Day 58: The Rhynehammer

Umbra and OKO-R reach Lamjus. They peer over the quarries in horror. A familiar red shine brightly glows under the Mekan star. Umbra: "Shit. Not good." OKO-R: "If only they knew what it really was." Umbra: "We better close the quarry before we try to get that hammer. Any ideas?" OKO-R looks around before pointing at a pile of dynamite. OKO-R: "There's a a pile of dynamite conveniently placed over there, at the other side of the quarry. If we explode that then we could evacuate the place by making landslides. I plant the bombs and detonate while you sneak into that tunnel. I'll come in afterwards." Umbra: "Great idea. I was open to a bit more action but whatever. Let's go then." They jump down the cliff like a boss. OKO-R sneaks towards the dynamite. Umbra sneaks towards the tunnel with the hammer. OKO-R reaches first, planting explosives on the Eastern Wall and the dynamite. Umbra reaches the tunnel. A worker spots OKO-R. Worker: "Hey, what the khrast do you think you're doing? This is a..." OKO-R aims a shot. Worker: "Run! He's about to blow the magazine!" Blast! The dynamite explodes in a fireball. OKO-R detonates the bombs, causing the wall to collapse and fall, creating a landslide. People run for their life, and the quarry is evacuated. Not long later, OKO-R goes to the tunnel and meets Umbra.

Umbra: "I sometimes forget how deadly you are. Tell me, did you intend to kill that many people?" OKO-R: "What dead? I have defences as well. No one was harmed." Umbra: "How, may I ask?" OKO-R: "Energy shield. I'm not that mindless. They'll just be in shock. Anyway, through the tunnel. We must find the Rhynehammer." They continue through the tunnel until they come across a door. Umbra: "Interesting. Amazing design." OKO-R: "Umbra." Umbra: "Sorry. Just admiring the design. Who do you think made it?" OKO-R: "The Vespartans. Now let's open this." Umbra: "Right. If only Denkhorin was here. He'd know how to open it." OKO-R scans the area. Umbra: "What are you doing?" OKO-R: "Scanning. If I get enough information I could create a holographic recreation of how they opened the door. Take this and look around." He hands her a camera, and detaches his left eye to use as a drone and light. OKO-R: "Don't loose my eye or I swear I'll shoot you again." Umbra: "Alright, alright, fine. I won't lose it." She walks off. OKO-R: "And my camera, too." OKO-R continues the scan. There are 7 clues you can find. Umbra comes back and OKO-R has finished his holographic reconstruction. They find it required a special code, but it is lost. OKO-R: "Why don't we just break the door?" Umbra: "Are you mad? Stuff like this can't be broken anymore. I'm not going to break such a well preserved peice." OKO-R: "The code is lost. Were you ever there when the door was opened?" Umbra: "Now you say it, it comes to memory now. Yes. The doors could be opened from the inside. I snuck in one once. That's it." OKO-R: "Continue." Umbra: "There's a lever on the other side. If I pull that, you get inside." OKO-R: "Disappointing considering their technology levels. Alright then. Do it." Umbra phases through the door.

1. [20:11] Umbra: "Damn it. The lever is broken. There's no way to get past. Should have expected that. You'll just have to stay there. Don't even think about damaging that door." Umbra runs off, leaving OKO-R to guard the door. OKO-R: "I need to get that phasing ability. Oh shit, she still has my camera." He contacts the camera. OKO-R: "Umbra, be careful with my camera. I'll detach a drone to map out the area. Do not break it. It is rather fragile. Also, I won't be able to contact you if it goes too far down. You'll be on your own." Umbra: "Copy."
2. [20:12] Umbra explores for ages but still finds nothing. Umbra: "OKO-R. I haven't found anything. The structure of the place, it's not meant for defensive offence. It has no traps, no loot. Nothing is here. And the door and walls are meters thick. I don't think that the Rhynehammer is a hammer at all. It's a bunker." OKO-R: "A bunker for what?" Umbra: "You know what." OKO-R: "But how would they know?" Umbra: "I may have slipped word to the Vespartans about what would happen at the end of a verse. They must have designed the Rhynehammer in the case that future generations would suffer that fate. There might be even more of these." OKO-R: "Good job, I guess. Now we have a place to put the entire continent in while we finish. Though I doubt it can fit almost a billion people in."
3. [20:12] The ground shakes. A terrible sound is heard above ground. The floor lifts. And then a boom shakes them once more. Umbra: "You okay?" OKO-R: "Energy shields. No one was harmed. Are you at all harmed?" Umbra: "No. Not even the dust was disturbed. They designed this thing well." OKO-R: "Very impressive. My side is completely collapsed. How is my camera?" Umbra: "It's fine. And your drone is safe as well." OKO-R: "You're lucky. Let's focus on getting this door open." They work on the door. Umbra: "What do you think caused that quake?" OKO-R: "It's not Tekton. He'd never do that. Chenmo?" Umbra: "No. I still remember the sounds of his voice. It couldn't be him. He'd also never use it unless completely necessary. There's only one other option." OKO-R: "The Maziktoren. Nakthorius must have knocked it down. He's strong enough to do it now." Umbra: "Then we only have 6 towers left. But that also means..." OKO-R: "Yes. Very sad. I know. The Mazektoren District is lost." Umbra pulls on something and the door opens. Umbra: "Yes! We can get the survivors down here. They'll be safe here." OKO-R: "Let's move."
4. [20:13] They get to the surface in no time. The surface is devastated, and Lamjus is completely destroyed. Umbra: "Oh my god." OKO-R: "HAC-R, SPA-R! Get over here as fast as possible! ESR-A, search for any survivors! Umbra, help find people. This is a terrible situation." End Quest
5. [20:13] That's the quest. What do you think?