From the Ashes... A new king's day?

[Dracos]

The stone was cold and dark and firmly embedded in the strange machine.

[Shukuen]

With a sigh, Leets pulled his hand away. While not unexpected, it didn't lessen his worry that someone--or something--else would try to use the starstone as well. Retrieving Pandora's box, he nodded to Yomi and left the chamber to rejoin the others.

[Dracos]

Jan, while hurting, was conscious under Viki's none too skilled ministrations.

[Shukuen]

"Mission accomplished. Are you still with us, Jan?" Leets asked as he and Yomi rejoined the group.

[Olvelsper]

"Takes more than a scorpion to kill me...I did endure the end of the world, afterall." Jan grunted, thanking Viki with a smile. "She helped me out loads."

He looked seriously at the two of them. "Did it work?"

[Shukuen]

"I'm not sure. There were lots of lights, but I can't tell if anything happened from here." Leets sighed, "The only way to know for sure is to see for ourselves what's outside."

[Olvelsper]

Jan let out a wet cough as he tried to get up. "Let's leave and go see what happened, then."