Tuesday, March 24, 2015

Quest: Interloper - Thunderhead Special Issue - Issue 43


Location: Hidden Tomb on Easter Island

CX and Black Orchid followed Adamas leading the team into the hallway. Red Hawk was moving toward the far wall when he stopped. Red Hawk had spotted Supay first. There he was crouched down on the floor.

The Incan God of Death stood up. “Did you really think you could defeat me so easily? Then you are a fool.”



Supay charged Thunderhead. He dual punched the Incan Incarnation.

WHAM! WHAM!

Supay pounds his massive fists into Thunderhead’s chest. The Ancient Archeologist’s defenses held as he rolled with the punches.

{GM Note: 1st punch did 15 points of damage, -15 to Invulnerability; 2nd punch did 11 points of damage, -5 to Invulnerability and -6 to Power Points}

"CyberDoom?" Although needling to conserve his energies for the battle ahead Chris readied himself to throw dual-blast of vibrational energy at the mechanical maniac. Still no warning from War Wagon or the Elementals from above tweaks the avian android's curiosity. "I've taken steps to stop your ever using me for your purposes again you monstrosity. Stand down or the Guardians will smash you into your component parts and ship you to StarCorp in tiny little FedEx boxes."

Across the Amulet CX said, "There are heiroglyphics all over these walls.  I'm recording them for later review.  Thunderhead, do you think you can read them?"

CX had heard the Elementals speaking of Thunderhead’s role as an archeologist.   "Not wanting to make assumptions.  I can figure them out with time, but you might be a little quicker at it."

Via the telepathic amulet, Thunderhead replied to CX, "Come quick! We need you. Supay is here!"

Jack Frost did a double take. "That's not Supay," he said via the amulet. "That's Pietor, the craven sorcerer who summoned me back to the World of Men!  Unless my eyes are betrayed by some spell!"

"What?!" cried Thunderhead, staring at Supay. Then the avatar of an Incan goddess concentrated.  "I reject this reality," he said to Supay with steely conviction.
Over the Amulet CX thought, 'Somebody watch my back.  I think these hieroglyphics have something to do with whatever you guys are seeing.  I'm trying to figure them out now.  Orchid, are you seeing the glyphs?  They may be hieroglyphics but it’s just a code.  We can break it down and get to the bottom of this.'

"Reveal your true self, coward!" Jack jeered at the image of 'Doctor Apocalypse.'

Thunderhead watched as Supay disappeared as the magical illusion was dissipated then he left the room into the hallway.

Red Hawk tried to stay focused on the mission at hand. "Forget the glyphs. Find Jacco and the Gate. Everything else is a distraction to delay us from the task we are here for." Chris analyzed his sensor data and mumbled something about ancient tombs and CyberDoom being a mummy. "This place is cursed. Just like in that old movie I watched last week."

Focusing his thoughts through the amulet, Starbolt communicated. "Hawk, I am protecting our six, and as CX is occupied with the Hyroglyphics, I won't be going ahead until he is ready to go. C.X. I'll watch your back as long as needed."

The corridor is lined with ancient hieroglyphics. The walls, ceiling and floor are all entirely covers. The runes tell the story of Cor and how he met his fate.

Thunderhead read the ancient tale.

Ten thousand years ago a race of men journeyed here from a faraway planet. The trip took many generations. There was a colony here on Easter Island, but when the travelers arrived they found that it had been destroyed by Earthly creatures. The new people erected the great stone heads in honor of the previous colony, and they built their own magnificent city around them. For hundreds of years they prospered, and grew proficient in the occult arts. Their king in those days was named Cor, and he begged the wizards to stop their dealings with the demons from beyond. But they did not, and finally they called forth a great demon which consumed their whole city. Then King Cor fought the demon and slew it, saving a handful of his subjects. He himself did not survive the battle. A secret tomb was build for him, guarded by undead spirits and cursed by the vengeful demons.

Adamas said out loud, not using the amulet, "I see figures up ahead, but I can't tell if they are alive or statues...”


<Replies and Actions due January 17th >

Battle Conditions:
Adamas                        Hit Points:   41  Power Points:   78         Invulnerability: 24
Black Orchid                 Hit Points:   30  Power Points:   87         Willpower Defense active and invisible
Centurion X                   Hit Points: 138  Power Points:   99         Magnetic Defense active
Jack Frost                    Hit Points:   24  Power Points:   72         Ice Defense active, Controlling Weather -                                                                                                                                                    Snowfall
Red Hawk                     Hit Points:   74  Power Points:   33         Invulnerability: 10; Vib Def active; Willpower                                                                                                                                                     Def active
Starbolt                        Hit Points:   34  Power Points:   75         Creation Points: 45, Used: 0
Thunderhead                 Hit Points:   28  Power Points:   77         Height: 6ft, Invulnerability 20