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カタコンベにある祖父母の墓を訪ねてきて、墓参りをしにきた。 ついに到着したとき、墓が破壊されていることに気づいた。そう、誰かが遺体を掘り起こしたのでした。誰がそのようなバチ当たりなことをしたのでしょうか？
カタコンベの内部でこれまで見たことのないトンネルに、覆われていない墓地をつなぐ2本の平行な形に気づきました。 神聖な埋葬地を冒涜し、遺体を引きずり出すことにした人は誰でも、お金を払うんでしょう。
トンネルを出た後、大きな部屋に出くわしました。 たくさんの頭蓋骨がちりばめられ、たくさんの石細工が深くひび割れ、木製のタイルが完全に腐り、蜘蛛の巣が何年もここに足を踏み入れていないかのように天井中に散らばっていました。
何か、深いうなり声が聞こえた。それはトンネルの中から聞こえた。私はさらに進んでこの道を進むべきなのですが、中に何かが潜んでる可能性があり、恐れずにはいられません。
しつこくうなり声がなった方を追いかけると、うめき声がどんどん大きくなっていくのが聞こえてきました。 怖かったのですが、勇気を出して頑張りました。 角を曲がると、それが見えました。
横にある壊れた刀の残骸をそっと拾い上げ、ゆっくりと近づき始めました。あと少しで刀で倒せる・・・その時、私は骨を踏んでしまった。その音で生き物が振り向くと武器を落とし、顔が青ざめた。
その生き物は悲しみと苦悩の歪んだ顔でした。 女のような人影は、腐った果物であるかのようで、肉片がゆっくりと女のような人影から落ちていきました。 それは私のおばあちゃんの顔でした。 「...おばあちゃん？」 期待して聞いたのですが、期待を裏切りました。
そのおばあちゃんは私に向かって歩み、おばあちゃんの顔とは信じられないほどの比率に伸ばした残酷な笑顔を浮かべた。 その顔に驚き、私はその場を逃げました。すると、おばあちゃんはおいかけてきました。 その時、涙がこぼれ落ち振り返りながら走り出した。
どれくらい走ったかはわかりませんが、足の感覚がなくなってきました。 「あれはおばあちゃんじゃなかった、仕方がない！」 私は助けを求めたかった。誰かが私を慰めて欲しかった。 しかし、深く私は真実を知っていました、そしてその助けは決して届かないでしょう。
使い古されたトンネルの入り口に戻ってきた。「これは魔法協会に報告する必要があるぞ、、彼らならこの苦境を解決することができるはず！」しかし、起こったことは間違いなく邪悪な魔法だった。
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I came to visit my Grandparent's tomb inside The Catacombs, and pay my respects. When I finally arrived I had discovered the tombs had been destroyed, someone had dug up the bodies! Who would do such an evil thing?
I noticed two parallel streaks connecting the uncovered gravesite to a tunnel I had never seen before inside The Catacombs. Whoever decided to desecrate a sacred burial ground and drag the bodies away, they will surely pay!
After I exited the tunnel, I came upon a large room. It was inlaid with many skulls, a plethora of its stonework was deeply cracked, the wooden tiles completely rotten, and cobwebs littered the ceiling, as if no one stepped foot in here for years.
I heard something, a deep growl, and it was coming from inside the tunnel. I need to go further and keep following this trail, but I can't help being afraid at what possibly lurks inside.
As I relentlessly pursued the body snatcher, I heard the groans get louder and louder. Although I was scared, I gathered up my courage and kept going. As I turned the corner, I saw it.
Carefully picking up the remnants of a broken sword beside me, I slowly began to approach it. As I was nearing combat distance, I stepped on a bone, alerting the creature. As it turned around, I dropped my weapon, and my face turned pale.
It was a distorted face of sorrow and anguish. Pieces of flesh were slowly falling off of her, as if she was a rotten fruit. It was the face of my Grandma. "G-grandma, is that you?" I asked with expectation, but my own naivety betrayed me.
