Scarman commands mummies to raise the barrier
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Scarman orders the mummies to set up the generator loops and canopic jars at compass points, activating a deflection field.
The mummies move to position the canopic jars at the compass points as instructed by Scarman.
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Numb compliance masking absence of self, replaced by Sutekh’s ruthless purpose
Scarman speaks with chilling detachment, his voice a conduit for Sutekh’s authority. His once-human frame now radiates mechanical stillness, eyes ringed with crimson while his skeletal fingers twitch with command. He issues orders without inflection, his body moving as if guided by an unseen hand, every gesture accelerating the ritual’s inevitability.
- • Enact Sutekh’s final phase of domination by completing the deflection barrier
- • Eliminate any remaining resistance by sealing the Doctor within the timed ritual
- • Absolute faith in Sutekh’s divinity and the righteousness of annihilation
- • Any obstacle to Sutekh’s escape must be destroyed without hesitation
Functional indifference, stripped of independent will by Sutekh’s programming
The mummies glide forward like figures wading through tar, their bandaged forms bending with arthritic precision to lift the canopic jars. Their movements lack hesitation yet harbor no warmth; each action serves a single directive engraved into millennia of servitude. They arrange the jars as if laying tombstones before a funeral, their silence broken only by the hum of the generator loops.
- • Position the canopic jars at the compass points as commanded
- • Participate in the binding ritual without deviation
- • Obedience to Sutekh is their sole existence
- • The ritual’s completion is inevitable and justified
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The thick copper loops are lifted by the mummies and stretched taut around the canopic jars at each compass point. Scarman commands their activation at ground strength, causing the cables to hum with raw energy as they begin interweaving with the ritual barrier. Their previously dormant terminals now pulse visibly, transforming the study into a crude but effective energy field generator primed to lock everything inside.
The canopic jars are carried to their respective cardinal points by the mummies, their stone surfaces glowing faintly with inscribed glyphs newly energized by Sutekh’s proximity. Each vessel is placed upon pedestals to align with the generator loops, their ancient containment sigils now pulsing in sync with the imminent barrier’s formation.
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The study becomes the epicenter of finality as Scarman’s commands reshape the chamber into Sutekh’s execution platform. The vaulted ceiling presses down under invisible weight, while brass lamps flicker as generator loops charge the air with ominous humming. Incense coils thicken, cloying and acrid, mirroring the suffocating control Sutekh imposes through his unwilling servant. Every object in the room, from the mummified hand to the sealed case, is now a cog in the machine of annihilation.
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