- Kassandra: The Minotaur is a mythical creature - only someone just as mythical could slay it.
- Mercenary (armor): ...You're talking about me, right?
- Mercenary (beard): The only "myths" about you, little brother, are the ones pater paid to keep quiet.
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What Lies Below the Surface
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What Lies Below the Surface was a virtual representation of one of Kassandra's genetic memories, relived by Layla Hassan through the Portable Animus HR-8.5.
Description
Kassandra teamed up with two warrior brothers and ventured deep into the caves of Pephka to finally confront the dreaded Minotaur and win Leiandros's much vaunted Prize of Pepkha.
Dialogue
Kassandra walked over to two warriors, one with a beard and one with armor, that appeared ready to slay a Minotaur.
- Kassandra: And you must be... the "warriors."
- Mercenary (beard): Look, brother - the final member of our Minotaur-hunting party has arrived!
- Mercenary (beard): When the best sees our assembled might, he will moo miserably in fear!
- Mercenary (beard): ...Do Minotaurs moo, or... ?
- Mercenary (armor): If it's all right with both of you, I'd like to strike the killing blow.
- Mercenary (armor): Or, can we at least say I struck the killing blow? ...I'm willing to haggle down to "played a key role in distracting the Minotaur while allowing the killing blow to be struck."
Kassandra sighed.
- Kassandra: This can only end well.
- Mercenary (armor): Are you ready to ride?
(Accept - "Let's go.")
- Kassandra: Let's slay a Minotaur.
- Mercenary (armor): Leiandros says it lives in the Cave of the Brave, on the Dikte Plateau. I say let the Mino-tournament BEGIN!
They mounted the nearby horses and rode out of Warrior's Rest.
- Mercenary (armor): ...If the Minotaur eats humans and lives right next to the population of Pephka, how are they all still alive?
- Mercenary (beard): Perhaps the diet of Pephkans disagrees with him?
- Mercenary (armor): Good thinking, brother! Let us dip our blades in rich oils and onions to gain an edge in combat!
They rode through Death Gorge to the Cave of the Brave.
- Mercenary (beard): Behold, brother; the home of the Minotaur!
- Mercenary (armor): Isn't he supposed to live in a labyrinth?
- Mercenary (beard): That's a myth.
- Mercenary (armor): Isn't the Minotaur a myth?
- Mercenary (beard): No, he's the half-bull, half-human bastard son of King Minos' wife.
- Mercenary (armor): Sounds like a myth to me.
They dismounted from the horses near the entrance to the cave.
- Mercenary (armor): I hear the Minotaur was slain by Theseus.
- Mercenary (beard): Impossible! If Theseus killed the Minotaur, how can it be here?
They walked to the cave entrance.
- Mercenary (beard): BEWARE BEAST! For soon I shall use your spinal column as as an eating utensil!
- Mercenary (armor): Don't warn him.
The three entered the cave, and the bearded mercenary was immediately overcome by cowardice.
- Mercenary (beard): There's no glory here... only death.
A voice roared out at them from the depths of the cave.
- Unknown: ROOOOOOOOAR!!!
The bearded mercenary turned tail and ran out of the cave.
- Mercenary (beard): No-no-no! I only ever wanted to be a baker!
- Mercenary (armor): Brother! Wait! There's more glory in beast-slaying that [sic] in bread-making!
Kassandra and the armored mercenary continued, until the voice roared again.
- Unknown: ROOOOOOOOAR!!!
The armored mercenary turned tail and ran out of the cave.
- Mercenary (armor): Uh, I should check on my brother. The baking business is fierce, you know!
- Mercenary (armor): Good luuuuuuck!
Kassandra let out an annoyed grunt.
- Kassandra: Pephka, home of heroes.
Kassandra continued onward with enough courage for all of Pephka. She spied the pit at the bottom full of corpses and a few snakes, which she killed.
- Kassandra: Whatever lives down here must be a monster.
She inspected the bodies more carefully.
- Kassandra: These bodies haven't been torn apart by a Minotaur, they've been... arranged?
She continued onward and heard the roar again.
- Unknown: ROOOOOOOOOAR...!
The roar ended in coughing.
- Kassandra: Did the Minotaur just... cough?
- Unknown: This is your last chance to flee, mortal!
Kassandra, unimpressed, continued into the chamber. She placed her hands on her hips as the man-sized Minotaur presented himself.
- Unknown: I. Am... The Minotaur! Roooooooar!!!
- Kassandra: ...What?
- Unknown: Drop all your valuables and flee in terror, mortal!
- Unknown: L-leave me your drachmae and you shall be spared! otherwise, DEATH BY HOOF AWAITS YOU!
Kassandra stepped forward with a raised eyebrow.
- Unknown: FEAR MY MOO!!! ...Fear it?
Three bandits appeared from the side to confront Kassandra. At this point, she'd had enough.
- Kassandra: Maláka... I'm going to start stabbing until someone tells me what's going on!
She engaged the bandits as the Minotaur called out to her.
- Unknown: Don't kill me, don't kill me, don't kill me!
- Unknown: They made me do it! Their masks are even scarier than mine!
- Unknown: It's worth it... it's worth it... I-I'm not a bad man...
Kassandra finished killing the bandits and made her way to the "Minotaur."
- Unknown: Please, no - they made me! Don't kill me!