After repeated attempts to open the door, it is eventually kicked down, and three intruders quickly fill the room. They are garbed in thick black cloaks that obscure their faces, and wield heavy maces. Assuming a defensive position, you wait for them to engage. One of them steps forward, and you swing your sword at his mid section, connecting with his arm and knocking him to the floor. He screams as he collapses. The other two swarm you, and while you lock weapons with one of them, the other produces a dagger and stabs you in the side. You crumple to the floor, and, feeling a numbing sensation slowly spreading throughout your entire body from the point of penetration, you fall unconscious.

You awaken later to find yourself laying in a horizontal position on top of a flat slab, inside what you surmise is an underground cave. You have been stripped to your skivvies, and feel very faint and dizzy. You are too weak to move. Various torches adorn the walls, illuminating the cave. Soon, figures in black emerge from the shadows; one of them bearing the tome you took from the tavern. He points at you, eyes burning red, and begins reading from the tome. The language is unrecognizable to you. The other figures join in the chant, and suddenly a massive blue swirling portal opens before you. A massive hand emerges from the portal, and, grabbing you, pulls you in. You are never seen again.

THE END

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