FFM 2023 5: Imprisonment – Take III

No prompts used. This is a continuation to FFM 2023 3: Imprisonment – Take II.

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The third time Bereth regained consciousness, he was able to assess his situation: he — and everyone else imprisoned in this room — was chained to some hellish contraption that was siphoning his life force. Probably. He was not properly acquainted with blood magic to tell what exactly would be done with the blood that was being harvested from them all.

He was not sure what was being used to stab him in the back, however. It was a part of the contraption but how it worked was a mystery to him — especially because he could not see it nor any mechanics related to it. Since his blood was being used and the effect had been instant, he assumed some sort of neurological attack instead of poison. Still, just about paralyzed he would be hard-pressed to get out.

Nevertheless, he had to get out. If he died now, his ring would be lost and there was no telling who might get their hands on it, especially under circumstances like this.

In anticipation of yet another stab, Bereth resolved to figure out more later. He managed to get to that point just in time.