- Ren? Je Suis asked.
- It says REN indeed. Bah! What if this is one of the farces he played? Like the crashing of the spaceship on the House of Liquid Dust!
- No no no! I don't think so.
- Whatever! said Pample with a flick of her hand. Let's move.We'll take the path to the left. C'mon you lazy bum! Move!
As they advanced further and further they felt that the path was rising. Soon they reached a dead end. It was a small and musty cave like room.
- What is this place? Je Suis asked.
- From the look of it, it's a dead end - replied Pample visually checking the walls. And now we have to go back! she whined.
Je Suis was already at the far end of the dead end checking the wall.
- Come Crazy Eggs, we need to go back!
- Shsh! I hear something!
- You're crazy! Of course you hear things!
- Shut up Pample! I mean it! Shut up and come closer. I need your help!
Mumbling Pample aproached Je Suis: - What do you need me for?
- Help me move this slab of limestone! I need to move it horizontally! I cannot drop it on the floor cause it has some sort of fixing mechanisms. Like sliding doors!
Pample just noticed that Je Suis had his hand on a big slab and was trying to push it away.
- Hang on! I'll help you.
She moved next to him and they both started to push hard. After few seconds, the slab moved an inch!
- Harder! said Je Suis breathing heavily.
And they tried again. They pushed and push and while
they were struggling Pample heard something as well.
Also a small ray of light started to make its way out under
the slab.Finally they managed to push it enough to
reveal an old rusted grid. They stopped with the pushing
and looked through the grid. What they saw puzzled them.
Down in a big bright room, sitting at an old table there were 2 persons covered with capes. Their faces were also covered. And they were playing...chess.
- Ten, stop fooling around and move! I don't have all time!
- Of course you do you old fart! You have an eternity! and they both started to laugh.
Pample and Je Suis looked at each other.
- Who are they? Pample asked.
- I don't know - Je Suis admitted.
- I'm going to call them!
- NO! You should NOT do that - Je Suis covered here mouth - Look at the chess pieces they use for the game!
Pample tried to have a better look and she almost screamed in horror! She recognized the avatars of the MD players on the chess board. Chewett, dst, Kyphis, some new avatars that she didn't recognized were on the board while others like MRD, Blackwoodforest were out.
- What IS this place Je Suis? Who are those..spectres? And why are they playing chess in this way? I am getting scared! she said with trembling voice
- I don't know Pample. And I am scared too!