Anthem - Day Nine

They save the best for last.

When you open your eyes you think it still night. It might as well be, a dark sky clouded by thick grey clouds and pollution hiding almost all light in the sky. The anthem stands as bright as ever in the sky, making their familiar faces all the more bittersweet to look up at.

Castor Fosse D5M
Belle Jaune D11F

There's one thing you do notice once the anthem ends and they vanish into the dark. The air is different. As you inhale, you swear it almost tastes like the fresh air back home. Gone is the smoggy, acidic air that's been plaguing your lungs for so long. As you gasp, remembering what it was like to feel clean oxygen in your lungs, a relief sweeps over you.

But it's only temporary. Of course it is. Because although the air is clean, it feels almost static on your skin as you move - and when you stand, you understand why. The dark clouds are angry, a thunderous drumroll for what is about to come. And when the sky opens up and the acidic rain begins to pummel your broken body it takes the last of your strength to try and outrun it.

Then the first strikes of lightning hit the ground in front of you, joining the rain. You know what that means: wrong way.

And although the lightning never quite finds your body, you know it's chasing you to your doom. When you reach your destination, it all makes sense - and though the lightning has stopped chasing you, it still crashes to the ground with frightening jolts. The finale would be in the most ominous, terrifying place of all. It's too dark to see the signs littered around the edge of the field, let alone notice the warning messages have changed.

This is not a place of honor, the signs now warn. But it's not like you to take heed of threats. Not now, when you're so close to the end.

One must die. One must live. With honor, or with disgrace?

Well, that's up to you now.


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Nuclear Waste Field
Lenox LaChance v Flynn Garner^
Posting order: Flynn, Lenox

^ Note: GM Elysium Carter switched off the electricity in the Electric Spear, rendering it useable as a regular spear only. No electricity roll can be used.

CLIMATE
Weather: Raging storm, a cold and howling wind, with lightning striking the ground every few moments.
Temperature: 13C / 55F

Food/water table can be seen here

Radiation Damage will be tracked on this spreadsheet