Tor Megiddo: Ferrugo Pass, Part 11

Escape the Cauldron

And as Great Father Arun led the Purebred up into the Cauldron, out on Ferrugo Pass where the broken Tors lie, Mahela sat and read from the Book of Da-Ar-Vin. And in the sacred book she read of the Cog-forsaken, the secret guardians of the Tors and saw the doom that could befell the Purebred. Up through the Cauldron she rushed, in the dark following the marks left by Arun. And then Warfather Dez, trusted Yash and Kurk she found, the throne room of the Rustking sacking.

Alarm bell rang and doors shut closed and off from the rest of the Purebred were Arun and Jax cut. Growled at their side Snapper, as out of the walls crawled the Cauldron’s guardians.

Fast was the Great Father to react and onto the closest Cog-forsaken he charged. And behind him the door opened and Mahela came with the men she had found. And onto their right, Jax and Snapper prepared to bar the way.

Straight at Mahela came another Cog-forsaken and deep cut its singing blades, but not enough to kill. And Kurk rushed forward, the Keeper of the Flesh to protect.

And to the right went trusted Yash, for Warfather Jax had fallen. But the Blemished too was soon overcome.

Painkillers Mahela pumped into Arun’s body and through the Cog-forsaken rampaged the Great Father, the way out of the Cauldron clearing for him and Mahela and Kurk.

And Warfather Dez was to follow them, but then he saw his faithful Snapper fall and rage overcame him. At the Cog-forsaken he rushed, flamer roaring and one of their number he fell.

But crawling on walls at him the other came and into the Cauldron was Dez trapped.

And out into the bright light, in a swirl of red-orange dust, run the Great Father and the Keeper of the Flesh. For great glory they had gathered for the Purebred. But to keep it, back to Perishton they had to go.