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Clash Of The Worlds: The Mainframe

Chapter 10: Chapter 10

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Joey puts the gems from the map to the crown. When they all look back at the Sorceress' painting, something changes. "Who's that behind the Sorceress?" Liza asked. "It looks like... someone trapped.. in a cage?" Colin questioned. Joey looked at the crown in awe. "This is beautiful. Even though each one of these gems represents one of our friends, like, we did this," Joey said, smiling at the crown. "But we're missing one, Joey," Michael pointed out. One gem was missing. "I swear, if there's another thing missing that we need to find another gem, I'm going to murder someone," Colin told. "The Sorceress, that's who we're about to murder. And you've already-" Jesse was interrupted.

 

A chest opened. Joey went over to it and grabbed the note. "To complete the Crown, the center stone must be recovered. Three from the future must stand as one on a high place in the foyer. Their leader must place the Crown upon their head, and the stone will appear. "The three cannot separate until it has touched the ground." Joey puts on the crown. Everyone heads to the balcony of the foyer. The stone drops from an angel statute, slowly. The Sorceress enters. "All this time, it's been right here..." The Sorceress said, reaching her arm out to grab the stone.
The gem falls into her hand.

Cash comes out from behind the guests and points a gun towards Joey. "Cash?!" Colin was shocked. "Oh, it's you," Cash replied. Joey handed the crown to Cash in shame. He handed it over to The Sorceress, who put it on with the stone in the middle. The power of the crown returned to her. "You cheated!" Michael yelled. I have waited more than a century to wear this Crown. It was stolen from me by the Society Against Evil and locked away only to be restored by souls from the future. That is why I brought you all here. And in gratitude for such sacrifice, there is one more game to play. It's my favorite part. In the end, you all die!" The Sorceress announced. The previous monsters returned in a flash.

The Sorceress cackled. "This Sun is about to rise, and my spell will be complete!" The guests ran with Alison, Colin, and JetPack Girl into the Master Bedroom. Michael shut the door. "Can't hide forever, you cowards!" Cash shouted. Joey put a chair against the door. "Guys, what the heck just happened? She literally stole the Crown from us. We did all that work. We defeated all of them fair and square!"Jesse told. "Well, now we're literally trapped in whatever room this is," Joey replied. Liza looked at the dollhouse. Inside the dollhouse, there's a glass box with a girl inside.

Alison finds a note inside of the little book. "My name is Riley, and I am the child the Sorceress once was. The child that was hurt and sealed away so she might become a monster. I am her link to the Cursed gods magic she wields. If you free me from my prison, the Sorceress will be stripped of her power. Please save me. I just want to go outside and play like all the other girls," Alison read aloud. Jetpack Girl took out a doll. "This is Riley!" Jetpack Girl said. Alison took out two dolls and put them outside with Riley. Then, the dresser magically moved to the side, revealing a secret passage.

In the secret passage, the group walked in. Alison grabbed the book and opened it. "My prison in the treehouse will open when the three leviathan seals are broken. They are painted in crimson light around the estate. The first one is hidden behind bricks. Be careful. The lieutenants are after you. If you get caught and are not rescued within five minutes, you will be killed." "Guys, look. That's the treehouse. That's where she's trapped," Colin said. The group quietly slipped out of the passage and went outside. "The time has come for my army to enter the modern world where we belong!" The Sorceress said. She was standing on a pedestal, with two statues to drive her power from.

"All right, so we just need to find some sort of bricks. Let's look for these leviathan symbols," Jesse said. There are lieutenants everywhere. The group sneaks around. Suddenly, they're completely surrounded by the lieutenants. Michael spots the brick wall, and the group runs for it. Colin and Alison push down the brick wall. The symbol glows on the wall. The guests head downstairs. Jetpack Girl finds a note. "The blood of the forsaken must be spread across the seal to break it."

"Vera has the blood of the forsaken," Liza told. Colin went upstairs, saw Vera, and shot her. He took some of her blood and spread it across the seal. The seal broke instantly. "Okay, two more to go," Alison told. Jetpack Girl went to Vera's body and found a note. "We need to go to the dining room!" Everyone ran to the dining room. As they went inside, Colin shot the devourer and led him back to the lab, and locked it in. Then, he went back to the dining room. "Welcome to dinner for the damned. The first course has just started, but no one has arrived. Can't let it get cold. The chef will be furious. Would you be so kind to at least swallow a spoonful of soup at every plate?"

"You get that side. I'll get this side," Joey said to Michael. They swallowed a spoonful of soup at every plate on their side. Colin hands Michael and Joey some gum, and they chew it to get all of the disgusting stuff from the soup out. The seal broke. "The final seal lies on the water." They ran outside and went to the pond. Colin shot a warning shot to Cash to ward him off.

 

"I'm afraid the seal can only be broken by blowing the shit out of it. The trick is to take down the lieutenants at the same time, place the dynamite in the palm, and prep the detonation. Then lure in the lieutenants and blow the seal. Good luck." Colin finds the dynamite and throws it into the pool. The group starts screaming, trying to get the attention of all the lieutenants. Cash locks eyes with Colin. "Don't even think about it, boy," Cash shoots off his gun, and the dynamite detonates. It sends him and Atticus flying back into the grass. The last seal breaks and the treehouse is unlocked. The guests head inside and find a girl in a glass box.

 

"You broke the seals!" Riley said, smiling. Riley comes out of the box and hugs the group. Meanwhile, The Sorceress gets usurped of her power. "The Sorceress. I'm the source of her power. Now that I'm out, she'll be weak. She will know the pain that I have felt all these years," Riley said. Suddenly, she took off. The group ran after her. They all head inside, to the foyer. The Sorceress is on the stairs collapsed, and the crown is there. Joey reaches for the crown. "Joey, wait!" Michael said. "What?" Joey said, turning to Michael. "Don't do it! You're gonna get killed!" Michael replied. Joey scoffed. "I'm The Savant. Nothing bad could ever happen to-" Joey gets interrupted by the Sorceress, who stabs him in his chest, killing him.

 

"Joey, no!" Jesse yelled. Liza covered her mouth and started to cry. Riley slit The Sorceress's throat. Jetpack Girl hugged Riley. Then, Alison got a coffin for Joey and put him inside it. Michael takes the crown and puts it on. The spell is finally broken. "We did it, and we're finally gonna get out of here!" Liza said, hugging Michael. Jesse took Michael's crown and put it on Joey. They closed the coffin together. "I don't think anyone's gonna believe that we defeated a Sorceress," Michael stated. Then, Jetpack Girl, Riley, Michael, Liza, Alison, and Jesse exited the mansion, feeling proud of themselves.