The Curse of Sangrook Manor
“Darvik slowly cranked the extractor’s drill another quarter turn, to where he knew it would work most efficiently. The pig squealed even louder, and the process had only just begun. Darvik turned his attention to the glass vial at the base of the extractor, sitting between the two wings that gripped either side of the pig’s head. It was starting to fill with essence, the magical energy locked inside all living creatures and some of the dead ones. By siphoning essence out of an animal, Darvi...k collected fuel for his master’s artifacts. This particular pig was giving its life to fuel a spirit-lamp, so some spoiled nobleman could go a few years without lighting a candle.
Darvik nodded to himself and took a seat at the far wall, letting the cluttered workbench block his view of the animal. The pig was immobilized by chains and the extractor would do all the work from here. He didn’t have to watch. Darvik waited as the pig shrieked out more air than its lungs could possibly hold until it finally slumped to the floor, its body spent and the extractor’s vial full. Thus did Darvik, journeyman artificer to Master Erenkirk, slaughter yet another pig.MoreLess
Darvik nodded to himself and took a seat at the far wall, letting the cluttered workbench block his view of the animal. The pig was immobilized by chains and the extractor would do all the work from here. He didn’t have to watch. Darvik waited as the pig shrieked out more air than its lungs could possibly hold until it finally slumped to the floor, its body spent and the extractor’s vial full. Thus did Darvik, journeyman artificer to Master Erenkirk, slaughter yet another pig.MoreLess
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