[PQ] baker's dozen [seasonal event]

Amalia i'll light a fire in your new shoes They are not okay, and a deep pang of guilt pierces the girl at the knowledge that she sent these people - people who only wanted to help her! - into such a trap. Amalia has not seen many stone golems, but has always been cautioned of their danger. Clean out the basement, her mother would say, Or the golems will grow. And though she hated this chore more than any, it seems her mother was, in this case, correct. The basement had not been cleaned in nearly ten years. And oh, the golem has grown. It groans and creaks as it rises to stand, dusty and dirty, its long arms rumbling by its side. It lunges at Wessex, bellowing in fury as its first blow misses and goes wide. She is not so fortunate the second time. A limb connects squarely with the Ascended's arm: it will bruise terribly and hurt like shit, but not for very long, given her healing factor. She's lucky, though she probably won't feel fortunate just now. Fortunately for Wessex, the creature's attention shifts away before it can strike again. The rock Deimos chucks at it clonks firmly off its head (?) - and, in a surprising turn of events, a chunk of stone flies away, chipped off by the impact. Stunned, the creature stumbles back, and for a moment it seems it may be beat... but nothing is ever that easy. With a grumble like a landslide the golem turns to Deimos, lunging and lumbering toward the stalwart soldier, its arms pinwheeling furiously as it moves toward the man - and the door. On the steps to the bakery, Amalia stands. Paralyzed with fear and guilt up to this point, it is Wessex's sharp voice that jolts the baker from her trance, reminding her abruptly that, oh yeah, something has to be done. "R- right!" she stammers, slipping and spinning and stumbling toward the door, ready to throw it open and let in a bolt of light. Storm doors, they fell shut with the rumble of the monster, and now the baker struggles and shoves to get them to release. "Try to lead it here!" ------------------------------------------- ooc || one more round and the world's longest PQ will be overrrrr! Love you guys <3 image by tambako @ flickr.com