Stories tagged “Treasure Hunt”

  • Party Crashing

    It was a night to remember, a party held between Spring and December, and all were welcome regardless of House, station, or gender. Lights shimmered and danced along thin blouses and shiny pants, swirls of bawdy, colorful beauty tailored to entrance. G...

    • Author: Robert Quick
    • Posted almost 2 years ago.
    • 5 out of 5

  • Part 1: The Belly of a Deep Sea Cavern

    “Not even the Iberian pirates sail here,” Manuel said while adjusting the harness straps across his chest. “They say the depths are cursed.” “They probably spread the rumor to keep their treasure safe!” Carlos replied, getting in one last c...

  • Part 2: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    “Maybe the pirates drown in the cave while hiding their gold. Their loss, our gain, right?” Antonio said with a smirk. The playboy winked his eye at Manuel and inserted his mouthpiece. “May God rest their souls if that’s true,” Manuel said. T...

  • Part 3: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    Manuel activated his headlamp. He raised a hand to the captain and the navigator, signalling that the four explorers were about to dive into the sea. Carlos ensured the guideline was secure to the boat and was the first off the boat. Then, one by one, ...

  • Part 4: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    Going down was the easy part, Manuel thought. Ten minutes later, and the team was 200 metres below the surface, at the mouth of the fabled cave. The sylph-elemental didn’t only help fill their lungs with pure oxygen due to a symbiotic process, it als...

  • Part 5: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    Thirty minutes had slipped by as the treasure hunters glided through the cave’s passages. Their headlamps did an outstanding job of lighting up the tunnels along the way. Up ahead, though, beyond a ninety-degree turn that his team had already cleared...

  • Part 6: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    Manuel stopped himself at the cavern entrance. The room was, indeed, filled with treasure. Dozens of wooden chests, ancient unrecognizable armours and weapons, and art objects in the shape of sea creatures he had never seen. The most impressive object ...

  • Part 7: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    Manuel scrambled for his backup lamp. He flipped the on-switch. A beam of white light cut through the deep darkness, and Manuel pointed it into the cavern. In the next three second of his life, Manuel knew it was all over for the divers. They wouldn’...

  • Part 8: The Belly of the Deep Sea Cavern

    All this, Manuel saw in three slow seconds. His lungs hurt as the sylph-elemental was expelled from his tank. Without the sylph-elemental, his body’s adaptability to the higher pressure at these depths was reduced significantly. The sylph-element...