Team Formerly Known As Bunch O'doods
Chapter III
Contains: M / M+, Dwarf x Ghost(s), Dubcon, Gangbang, Double/Triple Penetration, Semi-public sex
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The ancestral statues of my kind laid waste in the large hallway where we had made our camp. The air was a little bit easier to breathe here due to the size of the room, but I could still feel myself sniffling every now and then.
Most of our group was fast asleep except for Ilo, Vasil, and I. I was sharing my watch with the gnoll, but the half-orc had decided to join us after he had returned from his foray with the plump little gnome. They had disappeared for hours and we had been worried until both showed up like nothing had been wrong. I had seen them doing such things a lot lately, but I wasn't sure what to make of it.
In the caves, we had to battle with large spiders with dangerous poisonous fangs, which had made my collection of healing herbs shrink too much for my liking. According to the ancient map we had acquired there was an old necropolis near the hallway and I knew I might be able to regain some herbs from there. Now that the half-orc had joined us, I wouldn't have to leave the sleeping members of our group unprotected.
"Hey, since Vasil's wide awake and everything seems to be quite calm," I began to talk as the gentle flame of our campfire sooted the ceiling high above with its ash. Ilo and Vasil turned to me.
"I'd like to check something out, if it's no bother to you," I added while tending the flame.
"Check what and where?" The gnoll asked surprised.
"There is an old crypt just a couple of rooms away from us and I need more healing herbs. Since Vasil's here, I don't think we need a third one to keep watch."
"Are you sure it's safe to go alone?" Vasil asked, "It's pretty calm here, so I can go with you if you want to."
"I'm quite alright, I can sense if there are any evil spirits in there and I'll run right back if there's anything else. Dwarven crypts tend to be very safe because of the sigils we've always used to protect our dead. If I go there meaning no harm, then no harm will come to me," I explained to them. I actually was far more keen on going there alone than with someone else even if it had been dangerous to do so. It was a burial ground after all and entering it was almost like a religious experience for me, having the half-orc stomp around would desecrate the site.
"Okay, you usually know what you're doing, call us if you need help," Ilo said and waved his hand.
I let the two continue their idle chatter, collected my things, and began to make my way toward the slightly ajar bronze door that would lead me to the crypt.
The air around me got colder as I got further away from the fire and I could feel shivers go through my body from mustache to butt hair. Honestly, some of it might have been just excitement from visiting such a site, but I wanted to brush it off to be stemming from the cooling air.
Once, these hallways had been full of life. My kind lived here for centuries and thrived until something forced them to move away. There are no surviving records and the great calamity of the Silent Years had been wiped from our collective memories, partly due to the generational trauma and the hush forced upon us by the other races. My kind was never allowed to share or talk about our culture, making it wither to non-existence, which is why such dungeons as this one had stayed hidden for so long.
I used my magic to detect dangers every so often, but my path seemed secure. Only the hollow echoing of my footsteps and the gathering dust filled the empty hallways I traveled along. I finally found a large arched doorway and the steps leading down into the necropolis, I gently brushed my hand against the wall as I made my way down.
As soon as I got down I saw the hauntingly beautiful dead lights lit the large chamber below, revealing the hundreds of crypts carved into the walls of the necropolis. Giving the dead a never-fading flame was a way to honor them and let them know where their burial site was located so they would never haunt the living. The sight had made me speechless even though I hadn't uttered a word since I had left the campsite. These people had been dead far longer than I had been alive, yet I could still feel a connection to them.
They were me and I was them.
And I had been right.
Even though the crypt belonged to the dead, it was still full of life. Lichen, moss, and different small plants and mushrooms filled the cold stone floors decorated with intricate carvings made centuries ago. I gave a small prayer before stepping from the final step and entered the room unharmed. I could feel spirits, but none of them were malicious. I stood still for a while and took in the sight. I had to force myself to move as otherwise I felt like I could have stayed there for hours. Ilo and Vasil would no doubt get worried and rush in if I stayed there too long and I had a job to do.
I began to collect the plants and mushrooms muttering small prayers to the dead. My voice would have been the first one they had heard ever since this place had been abandoned and talking to them felt like my duty at that point.
I was deep in my thoughts when something touched me from behind and I almost let out a scream. I got up and spun around, but could not see anything. My magic told me there was a spirit nearby, but it wasn't an angry one.
"Uh, my apologies if I disturbed your eternal slumber, I'm here to pay my respects and collect some herbs. I'll leave as soon as I'm done," I whispered when I felt something pull my belt.
"Hey! I can leave right now if that's what you wish!"
Another pull.
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