[16-Mar-2007] [El-Hazard] Doomsday Plot Device

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Title: Doomsday Plot Device
Challenge: 16-Mar-2007 "gods are crumbling somewhere, machines are rumbling somewhere"
Based on: El-Hazard
Characters: Londs, Rune
Type: Humor; 100 words
Warnings: None.

El-Hazard © AIC / Pioneer / Geneon.

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"How goes the work in the royal gardens?" Rune asked Londs. "Have the masons completed their new stonework?"

"Not quite," Londs said. "The work has been delayed, due to another, uh, complication."

Rune face-palmed. "You don't mean!—"

"Indeed," Londs said. "We've unearthed an ancient battle robot. As usual, it appears to be in perfect working order."

"Not again!" Rune said. "I wish we could pass one week without unearthing some terrible doomsday weapon, or an impossibly beautiful yet deadly demon god, from El-Hazard's distant past."

"It certainly does make it difficult to qualify for affordable palace insurance premiums," Londs noted.