Board Thread:Roleplaying/@comment-7262318-20180423200044/@comment-7262318-20180513221625

"Am I... one of those people?" Kaz put together why she had been so friendly to him. How she knew. "He told you I can phase out of existence with these powers?"

The crystal grew doubly bright. It would seem that Kaz's little outburst constituted a secret, as well as for Suba.

"One more remains..." Shrol's voice could be heard.

Baros turned to Xavier. "Look... I know this might be hard for you, but we need to get off this island. And now its you, not Varun, who's holding us back. So come on, man..."

Xavier shut his eyes and stepped up to the crystal. "Alright, fine... I slaughtered my entire family. Mom, Dad, 2 Brothers, Sister... Butchered 'em and ran right out of Markarth."

The door did not open. "And I've come back a lot, kill more of them. I slaughtered them like the animals they are."

Again, it did not open. "Goddammit, I've said the worst! I've killed their leaders, their best soldiers... I've killed a few of their children, too! Now open this damn door!"

It wouldn't open.

Xavier slammed his fist on it. "Shrol, open this door, I've done what I've had to!"

There was no answer from Shrol

Xavier frowned. "Don't make me..."

No answer. The door remained shut

Xavier began to shake violently, fear and anger consuming him. "Fine... FINE!"

Quickly, he removed the top part of his cuirass, exposing his abdomen and chest. At last, the heart was revealed quite literally. On his right pectoral, there was a notable absence of flesh and muscle. They could see the contents of his chest, which was only slightly concealed by a few bones. Right in the middle, for all to see, was a thorned heart beating rapidly. "Is that better?!" He shrieked.

The crystals suddenly shut off. The door shifted, and began to slide down...