Chapter Ninety-Four of Doom

The ninety-fourth chapter of Eternal Destiny

Professor Nilstrim's Gathering: Part Six
''"Never," Beckham told Nilstrim. "Why the Tartarus would I try to attack legacies in general?"''

CHAPTER NINETY-FOUR OF DOOM
Yliaster continued to walk around the woods, searching for the other orbs.

There. Right in the open was a bright yellow sphere with a picture of the Northern Lights on it. Yliaster ran over to pick it up, but before he could reach it, his hand stopped moving.

"What in the world...?" Yliaster began.

He tried backing up, but now his path back was blocked as well. He couldn't move at all. What was stopping him? A form jumped down from the trees. "Hey, you're one of Rune's team, aren't you?"

It was Austin, from Darian's team. "That I am," Yliaster responded. "I'm guessing this is one of the traps you were praised for back in the hotel?"

"That it is," Austin responded. "Complete immobilization... Obvious bait... I'd say not bad, as traps go."

"All good," Yliaster agreed. "So, can you get me out of here now that I've been trapped?"

"Afraid not," Austin said, his expression confirming genuine apologies. "The team already has a plan in motion. Traps everywhere. Then when everyone's caught, we have all the time we need to get the other orbs."

"A good strategy," Yliaster said. "Taking advantage of your skill with traps."

"Thanks," Austin said. "You're taking this better than I expected. So, do you have an orb on you?"

"I can't say that I do," Yliaster admitted. "But I have good reason to 'take this better than you expected', so I'll try and help you find them if you like."

"Good reason...?"

Before Austin could finish phrasing his question, a sword slashed through the unseen threads that bound Yliaster with a shout of "Kóvo̱!" Yliaster moved his arms to show that he could, then Dana emerged from the Anoichtó portal that had been set up ahead of time. She grabbed the orb out of Austin's hand and slashed it apart.

"The trap master has been out-trapped," Yliaster summarized.

"Not really," Austin said. "You took me by surprise, sure, but just in case, I was using fake orbs for the bait. Not to mention you're not the only one with hidden backup."

A pair of hands grabbed Yliaster and Dana and pulled them to the ground. They changed color from that of the dirt and grass to that of Bloom, the camouflager from the Dark Materials team.

"They're down," Bloom said. "You can trap them again."

"On it," Austin said as he began to spin the threads of the trap.

Links
Eternal Destiny

Previous Chapter: Chapter Ninety-Three of Doom

Next Chapter: Chapter Ninety-Five of Doom

Trivia

 * This chapter was written by DarkCyberWolf on 4 September 2013.
 * Characters met this chapter: None