Everyone followed the Realmfleet Revenants into the abandoned base and shivered. Yes, it was creepy looky with the eeriest of atmospheres, but it was also bitter cold. \u201cSweet Mordek,\u201d shivered Arsha, \u201cthis is frigid!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou\u2019re not kidding,\u201d agreed Foresna. \u201cWho keeps a base this cold?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt was only a few degrees warmer, believe it or not,\u201d replied Blenter. \u201cAll heating elements were shut down a few days ago.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWell, the sooner we confirm the unaccounted 51 life signs, the happier I\u2019ll be!\u201d grumbled Malnar as she rubbed her arms. They all arrived at a large door.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cNo one was granted access to this room, save for the Council,\u201d explained Eltan. \u201cThe locking mechanisms are located at the top.\u201d Arsha fired a few magic blasts from her wand. The door then dropped into the floor and revealed what, or rather, WHO, was inside! It was Oyed and the Divine Ones! They were huddled together, but unconscious and had black spots all over their skin! Arsha opened her communicator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cArsha to Endeavor<\/em>!\u201d she called. \u201cDivine Ones and Titan located! They have severe frostbite! Emergency mass teleport at my location to the nearest and warmest medical area that can hold them all!\u201d Everyone was surrounded in a teleport spell and vanished.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Several tents filled Frigandor\u2019s central plaza. The Divine Ones and Oyed were all split between the medical tents and the doctors got to work. Marshii and one of the men in the Larkentha\u2019s Blue Rose Harem looked over Mordek. \u201cHe\u2019s definitely reading as a mortal Dwarf,\u201d muttered the man.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd the frostbite\u2019s really severe,\u201d remarked Marshii. \u201cCheck for gangrene.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cGangrene located in his right foot. It\u2019s way too severe. He\u2019s gonna have to lose the foot to survive. In fact, he\u2019s gonna need surgery to get rid of the other areas.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cUnderstood. Advise the surgery tent that they have another patient, one that requires amputation of his right foot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mordek was on a surgery bed with Marshii and other surgeons in their scrubs. He had a mask that delivered the anesthetic. \u201cEverything\u2019s ready,\u201d reported an Orc nurse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWe will now begin amputation of the right foot,\u201d said Marshii. \u201cTemperature of healthy foot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c97.2 degrees Marthan,\u201d replied another surgeon. \u201cAverage healthy temperature for a Dwarf.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTemperature of diseased foot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c4.82 degrees Marthan,\u201d answered a third surgeon. \u201cIt drops just above the ankle.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTouch response?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPulse?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cStops just above the ankle,\u201d said the second surgeon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAnd skin coloration is all black due to dry gangrene,\u201d recalled Marshii. \u201cRight, we\u2019ll sever the limb a little higher than the start of the infected area. Bone saw.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBone saw,\u201d replied the nurse as she handed Marshii the saw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a few hours of surgery to remove the foot and discolorations on his skin, Mordek\u2019s eyes fluttered open. The anesthetic had worn off and he was slowly regaining his senses. \u201c\u2026Th\u2026the Heights\u2026?\u201d he mumbled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cNo, Frigandor,\u201d replied Marshii as she stood by his bed. Mordek turned his gaze to her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Doctor Borontho?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHello, Lord Mordek.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026Not a god anymore,\u201d said Mordek as he recalled what Dr. Borg did. \u201cNo need to call me a Lord. Depths, no need to call any of us Lord or Lady.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cDepends on where your life takes you financially,\u201d chuckled Marshii. Her smile faded again. \u201cThere\u2019s no easy way to say this, so I\u2019ll just say it; we had to amputate your right foot.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026My frostbite was that severe?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour foot was gangrenous. There was no way you could survive on that thing. We had to surgically remove frostbitten areas on your body. Your foot was the only thing we couldn\u2019t save.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cMy siblings?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cTwelve others had to lose a limb or extremity, but you\u2019re all alive. \u2026Unfortunately, so\u2019s Oyed and he didn\u2019t need amputation to survive.\u201d Mordek growled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cBecause, of COURSE, he\u2019d be alright!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIf Arsha\u2019s Blood Contract is anything to go by, Oyed\u2019s on borrowed time.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, there\u2019s that mercy. \u2026Dr. Borontho, I\u2019m a grateful man. You saved my life, and I can never repay that. None of us can.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cJust live out your best life, that\u2019s all the payment I ask. Now, when Oyed\u2019s recovered, we\u2019re gonna be interrogating him. I have a feeling he\u2019s gonna talk, given that Dr. Borg betrayed him.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cHis vindictive nature should give us the advantage. In the meantime, am I medically eligible for a prosthetic foot?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cAs a matter of fact, you\u2019re all medically eligible for prosthetics.\u201d Mordek smiled<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPerfect. I shall spend my recovery time deciding on what kind of foot I want.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat\u2019s how most amputees spend their recovery time,\u201d chuckled Marshii good-naturedly. \u201c\u2026You know, you look good with pupils.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cPardon?\u201d asked Mordek.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour eyes, you have pupils now.\u201d Marshii handed him a mirror to show what she was talking about. Mordek looked and saw that his eyes did indeed have pupils.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201c\u2026It\u2019s really interesting how pupils make an eye look much more inviting,\u201d he mused.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After everyone recovered, Oyed was placed in the Endeavor<\/em>\u2019s brig. All the guards on shift had a chance to make fun of him for a bit until Arsha entered the room. She faced Oyed\u2019s cell. \u201cFinally,\u201d grunted Oyed. \u201cYou know, you took your sweet time getting here! I\u2019m surprised my foot hadn\u2019t fallen off!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cSome of your children had to lose that kind of extremity,\u201d replied Arsha. \u201cNow, what happened? How did you and your children become mortal and when did they start planning to take your places?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat scheming bug, Borg, drained us of our power and immortality! All of our Divine Mana has been drained and bottled up!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYour Divine Mana?! Is she nuts?!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cThat mantis of a scientist has the idea that blending my Divine Mana with my children\u2019s will give her and her fellow Council members godhood! \u2026However, I didn\u2019t expect the aftermath would involve-\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYou being force-fed pizza?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYES, ME BEING FORCE-FED PIZZA! HA HA! LET\u2019S ALL HAVE A LAUGH AT THE EX-TITAN!\u201d Oyed then drew in a breath. \u201cI\u2019m only gonna assume that you found security footage of Yulduk and one of the robots torturing me like that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cYep!\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cWell, I\u2019ll destroy him for that. In fact, I will destroy the entire Realm Trinity Empire for turning against me! Cytanek Yavenag Borg will die and YOU, Arsha Royana, will be the instrument of my vengeance!\u201d Everyone stared at Oyed, then looked at each other. Oyed was confused as to why everyone was doing that. Everyone then collapsed, clutching their sides. Oyed was REALLY confused now. He then saw them shaking in some form. A thought then formed in his head. \u201c\u2026Really?\u201d he asked in a deadpan voice. Arsha managed to turn over as she laughed like a wounded harp seal. In fact, everyone was laughing at Oyed for the audacity of his request. Oyed simply sat on his bunk and waited for the laughing to stop.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Everyone followed the Realmfleet Revenants into the abandoned base and shivered. 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