Chapter 1 - Awakening

Dwyn rushes over to the side of the nearest door, her back to the wall. Her hands tremble, clutching the sword. She takes a deep breath.

"Arannis? You alright?"

Dwyn also waits, keeping an eye for the first signs of trouble.

Tetsuwan raises his blade, preparing for whatever comes through the door, as the rest of the part gather behind him. You all start to feel a chill in the air, but two globes of fire around you keep it mostly at bay.

The shuffling grows louder and clearer, you hear dragging, something against the floor. Suddenly, an instinct in Tetsuwan triggers and he swings his blade at neck level, and you hear a clunk as a skeletal head rolls through the doorway, followed by the rest of the body falling down. The shuffling noise from the door you're at continues, and you see skeletons start to exit the other 3 doors.

Dwyn presses her back against the wall by the door. If I can go unnoticed by the next skeleton to walk in through that door, I can get it from behind, she thinks. If only my damn hands would stop shaking.

Edward positions himself to the side of the door, striking another skeleton and dispatching it, the bones falling to the floor, again lifeless. As he does, Dwoinan points at the other door along the wall, and his ball of fire flies smoothly along, striking the bits of tinder remaining from the door that once stood there, sparking into a fire much larger than the fuel would allow. Two skeletons walk through, coming out charred, and fall to the floor. Arannis takes the moment to close their eyes, running their hands across the quarterstaff. It seems to grow slightly, as if coming alive, and fits more naturally in Aranni's hands. Dwyn takes advantage of the initial chaos to take position by the door, using Edward and Tetsuwan to hide. Jorem suddenly looks to the side, by the metal doors. "Do you hear that?"

More skeletons pour out each door. The fire burning at the bottom right door seems to be keeping any from massing out of that side, while another two appear at the doorway by the party. There are now 4 at each of the upper doors.