Part 12 - The Trial
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There was a short foyer before the next room. Rodney's eyes caught a small set of heiroglyphs etched into the wall and he slowed down to study them. He recognized the symbols. John stopped and turned looking at him. "What is it?"
"These symbols. Look."
"Well, what do they mean?" Sheppards voice was cold. Rodney was oblivious as he carefully interpreted the signs. "Bravery....... love...... friendship......and...... sacrifice. Thats all it says."
John turned back around, his eyes steely. "It's of no use to us. Let's keep moving."
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The next room was completely empty. Two torches perched on either stone wall and the floor was made of sand.They stood a few feet inside the doorway and looked around, wondering. "What the hell is this now?" John said, irritated. Rodney looked around, eyes wide. "I have no idea. There's nothing here. Maybe we took a wrong turn?"
A strange sound towards the back of the room grabbed their attention, as they saw a hidden door slide open and the most gigantic being either of them had ever seen stepped through and into the room. He looked human, but his eyes were a strange bright yellow. He was at least twice their size, topless, and carried a long metal spear. His muscles were enormous and he was covered in some sort of shiny oil. He said nothing as he approached them slightly, stopping in the center of the room, and locking his body into a fighting stance, his yellow eyes fixed on the Colonel.
Rodney's eyes filled with fear as he watched this monster. "Captain, captain, we gotta get out of here!" he whispered loudly to John. John looked at the monster, a sly smile spreading on his face. "No, Twitchy. We're not going anywhere."
"What??? This is wreckless!! No offense, but there's no way you can take him! Look at him! He's.....rippling.... all over the place!"
John snorted arrogantly, his eyes locked with the monsters. "I said, I've got this."
Rodney looked at him in disbelief. "You're not seriously planning on fighting him, are you? Just shoot him! I can't believe you feel so guilty that you're willing to just throw your life away.....and mine! Is this how you think you're going to get your vengeance? Will this make you feel better, Captain? Do you really think this is what she would have wanted?"
John's face flickered for a moment before setting back to stone. "It doesn't matter now. Nothing matters now."
Rodney threw his hands in the air, dismayed. "Fine, go ahead! Fight till the death, which is probably gonna be our deaths if I might add!"
John removed his vest and gun, placing them on the ground. He stretched his neck and arms and threw some practice punches in the air as he slowly began circling the monster.Once he felt ready, John advanced on him, striking the monster square in the jaw.
"OW!" John shouted in pain for his hand and looked in utter horror as his punch seemed to have no effect on the monster. His eyes opened huge as he saw the massive fist flying through the air, coming to return his blow, striking him hard on the chin, sending him flying across the entire room.
Rodney stared at John's crumpled body. "Our father who art in heaven....."
"These symbols. Look."
"Well, what do they mean?" Sheppards voice was cold. Rodney was oblivious as he carefully interpreted the signs. "Bravery....... love...... friendship......and...... sacrifice. Thats all it says."
John turned back around, his eyes steely. "It's of no use to us. Let's keep moving."
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The next room was completely empty. Two torches perched on either stone wall and the floor was made of sand.They stood a few feet inside the doorway and looked around, wondering. "What the hell is this now?" John said, irritated. Rodney looked around, eyes wide. "I have no idea. There's nothing here. Maybe we took a wrong turn?"
A strange sound towards the back of the room grabbed their attention, as they saw a hidden door slide open and the most gigantic being either of them had ever seen stepped through and into the room. He looked human, but his eyes were a strange bright yellow. He was at least twice their size, topless, and carried a long metal spear. His muscles were enormous and he was covered in some sort of shiny oil. He said nothing as he approached them slightly, stopping in the center of the room, and locking his body into a fighting stance, his yellow eyes fixed on the Colonel.
Rodney's eyes filled with fear as he watched this monster. "Captain, captain, we gotta get out of here!" he whispered loudly to John. John looked at the monster, a sly smile spreading on his face. "No, Twitchy. We're not going anywhere."
"What??? This is wreckless!! No offense, but there's no way you can take him! Look at him! He's.....rippling.... all over the place!"
John snorted arrogantly, his eyes locked with the monsters. "I said, I've got this."
Rodney looked at him in disbelief. "You're not seriously planning on fighting him, are you? Just shoot him! I can't believe you feel so guilty that you're willing to just throw your life away.....and mine! Is this how you think you're going to get your vengeance? Will this make you feel better, Captain? Do you really think this is what she would have wanted?"
John's face flickered for a moment before setting back to stone. "It doesn't matter now. Nothing matters now."
Rodney threw his hands in the air, dismayed. "Fine, go ahead! Fight till the death, which is probably gonna be our deaths if I might add!"
John removed his vest and gun, placing them on the ground. He stretched his neck and arms and threw some practice punches in the air as he slowly began circling the monster.Once he felt ready, John advanced on him, striking the monster square in the jaw.
"OW!" John shouted in pain for his hand and looked in utter horror as his punch seemed to have no effect on the monster. His eyes opened huge as he saw the massive fist flying through the air, coming to return his blow, striking him hard on the chin, sending him flying across the entire room.
Rodney stared at John's crumpled body. "Our father who art in heaven....."
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