It stepped towards me, a cruel grin stretching her face to unbelievable proportions. That face terrified me, I even threw up. Then she- no- it lunged at me. With tears rolling down my face, I turned around and began running.
I don't know how long I ran for, but the feeling in my legs gave out long ago. "That wasn't her, there's no way!" I wanted to plead for help, I wanted someone to comfort me. But deep down I knew the truth, and that help would never come.
Worn out, I finally backtracked to the tunnel's entrance. "I need to report this to the Mage Association, they can solve this predicament!" But what happened was most definitely evil magic.
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これは、魔法協会の科学者であるマイルズ博士と、冒険者ギルドのロイ(Roy)将校、およびカタコンベのドキュメンテーションの研究レポートです。 ロイ(Roy)は、これと将来のラボレポートのアシスタントになります。
初秋10日：今日、魔法協会はアンデッドの生物を研究室に運び込み、カタコンベで何をしていたかについて簡単に説明しました。 残念ながら、私は仕事中だったので行ってはいません。
生き物はゾンビとして知られているアンデッドの人間のほとんどの歴史的な説明と一致します。 この標本は老婆に似ており、もともとは老齢で亡くなったようです。 新しく発見されたゾンビをNewと名付けました。
Newは、悪名高いKaemanが城に戻ったとき、400年以上にわたって見られ記録された最初のゾンビです。 ゾンビの以前の記録と比較すると、理論どおり、驚くべき類似点が見つかりました。 彼らは人間の肉だけを気にするようです。
初秋16日:さらに調査すると、Newの特徴は次のとおりです。 単純な傷は時間の経過とともにパッチが当てられますが、腐敗のプロセスは自然なようです。 彼らはまた、彼らの近くにいる人間に反応するようです。(1部改変)
初秋29日：毎日の剖検中に、その組織が以前よりも速く再生していることに気づきました。 この進化を照らし合わせると、私たちはテストを次の段階、つまり新鮮な人間の死体に移さなければなりません。
秋6日：新しいゾンビが誕生しました。 私たちは新生児をTwoと名付けました。 伝染がどのように広がるかはまだ不明ですが、この驚くべき発見は複数の疑問を提起します。 これらの答えはカタコンベでのみ見つけることができます。
秋7：Twoはあまりにも強力です。 私たちはその悪質な傾向を抑えることができませんでした。 ロイ将校は試験施設で死んでいるのが発見され、手足が引き裂かれていた。この時両方のゾンビが駆除されました。
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This is the lab report of Dr. Myles, Scientist of the Mage Association, in conjunction of Officer Roy of the Adventurer's Guild, and Documentation of The Catacombs. Roy will be my assistant with this, and also in future Lab Reports.
Early Autumn 10: Today the mage association hauled an undead organism into the lab, and I was given a brief description of what it was doing in the Catacombs. Unfortunately, I was not present during the capture process.
The creature matches most historical descriptions of undead humans known as Zombies. This specimen resembles an old female, seeming to have originally died of old age. We christened the newly discovered zombie, New.
New is the first Zombie seen and recorded in over 400 years, when the infamous Kaeman returned to the Castle. When compared to previous records of Zombies, we found striking similarities, just as we theorized. They only care for human flesh.
Early Autumn 16: Upon further study we have that the traits of New are as follows; Simple wounds are patched over time, although its process of rotting seems to be natural. They also have a sense for humans that are within their vicinity.
Early Autumn 29: During our daily necropsy, we realized its tissues are regenerating faster than before. In light of this evolution we have to take our testing to the next stage- fresh human corpses.
Autumn 6: New gave birth to another Zombie. We named the newborn Two. While it is still unclear how the contagion spreads, this alarming discovery raises multiple questions. These answers can only be found in the Catacombs.
