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His Wrath
Licking my lips nervously, I stared at the pulsing portal in front of me. This was it. After days of preparation, it was time to save Dorgesh-Khan from the terrifying being that had recently destroyed much of the city. It was time to succeed or die in the attempt.

Feeling the force of the portal trying to pull me inside its depths, I glanced at the cave goblin next to me. "Ready, Zanik?"

She met my gaze and nodded. "I do hope this will turn out all right. Let's go."

I took a hesitant step forward. The portal's mysterious energy caught me then, and I lurched forward as it sucked me in. With a grimace, I realized that my fate was sealed.

A split second later, I appeared in what seemed like the middle of nowhere. The floor was hard and looked like glass; I could see my reflection in it. Looking around, I saw that the whole area was shrouded in a light fog, giving the place a gloomy atmosphere.

I started as Zanik materialized next to me. She turned her head, studying her surroundings. "Yes, this is the right place, I think."

"There are hardly any distinguishing landmarks around here," I commented.

Zanik shrugged. "That is true. But it–"

She was interrupted by loud clanking noise coming from behind us. I spun around. In the distance, I saw an eerie blue light, flickering faintly through the fog, moving towards us. Zanik gasped: this was the creature that had devastated Dorgesh-Khan and its inhabitants.

The blue light moved closer. Holding our breaths, we waited.

From out of the fog, the creature emerged. It looked like an otherworldly being, a huge android with a pulsing blue jewel in the center of its body. Each step it took made a metallic sound against the floor, producing shockwaves that vibrated through my bones. One of its hands grasped a giant mace, engraved with a symbol of Bandos. It was an impressive sight, I had to admit, but we were ready. Ready to bring it down.

Suddenly, a voice boomed out from the strange being, as if augmented by a megaphone: "I see you, mortal, and the thing that stands beside you like the traitor it is. What purpose do you have here?"

I hesitated, but then in a shaky voice responded, "We are here to fight you."

A laugh emanated from the android. "Pitiful human. You cannot hope to defeat me, especially if you are siding with those cave goblin traitors. Very well, human... prepare to die."

And with that, the struggle for the future of Dorgesh-Khan was on.

We leapt out of the way as the mace swooped down on us. It smashed against the floor where I had stood just seconds before. Hoping to lead the creature away from Zanik, I dashed off in one direction and waved my hands wildly. "Try to get me, robot!"

It actually worked. The android turned around and came after me. I ran backwards, keeping my eye on the approaching enemy. "Zanik, shoot it now!" I shouted.

The cave goblin drew a white crossbow and raised it to eye level. There was a crackle of electricity, and a small bolt zoomed out of the weapon like lightning.

It missed.

Whizzing over the android's head, the bolt disappeared into the distance. The android noticed it and turned around, stomping toward Zanik instead. In alarm, I yelled out, "Shoot it again, before it gets near you!"

But was too late. As Zanik raised the crossbow, the mace flew out of nowhere and struck the cave goblin. She flew about fifty feet and landed heavily on the floor.

"Zanik!" I cried. I took a step toward her, but then the creature turned back around and came after me again. My heart pounding and my legs tensed, I waited until it was nearly upon me. Then I jumped backward, niftily avoiding the attack, and started sprinting towards the injured Zanik.

I ran with all my might towards the cave goblin, who was still sprawled out on the floor. Taking a quick glance behind me, I saw the android draw back its hand as if it were about to throw something. I ignored his action and continued running.

Some hidden impulse, however, warned me just in time. Instinctively, I fell flat on the ground as the huge mace flew through the air above me. This was not the first time I had escaped death.

I winced as I felt a big bruise on my chest from where I landed on it. Pulling myself up, I saw the android hold out its hand, and another mace appeared in its grasp. I stared in shock, but this was no time to idle. Turning around, I ran to Zanik.

"Zanik!" I shouted as I kneeled next to her. "Are you all right?"

She moved slightly. As she shifted her arms, I noticed that her hands were empty. Keeping the android within my sight, I looked around frantically. Then I spotted the crossbow, lying a few feet to my right. Immediately, I jumped up and dashed toward the weapon, not only to retrieve but to keep the creature away from Zanik.

From the corner of my eye, I saw the android preparing to throw its mace again. But the crossbow was just ahead of me, waiting for me to take it. With a determined expression on my face, I took a leap and dove for the crossbow, my hand outstretched.

I'm not exactly sure what happened next, but the crossbow was in my hands. I spun around and aimed it blindly. Almost with a life of its own, the crossbow seemed to shiver in delight as it loosed a bolt of electricity at my enemy. It flashed through the air and struck the jewel in the center of the android's body.

I heard a distant scream as its body shattered into a thousand pieces.