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A Cold Day in Hell: Terror in Irondin

Roach-Busters
01-08-2004, 06:40
Irondin Arctic, 7:53 A.M., Monday

As soon as the signal was given, the drill began to burrow through the thick sheets of ice, grinding away and spraying particles everywhere, until the signal was given to stop. The machine was shut down.
"I think we found something, Bob," said one of the men, shivering as the frigid wind immersed his skin in sheer, unrelenting coldness. His face was crimson. He practically had to shout the wind was blowing so loud. It was one hell of a blizzard. He could barely see his hand in front of his own face.
"Awright, Charlie," Bob said, walking over to the crevice they had drilled open. "Whaddaya got in here?"
"Diamonds," Charlie said. "Lots, and lots of diamonds. The Latishaw Corporation is gonna pay big dough for these!"
The two friends and the rest of the research team grabbed their tools and walked into the crevice.
They began cutting off chunks of diamonds and shoveling them into wheelburoughs (sp?) to be carried back to the ship.
However, a bit later, Charlie noticed that one of the men had not come back. It shouldn't have taken more than fifteen minutes. Curious, he began heading back toward the ship.
On the way there, he encountered something behind his wildest nightmare.
The missing man lay on the ground, disemboweled, with an ice blade in his abdomen. Intestines and blood spilled from his eviscerated stomach. The man's face was locked in an expression of frozen terror.
"My God," Charlie said. "What the hell c-"
He screeched as he felt a searing, excruciating pain ignite in his back, pain so explosive it nearly destroyed his sanity. He heard a trickling sound as drops of his blood dribbled to the ground. The cold blade plunged deeper into his back, cleaving right through his spine with a loud crrrrrunch, crushing his vertebrae. That was the last thing he ever felt.
Back in the cavern, the rest of the men kept mining as if nothing had happened.
All that changed abruptly.
Four shadowy figures entered the cave. Bob and his five partners could not make out any faces.
"Can I help you?" he asked, frowning.
"Bob, watch ou-"
Bob's head rolled across the ground like a bowling ball, as his severed neck sprayed a tremendous amount of blood all over the place.
The man who had attempted to warn him was fortunate enough not to feel any pain. The blade pierced through his chest and into his heart so swiftly that he was dead before he even knew what was happening.
Within minutes, everyone else met a similar fate...
Irondin
01-08-2004, 06:48
The Irondin Government convoy reached the site.


Iron Warrior 1: What hell happened here???

IW 2: Look at that! the wound it frozen but the body is still warm.

Irondin minister of Trade and industry: What is going on here???

IW 1: The Roach-Busters Industrialists were killed

IMTI: WHAT?!?!??

IW 2: it looks like he was cut with a blade...... but it froze his Wound.

IW 1: look I found something!!

IMTI : what is it?

IW 1: its a mark and theres something below it......it saids Arctic libration... whats dose that mean??

IMTI: oh no....... Get me JC
Roach-Busters
01-08-2004, 06:58
RB City, 5:00 P.M. Monday

The knock at the door was unexpected.
President J.L. turned his head. "I'm busy."
"Sir, it's quite urgent!"
"Fine, come on in," J.L. said, and motioned for his assistant to open the door.
Cole Day, the CEO of the Latishaw Corporation, walked in. "Sir, I'm afraid I have some rather distressing news."
"What is it, Mr. Day?" J.L. asked.
"We just got a report from the RB embassy in Irondin, and it seems that every member of my expedition is now dead."
"What happened? Was there an accident?" J.L. asked.
"No, Mr. President, they appeared to have been murdered."
"What?" J.L. exclaimed. "What's the Irondin government's response?"
"They're investigating it now, sir."
J.L. stroked his chin thoughtfully. "I think I'll give their President a call. He's a good friend of mine. He and I go back to the days when the Red Dragons were at large."
He dismissed Day, picked up the phone, and began to dial.
Irondin
01-08-2004, 07:13
Meanwhile JC and his Iron Warrior Guard had arrived at the sine


JC : it cant be..... they died out.....

IW 1: who sir??

JC : they died in the Clan wars?

IW Commander: the Clan wars? the wars that united Irondin?

JC : yes as most all of you know the Syslock tribe won that war but do you know how they did it?

IW 2 : hmmm the fire swords right?

JC: yes those swords were designed to slowly secrete pitch allowing them the be lit on fire giving the Syslock tribe the power it needed to win

IW Commander: but whats that got to do with this?

JC : ever hear of the Frostlings?

IW 2: the frostling..... they were a tribe in the war. they died out after the fortress was taken by syslock

JC : yes that what happened we think but I guess we were wrong.... damn I cant believe this... 1000 years and there back....

IW Commander : if its them how can they infect damage like this??

JC : when the Ice Fort fell the Syslock army found plans for a sword. almost identical to the fire sword but complete opposed

IW 1 : Complete opposed you meen a I...

JC : yes an Ice sword.

IW Commander : but you can just have a sword secrete ice!!

JC : yes thats why the Ice sword was never used in the clan wars but now they found a way..... we need to go we need to talk to President Churchman!!
Roach-Busters
01-08-2004, 07:21
Sorry for the delay, I was posting in GE's civil war thread. Here we go:

President J.L.'s fingers drummed restlessly on his desk. The phone kept ringing. "Come on, President Churchman, please, pick up..."
The phone continued to ring.


(P.S. I'm going to bed. Mind if we pick up where we left off tomorrow?)
Irondin
01-08-2004, 07:27
RL ok last post of the night

IC: Churchman: hello......yes.......yes........there frostling and long thoght dead tribe......yes...no.....well nomal millatray will not handal it....send you best swordsmen if you have them......yes thats right.... thank you good bye
Roach-Busters
02-08-2004, 06:42
Sorry for the freakishly long delay, but I had trouble finding this thread. Should I send troops to Irondin?
Irondin
02-08-2004, 07:50
no only send peaple who can use swords all explaney when they get here
Roach-Busters
03-08-2004, 00:26
Okay.