Autumn 7: Two is far too powerful. We have failed to curb its vicious tendencies. Officer Roy was found dead in the testing facility, ripped limb from limb. Both Zombies are now exterminated.
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"うーむ.." 王様は王笏を握り、こう言いました。 「カタコンベをさらに調査するために、高度に訓練された民兵の派遣する。そこで黒魔術が働いている場合は、迅速に対処してくれ」
部屋の雰囲気はより深刻になりましたが、裁判所は安心したようでした。 地下室で見つかった生きた死体についての噂が王国に広まり、施設での悲劇の後、人々の考え方は悪化し始めました。
ダン将軍はソロモンを伴って遠征隊を率いた。 王は彼の護衛から魔術師を送ることが村人をなだめると信じていました。 この巧妙さは法廷のメンバーによって見通されました。
夜になると、駐屯軍は少なくとも5日間の移動に十分な資源を集めていましたが、最低限の必需品しか集めていませんでした。 50人の兵士と3人の魔道士のグループは、オンドリが鳴く所で、午前中に休暇を取ります。
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"Very well." The King grasped his scepter and spoke resolutely. "I shall send a garrison of highly trained militia to further investigate the Catacombs. If dark magic is at work there, we shall take care of it swiftly."
The atmosphere in the room became more serious but the court seemed relieved. Rumors were spreading in the Kingdom concerning the living corpse found in the crypts, and after the tragedy in the facility, people's mindsets started to worsen.
General Dan would lead the expedition, accompanied by Solomon. The King believed sending a mage from his personal guard would appease the villagers. Once again this subterfuge was seen through by court members.
At nightfall, the garrison had gathered enough resources for at least 5 days of traveling, but only the bare minimum of necessities. The group of 50 soldiers and 3 mages would take their leave in the morning, right as the rooster crows.
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カタコンベに入った。この死の穴で私たちは何を探したらいいのか分からない・・・。
とにかく誰も私に教えてくれれない。なぜなら、私は軍隊の中では、最下位にいるから。
この巨大な墓地に入る前は、どんな話も信じられなかった。でも、私がここにいるので、私はもう何を考えるべきかわかない。この場所は月のない夜よりも暗く、すべてが影で汚染されている。
どこを見ても石やほこりが見える。このような忘れられた場所に埋葬されたくない。考えてみると、それらの人々のほとんどはおそらく私のような兵士が多い。
その運命の日に数万人が亡くなった。この場所の建設にはおそらく何年もかかったようだ。人々がウィザーキングについてささやくのを聞きく...ナンセンス。逸話と伝説は歌のためのものであり、血と鋼だけがある。
若い新軍隊員の一人が叫んだとき、私たちはほぼ1階を終えていた。彼の歴史の中で、彼が話している頭蓋骨について言及しているのを聞いた。かわいそうな若者のせいにすることはできない、頭蓋骨はいつもあなたを見ているようだ(？)
「それは私たちに警告している...」彼はつぶやいた。確かなことが1つあるとすれば、それらの小さなトリックは軍曹には通用しない。私は不服従のかなりの部分を持っている。すでにそのレッスンを10回以上学んだ。
(?) 彼の目にはその恐怖の表情がとてもリアルに見えた...この子どもは私を忍び寄っている。実際、場所全体が鳥肌を立てている。その頭蓋骨はちょうど私に向いていた気がした。影は私をだましてるのか。 |
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We entered the Catacombs. I still have no idea what we're looking for in this death hole, nobody tells me much anyways. After all, in the army, I'm at the bottom of the food chain.
Before entering this giant graveyard, I couldn't believe any of the stories. But now that I'm here, I'm not sure what to think anymore. This place is darker than a moonless night, everything is tainted with shadows.
Everywhere I look I see stone and dust. I don't want to be buried in a forgotten place like this. Now that I think of it, most of those people were probably soldiers like me, or what remains of them.
