others are curious about this tunnel,” he gestured down the line of the hole as it plunged into the unknown.
He walked a few meters into the tunnel, studying the walls as he could see through them, when a familiar voice turned him.
Allan’s proclamation made Nik lift a brow curiously. “Did he, now?” He asked. One or two extra Dominions would be wise. Michael was his first choice, except the Commander was assigned to more important work elsewhere. Alric was likewise engaged elsewhere. Allan was loyal and powerful, elements of the utmost importance to accompany them. He would suit the team. They waited only for Jay, who was supposedly in transit.
“Commander Vellas has trained all of you to the highest standards. I’ve no doubt you’ll do well, but recall your primary objective at all times. We are there to perform a service for the Custody, but you are also there to serve me. We’ll brief on strategy beforehand, but no matter what, the monsters in those tunnels cannot be allowed to escape. No matter what,” he emphasized the latter, locking upon Allan with a gaze that said they were all at risk. Everyone but him. Nikolai had zero intention of trapping himself in a subterranean dungeon for the rest of eternity.
“I’m sure you and the others are curious about this tunnel,” he gestured down the line of the hole as it plunged into the unknown.