<strong>Hero Points:</strong>7 (La Mariposa), 1 (Bowman), 1 (Centuria), 1 (Thunderbolt)<br/><br/>Cerberus smiled at his opponent’s declaration of cleverness.<br/><br/>“You can certainly fight back, but winning...that’s another story!”<br/><br/>He did not accuse the psychopomp of cheating; whether he was having too much fun or not clever enough to figure out her loophole was unknown, but the statue of Rhadamanthus gave no indication of foul play surely at work.<br/><br/>Cerberus had no time for a witty retort or a final exclamation of defeat as La Mariposa KOed him with a single well-timed sock to the jaw. He wordlessly flew off the platform like a paper bag caught in an updraft.<br/><br/>“Huh, sounds like ol’ six-eyes skipped gym one too many times,” Bowman replied to La Mariposa’s understandable shock.<br/><br/><em>Gain 1 Hero Point for defeating Cerberus.</em><br/><br/>The crowd cheered at her victory. Or at least her apparent victory. Centuria, who was keeping a safe watch from above, descended to La Mariposa’s platform. “Wow that was...quite easy,” she said. “Almost<em>too easy,</em>if I might add.”<br/><br/>“This is Thunderbolt reporting,” Thunderbolt said on the commlink. “I located the-”<br/><br/>The sound of a small explosion created a most uncomfortable feedback in the commlink.<br/><br/>The Liberty Dome’s ground shuddered again, this time with more force than before. And soon, the Dome’s partially-open roof and walls began to glow a crimson red. THe crowd began to worry, murmurs erupting and speculation enduring.<br/><br/><div class="spoiler_container"><div class="spoiler_header" onclick="hideSecond (this);" role="button">Death Visions</div><div class="spoiler_body">La Mariposa sees the Liberty Dome collapsing from a catastrophic structural failure as the foundations bend and then break. Spirits burning with hellfire rise from the cracks in the foundation, released into Freedom City.</div></div><br/>“Thunderbolt, can you read me?!” Centuria exclaimed. “Thunderbolt, come in!”<br/><br/>“Ladies, that red glow isn’t for show,” Bowman responded. “A person trying to leave nearly got burnt to a crisp as it rose up…<em>nearly</em>thanks to my timely intervention.”<br/><br/>“This is not the time for bragging,” Centuria retorted. “We must find Thunderbolt!”<br/><br/>“Well, what about the remaining trials?” Bowman asked. “Unless I heard wrong, he did specify La Mariposa needed to beat all 3.”<br/><br/>Looking around, La Mariposa saw the other trials. A platform, this one with a statue of Aeacus, lit up with bright crimson eyes. The obstacle course had a series of spiked pits and gleaming towers with keyholes running up the sides. The glint of silver keys shone, suspended in transparent boxes suspended over the spike pits.<br/><br/><div align="center">(https://i.imgur.com/kA9ZEo5.jpg?1)</div><br/>A third platform, not yet lit up but just as visible, contained the third trial, a statue of Minos, rose up from the center of a grand, twisting maze. Embedded into the floor of said maze were several green buttons all labeled 1 through 9.<br/><br/>“Do you really think Hades would play fair in this?” Centuria responded. “Our priority should be finding Thunderbolt.”<br/><br/><em>La Mariposa can join Centuria and Bowman in tracking down Thunderbolt (and most likely Hades enacting the ritual), or she can attempt the two other challenges. However, without Cerberus La Mariposa and the others could only make their own judgments as to the Trials’ apparent goals. She can suggest splitting up to handle the tasks and trials separately, or stay together as a group, although disagreeing with Centuria may require some clever words/rolls and possibly Hero Points!</em>