Tens of thousands died on that fateful day, this place probably took years to build. I hear people whisper about the Wither King... nonsense. Fables and legends are for songs, and there is only blood and steel.
We were almost through with the first floor when one of the young recruits screamed. In his hysteria, I heard him mention a talking skull. Can't blame the poor lad, those skulls seem to look at you all the time.
"It's warning us..." he murmured. If there is one thing for sure, those little tricks won't work on the sergeant. I've had my fair share of insubordination, already learned that lesson ten times over.
Still, that look of fear in his eyes, it seemed so real... This kid is creeping me out. In fact, the whole place is giving me goosebumps. Did that skull just turn towards me? Those shadows are deceiving me.
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2階の途中で、スカウトの1人が不規則性に気づきました。 私たちは大きな地下室に通じる廊下を通って彼を追いかけました。 まるで場所全体が略奪されたかのように、墓は内部に保管されていました。
ソロモンはすべての兵士に部屋の外にとどまるように頼み、それから残りの兵士に地下室を検査するよう呼びかけました。 30分後、メイジと科学者はダン将軍と王の魔法使いの周りに集まりました。
遺体の痕跡はなく、遺体やそれらの墓が保護していたものはすべてなくなっていました。 この開発はカタコンベでの邪悪な仕事の疑いを裏付けています、遠征は押し進めなければなりません。
それらの死体を取った人は誰でも手がかりを残しませんでした。 人間の活動の跡がありますが、それらの道や足音はすべて、まるで壁を通り抜けたかのように、どこにも通じていません。
ほぼ16時間後、休む時間でした。 地下室は十分に大きく、検査されたばかりだったので、ダン将軍は男たちに中に集まって夜を過ごすように命じました。
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Halfway through the second floor, one of the scouts noticed an irregularity. We followed him through a corridor which opened into a large crypt. The tombs kept inside as if the whole place had been looted.
Solomon asked for all soldiers to stay outside of the room, and then called the rest to inspect the crypt. After what felt like half an hour, the mages and scientists gathered around General Dan and the King's mage.
There was no trace of any remains, the bodies and anything else those tombs used to protect were gone. This development corroborates the suspicions of evil work in the Catacombs, the expedition must press on.
Whoever took those corpses left no clues behind. There are signs of human activity, but all those trails and footsteps lead to nowhere, just as if they walked right through the walls.
After nearly 16 hours, it was time to rest. Because the crypt was large enough and had just been inspected, General Dan ordered the men to gather inside and spend the night.
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A scream broke the silence of the night. It came from the right next to me, maybe 3 meters, no, less. My first instinct was to look for my sword first and think later. My mind was still blurred from waking up, and my eyes could barely see.
That scream again, full of terror. My fingers grabbed on to a familiar handle. I turned my head towards the sound and raised my sword in front of me, voices echoing from the rest of the room.
Albert was there, frantically trying to grab on to something. He's trying to crawl, or so I thought. I realized that Albert's hand was covered with blood, his fingernails making an atrocious sound on the ground.
I could sense a dark mass behind him, a man. "ALBERT!" I screamed as I lunged my blade forward. My blade pierced through the assassin, and as I got closer, a light revealed my enemy. Visions of horror.
dark mass→Shadow Assassinを指す
No eyes, and barely any skin. The face of death. My heart paced to a crawl, I couldn't move. Its rotten hand grabbed my arm and started to crush it like a twig. The pain brought me back to reality. I screamed and tried to free my arm.
The creature held on to it, but I kept pulling with everything I had. During the struggle, I fell on my back, the thing lying over me. Something warm dropped from its jaw onto my neck, blood and flesh. Albert, or some of him.
There was an explosion of light, I closed my eyes. A weight got taken off of me, moments later I understood why. A spell landed on the creature, tearing it apart. The fiend flew across the room and landed behind Albert.
Something cracked in my arm, the hand of the beast was still pressuring it with inhuman strength. I managed to grab the thumb and free myself of its grip. The hand landed on the ground and kept moving towards me.
