i know you, i walked with you once upon a dream
The relic had been within reach.
Lucinda saw it sitting there gleaming behind the new snake that had appeared to guard it. The beast opened its jaw wide when she and the others approached. The woman had been determined since she had made it so far, but then it seemed luck was not on her side this time.
The snake's jaws turned into a tunnel; just another illusion to make them think they were close to the end of the race. It surely felt like it as the distance between her and the relic would lessen for a moment. But that feeling went away almost in the blink of an eye.
And it's after a blink that she finds herself on the island again. It's as if someone woke her up from a dream and she's back at the island entrance. She sees the lava bridge ahead and once again feels the sand underneath her hooves. Lucinda can't help but feel pretty disappointed. She had been so close to finally snatching it up, but it eluded her after all. Or maybe it never existed in the first place.
There is not much time for her to process her defeat when she feels the ground beneath her tremble. Then there is the rushing of hooves as others are galloping in a crowd towards the bridge. She stares at them with confusion, but soon it's made clear that the island has decided to destroy itself. There are shouts and cries ringing in the air along with the sound of cracking ground and crashing waves. This is certainly a time she wishes her wings worked for flight or that Abraxia is by her side, but she would just have to get by the old fashioned way.
Picking up her staff, the woman makes her way to the bridge while others are scrambling in terror. While her pace is quick, she does not make a mad rush to the exit like everyone else.
What a shame. This place went through all the trouble to erupt from the ground only to be swallowed up by the sea again. Strange magic indeed…
She makes a mental note to track down Vendetta and speak to her of this. The woman had a way of getting information and any information on the relic's whereabouts would be valuable indeed.
STAFF EDIT***
@Lucinda has rolled a 2! They have been awarded +250 signos.
