Run towards the light

{if Roxxy is alive = true}"Run!" Roxxy shouted, her legs already in a sprint. The terracotta figures had already grouped up and blocked the way they came, so there was only one way to go; towards the distant light. Nora ran as well, narrowly outrunning a spear that was jabbed at her direction.

They reached a set of steps that rose upwards like a ziggurat. All the while, more and more of the figures came to life in waves, joining their comrades in their chase. Nora looked behind her as she climbed, and she saw hundreds of them; not running, but not walking either. It was bizarre, they looked like they were walking through pudding but sped up. Not that Nora had much time to think about it.

Atop the steps was a sarcophagus made of gold, and adorned with jade and jewels. There was a square hole on top, not big enough to stick her hand into, which was the source of the light. It was bright and dazzling, and dust and dirt danced in this spotlight. Just under the square was a circular concave divot, etched with symbols.

"Shit, now what? They're still chasing us!" Nora stood on the edge of the steps, looking down at the advancing terracotta tide. She turned to Roxxy. "What are you doing?! Are you... Grave robbing?! At a time like this?!"

Roxxy grunted as she struggled with lifting the sarcophagus lid. "Well do you have any other ideas? Help me open this thing, maybe there's something inside we can use."

"I swear to god, if we had any other choice..." Nora dug her fingers on the underside of the lid. "I really don't want to spend my last moments defiling a resting place like this."{else}Nora ran as fast as she could. The terracotta figures had already grouped up and blocked the way she came, so there was only one way to go; towards the distant light. She narrowly avoided a spear that was jabbed in her direction.

She reached a set of steps that rose upwards like a ziggurat. All the while, more and more of the figures came to life in waves, joining their comrades in their chase. Nora looked behind her as she climbed, and she saw hundreds of them; not running, but not walking either. It was bizarre, they looked like they were walking through pudding but sped up. Not that Nora had much time to think about it.

Atop the steps was a sarcophagus made of gold, and adorned with jade and jewels. There was a square hole on top, not big enough to stick her hand into, which was the source of the light. It was bright and dazzling, and dust and dirt danced in this spotlight. Just under the square was a circular concave divot, etched with symbols.

"Shit shit shit," Nora flittered around from each edge of the ziggurat, unsure of what to do. There was nothing she could do, except... No, she couldn't! It wasn't something she'd do. And yet she kept coming back to that idea each time she looked at the sarcophagus.

Ah what the hell, it's worth a shot. She went up to the sarcophagus and started to lift the lid. Perhaps there's something inside that could help her.{endif}