Another lightning strike, the hand stopped. Solomon was standing next to me, holding my shoulder. His lips moved but I couldn't hear him, he was pointing at my arm. I turned my head in the direction of Albert, but he was dead...
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A zombie attacked our group during the night, killing one soldier and breaking the arm of another. The 2 guards on shift were standing in front of the only entrance to that room, and swore that nothing came from that corridor.
Somehow that zombie ended up on the opposite side of the Crypt that we thoroughly investigated only hours before. What is even more concerning, is what it did to those soldiers.
It first planted its teeth in the skull of one of the soldiers and took a large bite out of its brain. How Albert survived for so long is a mystery in and of itself. As a precaution, we burned his body.
Even after losing limbs, the detached body parts kept operating on their own until the brain was destroyed. Our current theory is that the amygdala has to be intact for the zombie to function.
Solomon noticed fluid on the chainmail of another soldier, where the hand grabbed his arm. It can hardly be described without deeper analysis. This liquid could be a clue to the transformations or even the cause.
The expedition left the room less than an hour after the incident. The group was reaching the end of the second floor when we got confronted by another apparition, the new creature killing 3 of our men before getting taken down.
No doubt the undead we found was a Wither Skeleton, the same creatures that were described attacking the castle centuries ago, led by Kaeman, the self-proclaimed "Wither King."
Skeletons, dark as the night, overbearing in nature, with bones akin to onyx, seemingly fragile but as tough as steel. This one was holding a stone sword and was strong enough to cut through a man wearing full armor with a single swing.
Solomon believes that the expedition must return to the King's castle at once, we have reason to believe that Kaeman survived and took hold of the Catacombs. Our group isn't prepared for a confrontation with the Wither King.
General Dan ordered the troops to march on, insisting that we at least explore the third floor before turning back. After all, we still had enough resources for another 4 days of travel.
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Before our encounter with the Wither Skeleton, we heard plenty of odd noises. But during our time one the third floor, just like the first one, there was a deafening silence that caused great anxiety in us all.
After a few hours, the group entered a large room, probably the largest one yet. The room had giant water pipes landing into large pools. Proof that the sewers had connections in the Catacombs.
The General said it was time for a break, so the group started to prepare for lunch. Solomon reiterated his wish to return to the Castle immediately. After a short debate, General Dan agreed to end the expedition.
Suddenly, someone yelled that enemies were coming. The sounds grew louder and louder, before encompassing us completely. We were surrounded, hundreds of those creatures, how could they be capable of such coordination?
Giant spiders crawled out of the sewers, zombies appeared from the hall, and a volley of skeletons came from the other direction. The General immediately called for a rally and a desperate battle ensued.
Somewhere in the chaos, I saw an opportunity to retreat. I landed a stun spell on a group of enemies near the entrance of the hall and quickly made my escape. A small portion of our group followed me into the passage.
I do not know what happened to Solomon, the General, and the rest of the militia. I found refuge with a couple soldiers far away from the battle, but I could sense a presence watching us.
One of the rescued soldiers started acting odd. He started mumbling to himself, and knowing the Catacombs, I was ready for whatever this could be. He started screaming "GET OUT!!!" and clawed at his eyes. Then, he stopped.
It was abrupt, like a puppet's strings being cut. Suddenly, he leaped at his comrade and tried to pierce him with his sword. I used all the mana I had left to stun him before he could kill. The color in his eyes was gone, as if he was being mind controlled.
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The Catacombs hide an entire army of incredible strength. Someone has to come back alive from the expedition at all c... (Blood stains the rest of the page)
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The Walls
I saw it all. Monsters everywhere and every kind, in an instant chaos reigned over the room. We were all in battle formation around Dan, pretending to be in control, everyone was scared for their lives.
