Unforeseen Circumstances

Unforeseen Circumstances is the sixteenth chapter of Tales of Sheol'gotha:  Shadow of the Abaddon.

Synopsis
The group escapes from the veil via the balcony, emerging into the bedroom which had once belonged to Surtur to the sounds of happy tears and relieved sighs. Palus, the most grievously wounded of the group, stands watch at the door while Valon and Haebin rest up, and Valon considers the doorway into the veil for a moment before deciding it is too dangerous to leave intact. He hurls a statue at it, destroying it, and a moment later a great storm seems to suddenly blow through the room with a scream of agony attached. The demonesses recoil in fear, and Valon wonders whether the scream sounded familiar to the shadow which had taken them.

They settle down for just a moment before the sounds of tolling bells draw their attention, and guards approaching draw Valon to the doorway with Palus. As the sergeant of the group comes close Palus swings his axe out and instantly kills the demon, and the other soldiers are left stunned. Valon explains the situation, ordering them to take the demonesses to the great hall and look after them. Haebin, low on blood, announces that he will be getting his meal from the kitchen and also leaves. Palus tells Valon that he should go find Imma and get his own strength back, and to leave the matter of Flagstone to him. Valon reluctantly agrees and Palus moves in the direction of a pillar, but as he glances out of a window he spots Ysir and Soltas assaulting the gatehouse to the east.

Hurrying down the pillar, he is forced to steady himself several times before he runs into a guard. He informs the guard that the prince is now in charge, and orders him to go and make the change known so that the town is not destroyed by the army that would be on its way.

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