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Under the fatal gaze of the basilisk

from HDK 87 † The Tower of Doom by FVRFVR

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The tunnel leads to a large cave. Suddenly, you feel a hiss and a pang all over your body, as if the veins turn to stone and the blood stops abruptly. Your first in line has the speed to cover his eyes with his hand, just in time before he transforms into a granite statue. “Close your eyes!” he shout. A basilisk is a rare cave reptile whose gaze has the power to petrify any living thing ... including him. Luckily, his hiss is well audible and his movements very slow. Try to move in the darkness with your eyes closed and hide on the sides of the cave, although terrified. Then the idea. One of you polishes the blade of the sword with the cloth of his robe, places it horizontally to cover his eyes, brings the torch to his face and throws himself out towards the monster. Moments of apprehension, cold sweat. The monster approaches, hissing furiously. Fire keeps him away or at least it should. Then a gasp and silence.
The basil met his gaze reflected on the blade of the sword and ended up petrified. Inspect the cave - the monster had accumulated a lot of coins and jewels in one corner. Like all unintelligent monsters, he was attracted to things that sparkle. Among pieces of glass and metal of no value, find a hundred gold and silver coins and a massive bronze key: a woman’s face is chiseled on the end. The basilisk had a precious stone set on its forehead in every way identical to that of spiders. There is a tunnel that continues beyond the cave. How strange, it is no longer made of natural rock, but it seems carved with fine human skill ...

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from HDK 87 † The Tower of Doom, released February 22, 2022

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DIY label focused on ambient punk, minimal-synth, dungeon-drone, wartime music and post-nuclear wave. Managed by a creative punx collective from Milano city.

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