I fought alongside Dan many times, the man is a legend, but how foolish can he be? Nobody in the group comes even close to his skills, we are all fodder to those foes. We should have tried to escape instead of fighting.
The army of undead ran straight at us. "Their brains, aim for their brains!" someone yelled in the back. How can I aim for the brain of the skeleton that doesn't have one? This magic is beyond anything that they know.
The sound of swords slicing through bloodless corpses, almost like chopping down wood. Zombies are terrifyingly strong but most of them have no equipment, nor technique, just running fearlessly to their end.
I think it was Solomon's spells slowing them all, their movements seemed sluggish, compared to when they enter the room. The mage looked exhausted already, his face contorted by concentration.
More and more came, it seemed endless. I saw a mage escape with a few soldiers, I wonder what happened to them. And then, it happened. The battle was raging when another of those giant black skeletons entered the room.
The obsidian looking creature ran straight at the General, who had noticed it. Dan faced it with all his might, the battle veteran was even bigger than the skeleton. He raised his two handed sword and held it above his head.
It was over in an instant. The skeleton was wicked fast. I held my breath almost as if I was bracing for impact. Dan's massive sword cut through the air incredibly swiftly, breaking the enemy's sword in half and the skeleton with it.
We finally had hope, if anyone could get us out of here alive, it was General Dan. After defeating the Wither Skeleton, the colossal soldier turned towards the rest of the forces and released a battle cry, we all responded.
Coming out of his apparent torpor, Solomon spoke. "Something is coming... We need to get out of here!" The mage started running towards one of the entrances. "Dan! We have to!". I looked towards the other entrance, and I saw it.
The nightmare creature entered the room, it looked half human and half wither skeleton, with multiple heads. It levitated over the corpses and in an awful scream, threw a dark spell right at the General. It was over.
Whoever was left from the expedition started running in total disarray. I followed Solomon, who turned just in time to create a magic barrier, protecting us from more of those demonic spells.
I don't know what happened to Solomon, my only concern was as getting as far away as possible. Further in the corridor I saw a dead soldier, who probably escaped earlier. He was holding a torch and other materials, I would need them.
Eventually, hours after I escaped the undead horde, I came into a room full of empty tombs, and where I decided to take shelter for the night. I moved some pillars to block the doorway to prevent things from sneaking inside.
The next morning, everything had gone a lot smoother than I expected, nothing came for me while I was resting. No signs of the expedition either, but I had to stay quiet if I wanted to escape this place alive.
I walked through hours on end. It was impossible to find the entrance of the third floor, so I took a short rest. With an excess of coal on my hands, I decided I would draw markings on the walls, to identify where I had been previously.
When I left the tomb area earlier, something seemed off. I was almost certain there was a dead end to the left of the hall, but now it's opened up. Did it collapse during the night, or am I going crazy?
After hours of exploring, and charting out a basic map, I returned to my previous resting place by following the coal lines drawn upon the floor and walls. However, when I made it back the room was no longer there.
I walked off to the left side of the corridor, would my mark still be present? Everything was fine, I noticed the opening was there, it was not a dead end. But as I followed my marking, it was cut off rather abruptly.
There was no smearing on the ground, it was as if the stain was peeled off. It looked completely unnatural. As I walked further, I cast my gaze to the ceiling. There was a black streak, looking directly into my eyes.
There was no mistaking it, it was the one I had drawn, but it was now on the ceiling? It was as if this place was... moving? My Lord... How is this even possible? I have to find a way, I have to...
Are these walls alive? Who's doing this? What a terrible joke, why don't you come out and kill me already? I don't even have food or anything to drink. GET IT OVER WITH! DON'T YOU SEE?! I'M AS GOOD AS DEAD!!!
As I walked past the walls, I could hear a faint cry, and now, every time I looked at them, they stared back at me. It's as if they were made from the souls of people! I'll die right here, and maybe I'll join them.
All I have left is coal... Yes, all I have, coal. coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal, coal
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